Games like SIMULACRA 2
If SIMULACRA 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are SIMULACRA 3, SIMULACRA and Ghostpunk — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its branching dialogue feels impactful, glitches enhance horror atmosphere and multiple endings reward replaying. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About SIMULACRA 2: A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
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SIMULACRA 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SIMULACRA 2.
Top pick for SIMULACRA 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
The town of Stonecreek is haunted. People keep disappearing into thin air, leaving nothing but an eerie symbol behind. With the townsfolk gripped with fear, use a missing victim's phone to unlock the truth in the third entry of the acclaimed horror series, SIMULACRA.
SIMULACRA
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with SIMULACRA 2.
Second-strongest match for SIMULACRA 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Ghostpunk
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for SIMULACRA 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
Investigate paranormal cases using a 1990s CRT terminal. Analyze photos. Decode audio. Interrogate suspects and decide what’s real, what’s fake and who’s lying. But the deeper you go, the more the system starts watching you back.
SCP - The Sentient Box
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SIMULACRA 2.
Ranked #4 for SIMULACRA 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
Investigate the life of John Doe as he resides in his lost memories in this story-driven Alternate Reality Game (ARG) that merges Your Real Life with science fiction as it explores the Dark Limits of Alternate History and The SCP Foundation.
The Wake: Mourning Father, Mourning Mother
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SIMULACRA 2.
Ranked #5 for SIMULACRA 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral. The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.
How To Hack In?
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SIMULACRA 2.
Ranked #6 for SIMULACRA 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
A real-time hacking sandbox simulator with procedurally generated content. Multiple tools and techniques to use, multiple computers to hack, multiple missions to solve, and multiple vulnerabilities to exploit!
侦探，请守护我的秘密吧！
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with SIMULACRA 2.
Ranked #7 for SIMULACRA 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
Step into Detective Kazuo Kurosawa’s role. Uncover mysteries involving eight enigmatic women. Choose to aid or save them. Features: • Hacker puzzles & QTE chases • Live-action cinematics • Anti-cliché thriller romance • 207-day polished script • Multi-timeline narrative
CaseCracker
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for SIMULACRA 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
In order to improve the efficiency of selecting talents, the Chicheng police specially developed a test system-the true detection system, with the black robe company. As a tester, you need to complete the cracking of the case under the rules of the system.
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Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of SIMULACRA 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
SIMULACRA
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with SIMULACRA 2.
Reviewers of SIMULACRA 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with SIMULACRA 2.
Reviewers of SIMULACRA 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A new mysterious enemy threatens to tear apart the universe and only you can stop them! Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time lets players embark on an adventure through space and time. Travel across the universe, visit alien locations, pilot the TARDIS and solve the mystery of the controlling force behind the Reality Virus.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SIMULACRA 2 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under SIMULACRA 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under SIMULACRA 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under SIMULACRA 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under SIMULACRA 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~81% under SIMULACRA 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under SIMULACRA 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under SIMULACRA 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under SIMULACRA 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA 2.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA 2.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Frequently asked about SIMULACRA 2
- Does SIMULACRA 2 work on Steam Deck?
- SIMULACRA 2 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does SIMULACRA 2 cost?
- SIMULACRA 2 is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to SIMULACRA 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SIMULACRA 2 are SIMULACRA 3, SIMULACRA, Ghostpunk.
- Who developed SIMULACRA 2?
- SIMULACRA 2 was developed by Kaigan Games and published by Neon Doctrine.
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