85
iRank95
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorTactical
Steam👍 97%· 32KOC90· 27
Year 2023Dev Black Tabby GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac
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We filtered the 31 games similar to Home Safety Hotline down to the 16 that fit the “Horror” category. Slay the Princess, Immortality and Saya no Uta top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Home Safety Hotline.
iRank82/ 100
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Year 2024Dev Night Signal Entertainment
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The best games with a horror setting like Home Safety Hotline
16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Home Safety Hotline. Each one has been evaluated across 10 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorOpen World
Steam👍 84%· 1.9KIGDB92· 3OC88· 73
Year 2022Dev Half MermaidOn Xbox · Android · PC
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCozy
Steam👍 90%· 9.4K
Year 2019Dev Nitro Plus · Asoberu! BD-GAMEOn Android · PC
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Steam👍 82%· 4.8KIGDB80· 22
Year 2016Dev Spike Chunsoft · Aksys GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ If you enjoyed Home Safety Hotline, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, setting scifi and setting anime, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Home Safety Hotline: setting.
It predates Home Safety Hotline by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting44
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 96%· 31KIGDB85· 8
Year 2012Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · PC · iOS
✓ Shared with Home Safety Hotline: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and horror tension
≠ Its own twist: setting anime, visual first person and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Home Safety Hotline: setting.
It predates Home Safety Hotline by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting38
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 96%· 37KIGDB82· 9
Year 2010Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · Android · PC
✓ Like Home Safety Hotline, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, setting anime and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Home Safety Hotline: setting.
It predates Home Safety Hotline by 14 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting39
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 83%· 22KIGDB88· 13OC83· 75
Year 2017Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · Android · PC
✓ Shared with Home Safety Hotline: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, setting anime and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Home Safety Hotline: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting35
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 92%· 9.2KIGDB86· 2OC82· 47
Year 2019Dev Spike ChunsoftOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Like Home Safety Hotline, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: setting anime, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Home Safety Hotline: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting29
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
IGDB90· 2
Year 2009Dev Chunsoft · Spike
✓ If you enjoyed Home Safety Hotline, expect puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics and visual first person, while skipping horror tension
It predates Home Safety Hotline by 15 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting59
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 96%· 33K
Year 2020Dev Nikita Kryukov · Nikita Kaf PublishingOn Linux · PC · Mac
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
IGDB86· 6
Year 2012Dev Chunsoft · Rising Star GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Like Home Safety Hotline, it's known for puzzle design, visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from Home Safety Hotline: setting.
It predates Home Safety Hotline by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting49
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 99%· 906
Year 2018Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ If you enjoyed Home Safety Hotline, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and horror tension
≠ Stands apart with setting anime, while skipping puzzle design
June, 1983. The summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years. By day there are cicadas, and by night, the higurashi. Hinamizawa, a small village in the Japanese countryside. While there are fewer than two thousand people there, every year, 'something' happens.
Where it drifts furthest from Home Safety Hotline: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting47
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual
Steam👍 64%· 3.4KIGDB68· 17OC73· 69
Year 2016Dev Variable State · 505 GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac
✓ Like Home Safety Hotline, it's known for adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and horror tension
≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Home Safety Hotline.
It predates Home Safety Hotline by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone76Setting60
#14STEINS;GATE
65
iRank89
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorAnime
Steam👍 97%· 26KRAWG👍 84%· 274MC87IGDB80· 4OC87· 12
Year 2009Dev MAGES · Spike Chunsoft CoPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Like Home Safety Hotline, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and horror tension
≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, setting anime and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design
A new story in the critically-acclaimed STEINS;GATE series. From the depths of despair--explore a whole new world line. Your favorite characters return alongside a brand new cast!
Where it drifts furthest from Home Safety Hotline: setting.
It predates Home Safety Hotline by 15 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting23
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCozy
Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 100%· 28
Year 2016Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ If you enjoyed Home Safety Hotline, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and horror tension
≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, linear, story-driven structure and setting anime, while skipping puzzle design
The 58th year of Shouwa, early summer. It’s June, and the summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years. By day there are crickets, and by night there are cicadas. We’re in Hinamizawa, a small village in the countryside. There are fewer than two thousand people here.
Where it drifts furthest from Home Safety Hotline: setting.
It predates Home Safety Hotline by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone84Setting44
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