Games Like Narinig Mo Ba: A Comparison Framework

What you enjoyed

The creators of Narinig Mo Ba describe it as "a story-driven psychological horror game disguised as a cozy sari-sari store simulator". Their release page files it as a visual novel and tags it 2D, Cute, filipino, Horror, Short, storygame and Working Simulator. It is free and runs in a browser.

That mix means "games like Narinig Mo Ba" can point in three directions:

1. The setting: a Filipino neighbourhood, its small shops and everyday money worries.
2. The work: serving people one at a time and listening to what they say.
3. The turn: psychological horror hiding under a friendly surface.

Decide which thread pulled you in, then read the matching section. There are no rankings or review scores here. The descriptions below paraphrase or quote each game's own page as it read on 25 September 2026, and give away nothing about Narinig Mo Ba's story or theirs.

Cultural setting

If you are looking for Filipino games like Narinig Mo Ba, start with stories set in the Philippines.

Takbo Taho! is another entry from Game Jam Los Baños 2026, the jam Narinig Mo Ba was made for. You follow a taho vendor selling around a low-income neighbourhood over the course of a month, serving customers, keeping ingredients stocked and, at the end of each day, splitting the earnings between bills, loans, upgrades and family needs. Its page tags it comedy and slice of life, not horror, so it suits players who loved the neighbourhood more than the fear. Like Narinig Mo Ba, it is free and plays in a browser; Windows and Android files are listed too.

Hapunan calls itself "a story-driven psychological horror game steeped in Filipino urban legends". A teenager and his father, facing eviction, turn to selling street food late at night. Its store page says your decisions alter "branching narrative paths, and the ultimate ending", and it states that the game "contains depictions of criminal acts, violence, murder, intense profanity and psychological horror", so read that notice before you buy. It is a paid Windows game.

Shopkeeping and conversation

These three share the Narinig Mo Ba routine of working a counter or a door while something feels wrong.

The Hollow Shift is the closest premise: its page describes "a psychological horror game set in a rural Philippine town in the 1980s", where you take a night shift at a small sari-sari store. It promises slow-building tension, clue-hunting and environmental puzzles, and visuals inspired by the PS1 era, and it is tagged first-person. Expect more exploration than in Narinig Mo Ba, where you never leave the shop. It is a paid Windows game.

The Convenience Store (夜勤事件) by Chilla's Art is "a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift". Like Narinig Mo Ba, it is short: its store page says it "is about 40 minutes long", calls it primarily a "walking simulator" with puzzle-solving elements and notes that its VHS effects can be switched off. It is paid and listed for Windows.

That's not my Neighbor makes the job itself the tension. In 1955 you are the doorman of an apartment complex, deciding whether each visitor who claims to be a neighbour is telling the truth. Where Narinig Mo Ba asks you to listen, this one asks you to inspect. Its page calls it a "job simulator with science fiction elements and a slightly eerie aesthetic". It is paid, with Windows and SteamOS/Linux requirements listed.

Psychological horror

If the contrast between a cute surface and an uneasy story is what stayed with you after Narinig Mo Ba, Doki Doki Literature Club! by Team Salvato is built on that idea: a cheerful-looking story about a literature club full of cute characters, tagged Visual Novel and Psychological Horror on its store page. It is free, with Windows and macOS requirements listed.

Take its warning seriously: "This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed." Its store tags also include Gore and Violent, neither of which appears in our content notice for Narinig Mo Ba.

Hapunan and The Hollow Shift above also call themselves psychological horror. Before you pick any of them, read the content notes on the game's own page. For the same kind of notice about Narinig Mo Ba, see our spoiler-free horror guide.

At a glance (as listed on 25 September 2026)

Everything in this table comes from each game's own page on 25 September 2026; we have not played these games. Prices, platforms and content can change after that date. "Free" means free to play when we looked; Doki Doki Literature Club! also sells an optional paid fan pack.

These pages are listed under "How we checked this" below. This website does not link to stores or release pages, so search for the game's title and its developer to find them.

Choose your next story

Want the neighbourhood of Narinig Mo Ba without the fear? Start with Takbo Taho! Want another shop that turns dark? Try The Hollow Shift or Hapunan. Want tension at a counter or a door? That's not my Neighbor fits. Want a darker take on the cute surface, and comfortable with disturbing themes? Consider Doki Doki Literature Club! And if you have not finished Narinig Mo Ba yet, open the player and start from Day 1. For news about the creators' next project, see Season 2 updates.