Locked Up similar games & best alternatives

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Locked Up

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

Should you play it?

The game “Locked Up" is the first project developed in 2020 by the studio EMIKA_GAMES consisting of one person.

What works

  • Strong psychological horror atmosphere
  • Effective sound design and jump scares
  • Immersive and tense environment
  • Well-crafted visuals and lighting
  • Engaging narrative elements

Things to keep in mind

  • Short gameplay length
  • Slow and repetitive walking mechanics
  • Some confusing story elements
  • Lack of gameplay variety
  • Price considered high by some for content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Father's Day

  • Welcome to Kowloon

  • 港詭實錄ParanormalHK

  • You Deserve

  • Layers of Fear 2 (2019)

  • Dread Flats

Less violent

Games that feels like Locked Up but with less combat and destruction

  • Born Into Fear

  • Luto

  • Graveyard Shift

  • Out of Sight

  • ColdSide

  • >observer_

More intense

Games that feels like Locked Up but with a more intense feel

  • Outlast 2

  • Infliction

  • From The Darkness

  • Unspoken

  • Visage

  • [Chilla's Art] Night Security | 夜間警備

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  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Locked Up. These titles are not in What to play next.

Locked Up: 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. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026