8 Best Games to Play if You Love Stranger Things

Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Stranger Things has captured the hearts of millions of people around the world. The story of a group of friends in a small town, facing monsters and government secrets, is hard to forget. Once you finish watching, you may want more of that feeling: the mystery, the tension, the friendships. There are no games that are exactly like Stranger Things, but some share the same dark atmosphere, strange worlds, and stories that keep you guessing until the very end.

If you are ready to explore games that feel familiar to Stranger Things, here are eight great ones to start with. Some are scary, some are emotional, and some are a little bit of both.

This is the most direct way to step back into Hawkins. You play as your favourite characters from Season 3, exploring familiar locations and uncovering secrets that were not shown in the series. The game has a retro look inspired by 1980s video games, and you can play it with a friend in local co-op. It is fun, nostalgic and a great way to relive the story in a new way.

Think of a small American town, a girl with a supernatural power and a mystery that gets darker with every step. That is the heart of this game. You make choices throughout the story, and each one changes what happens next. The same themes that make Stranger Things so easy to love, namely tight friendships, a hidden danger and a young person trying to make sense of something far too big for them, are all here.

If the bond between the kids in Stranger Things is what you love most about the show, this game deserves a spot on your list. It follows a group of teenage girls who spend a summer together in a small 1990s town, filming everything on a camcorder as something strange slowly creeps into their lives. You explore, make choices and piece the mystery together, all wrapped in the kind of warm and heavy nostalgia that Stranger Things does so well.

The Upside Down was not created out of nothing. The Duffer Brothers have said publicly that this classic survival horror game was one of their biggest inspirations when building the world of Stranger Things. A fog-covered town, a dark mirror world full of monsters and the desperate search for someone who has gone missing: if any of that sounds familiar, that is because the Upside Down was built on the bones of this game. Playing Silent Hill feels like visiting the original source.

Not every game on this list tries to scare you. This one is quieter, but it carries the same feeling of something being deeply wrong underneath the calm surface of a small town. You walk around, talk to friends and slowly uncover a mystery that grows stranger the further you go. Fans who love the way Stranger Things balances everyday life with something dark hiding just out of sight will find a lot to appreciate here.

Based on one of the most famous horror movies ever made, Friday the 13th: The Game brings the terror of Camp Crystal Lake straight to your screen. Set in the 1980s, one player controls an unstoppable killer while the rest must cooperate, share information and make quick decisions together to escape. It is loud, tense and best played with friends, which is exactly the kind of energy that makes the group dynamics in Stranger Things so thrilling to watch.

Along with Silent Hill, this is another game that the Duffer Brothers have pointed to as a direct influence on Stranger Things. It follows a man and a teenage girl building an unlikely bond while surviving a world that has fallen apart, and you can feel that influence throughout the show, from the protective adult figures to the creatures that hunt by sound. If you want a game that hits as hard emotionally as the show does, this is the one.

Stranger Things is at its best when it makes you feel like danger could come from any direction at any moment. This game captures that feeling completely. You are trapped on a dark space station with a single creature hunting you, and no weapon can stop it. Every sound you make matters, every shadow feels threatening and every room you enter could be your last. It is one of the most tense gaming experiences you can have.