April 24th similar games & best alternatives

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April 24th

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.

What works

  • Effective jump scares and sound design
  • Strong horror atmosphere
  • Short and accessible gameplay
  • Interesting psychological horror story
  • Good value at discounted price

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short length and limited replay value
  • Linear and guided gameplay with minimal player agency
  • Reused assets and predictable scares
  • Some find story confusing or incomplete
  • Lack of gameplay depth and strategic challenge

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Abandoned Souls

  • Witch's Doll

  • The Swine

  • SHE WAS 98

  • 贝如塔医院 Beta Hospital

  • Hotel Remorse

More survival-focused

Games that feels like April 24th but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Outlast

  • Obey the Voice™

  • Oakwood

  • Wounded - The Beginning

  • Analog - Skin off

  • Infliction

More autonomous

Games that feels like April 24th but with more freedom over how you play

  • A Chair in a Room : Greenwater

  • I'm counting to 6...

  • Rise of Insanity

  • Locked Up

  • File Destined

  • Father's Day

More creative

Games that feels like April 24th but with more room to create and customize

  • Unspoken

  • From The Darkness

  • Psalm 2

  • Mists of Aiden

  • Morphine

  • Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ

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April 24th: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026