Games like I'm on Observation Duty, for people who watch the cameras

I'm on Observation Duty is about watching security cameras and spotting what changed. The Exit 8 and Shinkansen 0 use the same anomaly idea on foot, and Five Nights at Freddy's is the classic camera horror. Roam has three games in this style.

How I'm on Observation Duty works

I'm on Observation Duty is a horror series by Notovia, started in 2018. You sit at a desk with a row of CCTV cameras. During the night things change: a chair moves, a door opens, a figure stands in a corner. You file a report with the right room and anomaly type. If too many anomalies build up, the night ends badly.

It is quiet and slow, then sudden. That tension made it one of the first hits of the anomaly genre.

Anomaly and camera horror games like it

The Exit 8. Kotake Create's 2023 hit. Walk an underground passage over and over. If something is wrong, turn back. If not, keep going.
Shinkansen 0. Chilla's Art's 2024 game on a Japanese bullet train. Search the cars for anomalies, inspired by The Exit 8 and Observation Duty.
Five Nights at Freddy's. Scott Cawthon's 2014 classic. Watch cameras, save power and survive until 6 AM while animatronics move closer.

Tips for spotting anomalies

Learn the rooms in the first minutes, when nothing has changed yet. Memorize where the big objects are, then check one camera at a time.

Look for small changes first: a picture tilted, a light off. When you report, pick the anomaly type carefully, since a wrong type usually does not count.

Roam camera and anomaly horror

Roam is a free iPhone app. These three are about watching closely.

Ghost Watch: Night Shift. Six cameras, one night, and something just moved. A CCTV anomaly spotter.
Welcome Home, Dear. First-person anomaly horror in the same house every day. Something is different.
Night Watch. Watch the cameras, save the battery and make it to 6 AM.

Play it on Roam

Make your own CCTV horror game with Roam

Describe the building and what goes wrong at night. Roam builds the cameras and the scares, and you can add new anomalies by asking.

Try: "night shift watching 6 cameras in my school, report anomalies, my friend is the ghost that moves the chairs, survive till 6 AM"

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Questions people ask

Who made I'm on Observation Duty?

Notovia started the series in 2018, and it has had several sequels since.

What is an anomaly game?

A horror game where you watch a place you know well and report or react to anything that changes.

Is I'm on Observation Duty like FNAF?

Both use security cameras at night. In Observation Duty you report changes, while in FNAF you defend yourself from moving animatronics.