7 Casual games like The Closing Shift that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Closing Shift down to the 7 that fit the “Casual” category. Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, Alba: A Wildlife Adventure and Lunnye Devitsy top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Closing Shift.

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The best casual games like The Closing Shift

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Closing Shift. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

#1Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's DaughterClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkCasualOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person3D

Steam👍 80%· 14KIGDB67· 8OC65· 41

Year 2016Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

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#2Alba: A Wildlife AdventureClosest on game mode

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualCozyNarrativeOpen WorldExploration3D

Steam👍 98%· 8.0KRAWG👍 96%· 82MC81OC82· 28

Year 2020Dev ustwo gamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel.

≠ Missing: deep simulation.

Alba: a Wildlife Adventure is a new tale from the creators of Monument Valley and Assemble with Care. When Alba visits her grandparents on a Mediterranean island, she is ready for a peaceful summer of wildlife exploration with her friend Ines.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 64%· 162

Year 2009Dev Boss BaddiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep simulation

Lunnye Devitsy is the story of an alien who falls from the moon onto a huge mountainside on the planet below. Explore strange locations, aid mysterious characters and find your way home.

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

It predates The Closing Shift by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Disney•Pixar Finding Nemo

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeCasualOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 76%· 217

Year 2015Dev KnowWonder · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo features two main storylines. As in the 2003 animated feature film, the clown fish Nemo is headed for his first day at school when he's captured near Australia's Great Barrier Reef by a scuba diver and winds up in an aquarium in a dentist's office.

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

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#5Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 96%· 132KRAWG👍 93%· 453OC87· 87

Year 2020Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, vibe casual and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

This isn’t the Spider-Man you’ve met or ever seen before. In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, we meet an experienced Peter Parker who’s more masterful at fighting big crime in New York City.

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: setting and visuals.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeCasualOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 96%· 1.7K

Dev Master IndiePlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, racing gameplay and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

Jet Island is a giant land mass, floating in space. Nearly 16 km across, stone structures and ruins are scattered across this ancient land. Scientists are baffled as to why a long forgotten alien race created this place. However, for those who have made the journey to this world, one thing is clear.

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: game mode and tone.

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