Homebody similar games & best alternatives

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Homebody

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

An interactive thriller about a group of friends haunted by the memories of their past while being hunted by a relentless killer. From The Game Grumps (Dream Daddy)

What works

  • Engaging and challenging puzzles
  • Strong narrative and character development
  • Atmospheric retro horror style
  • Innovative time loop mechanic
  • Thoughtful depiction of mental health themes

Things to keep in mind

  • Some obtuse or repetitive puzzles
  • Fixed camera and control quirks
  • Story pacing issues in later parts
  • Limited replay value
  • Forced dialogue hints can reduce player agency

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Among Ashes

  • Visage

  • Clock Tower: Rewind

  • In Sound Mind

  • Don't Escape Trilogy

  • Hollowbody

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Homebody but with less survival pressure

  • Slender Threads: Prologue

  • Slender Threads

  • VirtuaVerse

  • 子归 - Blossom

  • Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders

  • Bear With Me - Episode One

Less violent

Games that feels like Homebody but with less combat and destruction

  • Conarium

  • Born Into Fear

  • Stray Cat Crossing

  • Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha

  • Never Again

  • MOLE

More relaxing

Games that feels like Homebody but with a more relaxing feel

  • Lake Haven - Chrysalis

  • The Drifter

  • Lucid Dream

  • Creepy Tale 2

  • Fran Bow

  • Amanda the Adventurer 3

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to use the graph

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).

Homebody: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Survival, Story.

Last update: 04/08/2026