Camp Sunshine similar games & best alternatives

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Camp Sunshine

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

Camp Sunshine is a 16-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Jez, who is dropped off at Summer Camp. He awakes in the middle of the night to discover blood everywhere, a rampaging killer on the loose dressed in a mascot costume and himself involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse!

What works

  • Strong 80s slasher horror atmosphere
  • Engaging story with diary pages and cutscenes
  • Effective sound design and music
  • Open exploration with puzzles and quests
  • Numerous horror movie references and easter eggs

Things to keep in mind

  • Short gameplay length
  • Some rough edges and occasional bugs
  • Limited difficulty and challenge
  • Slow character movement and stamina management
  • Lack of replayability and multiplayer features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Coma: Recut

  • Lamentum

  • Mad Father

  • Misao - 2024 HD Remaster

  • Just Ignore Them

  • Cat in the Box

More expressive

Games that feels like Camp Sunshine but with more self-expression and customization

  • D'LIRIUM

  • Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2

  • Fausts Alptraum

  • Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

  • Catmaze

  • Thorne - Death Merchants

More intimate

Games that feels like Camp Sunshine but with more focus on close relationships

  • Angels of Death

  • Tales of the Black Forest

  • My Big Sister

  • The Boogie Man

  • The Crooked Man

  • Corpse Party

More relaxing

Games that feels like Camp Sunshine but with a more relaxing feel

  • Anodyne

  • Metal Dead

  • Arietta of Spirits

  • The Count Lucanor

  • Close Your Eyes [Old Version]

  • Rogue Port - Blue Nightmare

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Camp Sunshine: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026