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Games like Heaven Dust

If Heaven Dust is your kind of game, the closest matches are Heaven Dust 2, Abandoned World and Evil Manor — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its compact but content loaded, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 Heaven Dust: When you awake, you find yourself in a mansion, where was the secret research center, is now a maze full of horrible zombies and deadly traps. You'll have to escape by overcoming your fears, collecting items, solving innovative puzzles and revealing the cruel truth.

2020ActionIndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby One Gruel Studio
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Compact but content loadedExploration feels deliberate and rewardingFaithful homage to resident evil 1AtmosphericContemplativeImmersive

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Steam players who put hours into Heaven Dust 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. Heaven Dust 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust.

    Top pick for Heaven Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust.

    Deep inside a research base, waking up from a cryogenic pod, you find yourself trapped in a living hell, surrounded by zombies. Heaven Dust 2 is a love letter to classic survival horror games featuring exploration, action, puzzles, and resource management.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Abandoned World

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Heaven Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    Third-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. After the big disaster you will face bad things

    2023ActionAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Evil Manor

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Heaven Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust.

    Evil Manor is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mansion full of mystery where AHMED seeks the truth about his father, a journalist who disappeared in that mansion 5 years ago. Enjoy a true horror experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. It Lurks! A Noir Horror RPG.

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Heaven Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    Take on the role of a hardened Private Detective in this horror themed classic-styled Role Playing Game that pits you against fearsome foes in an exciting turn-based and interactive battle-system.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Arrogation: Unlight of Day

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory management with Heaven Dust.

    Ranked #5 for Heaven Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    Arrogation: Unlight of Day is a psychological horror game set in World War II. You will play as a lone reporter searching for his lost family in an abandoned village from 80s China. Beyond darkness, you will find nightmarish creatures and secrets from the long lost Imperial Japanese Army.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Black Mesa

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust.

    Ranked #6 for Heaven Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust.

    Relive Half-Life.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource scarcity, multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust.

    Ranked #7 for Heaven Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust.

    In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.

    2012ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. P.A.M.E.L.A.®

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust.

    Ranked #8 for Heaven Dust fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust.

    Explore, fight, and survive as an awakened sleeper, in a fallen utopian city ravaged by a horrific disease. With an array of hi-tech weapons, highly immersive UI, full-body awareness, and much more, P.A.M.E.L.A. delivers an intense and unforgiving survival experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Heaven Dust

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory management, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust.

    Reviewers of Heaven Dust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tormented Souls

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Heaven Dust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.

    2021ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Nightmare of Decay

    WHY THIS

    Shares backtracking, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Heaven Dust.

    Reviewers of Heaven Dust cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust.

    A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Heaven Dust on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Heaven Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Heaven Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Heaven Dust on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Heaven Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heaven Dust.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Heaven Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Heaven Dust on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Heaven Dust.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Heaven Dust on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 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 Indie with Heaven Dust.

    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 Action and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heaven Dust.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Heaven Dust.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven Dust.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Heaven Dust

Does Heaven Dust run on Steam Deck?
Heaven Dust is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Heaven Dust cost?
Heaven Dust is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Heaven Dust?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heaven Dust are Heaven Dust 2, Abandoned World, Evil Manor.
Who developed Heaven Dust?
Heaven Dust was developed by One Gruel Studio and published by indienova.

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 Heaven Dust.

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