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The Other Side

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

The Other Side is a co-op psychological thriller for up to 6 players. Your goal is to investigate haunted locations using modern ghost hunting equipment, gather evidence, identify entities, and cleanse them from the location. Customize your character, headquarters, and more.

What works

  • Innovative cleanse game mode
  • Strong community and developer engagement
  • High-quality maps and atmosphere
  • Character, vehicle, and hq customization
  • Well-balanced jump scares and suspense

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited character customization options currently
  • Early access bugs and occasional crashes
  • Relatively few maps at present
  • Some ui and audio issues reported
  • No controller support yet

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Midnight Heist

  • Handy Harry's Haunted House Services

  • Ghost Exile

  • Labyrinthine

  • Phasmophobia

  • Project Unknown

More violent

Games that feels like The Other Side but with more combat and destruction

  • SURV1V3

  • CRYO

  • The Outlast Trials

  • Nuclear Nightmare

  • SCP: Nine-Tailed Fox

  • MetaPhysical

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Other Side but with less self-expression and customization

  • Hellcoming

  • The Escape: Together

  • Backrooms: Escape Together

  • The Devourer: Hunted Souls

  • Escape the Backrooms

  • Remnant Records

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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).

The Other Side: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026