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Games like BURIED STARS

If BURIED STARS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Across Kiloparsecs, Cold Verdict and Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, mysterious and tense. 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.

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About BURIED STARS: A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.

2021AdventureCasual39.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby LINE Games Corporation
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Players who liked BURIED STARS also play

Steam players who put hours into BURIED STARS also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Across Kiloparsecs

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for BURIED STARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    A short science-fiction visual novel where you investigate the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a close friend.

    2024Adventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Cold Verdict

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for BURIED STARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with BURIED STARS.

    Five strangers wake up in a dark room in an abandoned building with no idea who put them there and why. They now need to work together in order to figure out what connects them and how to get out of this place. A short psychological thriller visual novel with choices.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BURIED STARS.

    Third-strongest match for BURIED STARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.

    2021Adventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Decide 4 God

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BURIED STARS.

    Ranked #4 for BURIED STARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with BURIED STARS.

    The final entry of the Abime Series. Six intruders and six captives share a high-tech prison where their moral dilemmas may lead them to a fate worse than death. Can they overcome the wiles of Empathy Systems? What dark secrets lurk behind that institution? When does knowledge become a curse?

    2025IndieAdventureCasual29.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Fragments

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for BURIED STARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    Evan faces a frustrating battle with his conscience. It's one he cannot afford to lose, or he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Under intense scrutiny and questioning from two savvy detectives, how will he fare? That, is entirely up to you.

    2021IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Dahlia View

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BURIED STARS.

    Ranked #6 for BURIED STARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.

    2021IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Heavy Rain

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BURIED STARS.

    Ranked #7 for BURIED STARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.

    2020ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Bahnsen Knights

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for BURIED STARS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    1986, Tornado Alley, USA… Go undercover as Boulder, an agent infiltrating the notorious religious cult known as the Bahnsen Knights. Face off against occultists, biblical storms, and an enigmatic car salesman turned preacher as you investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent and close friend.

    2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below BURIED STARS at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under BURIED STARS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under BURIED STARS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with BURIED STARS.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under BURIED STARS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under BURIED STARS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under BURIED STARS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under BURIED STARS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with BURIED STARS.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under BURIED STARS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under BURIED STARS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with BURIED STARS.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with BURIED STARS.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with BURIED STARS.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with BURIED STARS.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with BURIED STARS.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from LINE Games Corporation

Other recommendable Steam games by LINE Games Corporation, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Next Hero

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LINE Games Corporation, the studio behind BURIED STARS. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    'Next Hero' is a Roguelike-shooting action RPG that explores dungeons, acquires weapons and equipment, and kills monsters. Find a girlfriend kidnapped by the dragon and rebuild the destroyed village to become a hero in the village!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Uncharted Waters Origin

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BURIED STARS.

    Another title from LINE Games Corporation, the studio behind BURIED STARS. Shares Adventure with BURIED STARS.

    Commemorating 30 years of the Uncharted Waters seriesSail through the vast oceans, massive worlds and contentsOpen world exploration RPG Uncharted Waters Origin

    2023StrategyAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ember and Blade

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LINE Games Corporation, the studio behind BURIED STARS.

    Become the immortal hunter and stand against the archdemon Asmodeus. Cut through bullet-hell swarms, clash with Souls-like bosses, and harness celestial blessings that reshape your powers each run. The demons are rising—raise your sword.

    2026ActionRPGSteam ↗
  4. Hamster Talk

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LINE Games Corporation, the studio behind BURIED STARS. Shares Casual with BURIED STARS.

    Raise hamsters on your screen while using your computer. Gaming, homework, or work—adorable hamsters are with you every moment. 《Hamster Talk》 is an idle social game that coexists on your screen without interruption. Interact with reactive hamsters, chat worldwide, and grow your own little town!

    2026SimulationCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about BURIED STARS

Is BURIED STARS verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — BURIED STARS is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does BURIED STARS cost?
BURIED STARS is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to BURIED STARS?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BURIED STARS are Across Kiloparsecs, Cold Verdict, Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo.
Who developed BURIED STARS?
BURIED STARS was developed by LINE Games Corporation.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on BURIED STARS.

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