Who's at the door? similar games & best alternatives

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Who's at the door?

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.

What works

  • Effective and creative jump scares
  • Engaging anomaly spotting gameplay
  • Interesting story with multiple endings
  • Good value for price
  • Addictive and replayable with endless mode

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some confusing mechanics and lack of clear instructions
  • Occasional bugs reported
  • Repetitive environment and gameplay loop
  • Predictable story elements

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ten Bells

  • The Mortuary Assistant

  • Shadow Corridor

  • Paragnosia

  • The Heilwald Loophole

  • MOLE

More violent

Games that feels like Who's at the door? but with more combat and destruction

  • Dead Signal

  • Don't Be Afraid

  • Skull Hotel

  • At Dead Of Night

  • Shadows 2: Perfidia

  • Infliction

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Who's at the door?: 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 Continuation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026