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Games like SELF

Below are 8 hand-picked alternatives to SELF for fans of indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in SELF also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About SELF: SELF is a suspenseful Kafkaesque text-based adventure game with simulation and puzzle mechanics. Could you seize the opportunity to find your father and your SELF back in this introspective journey?

2020IndieAdventure2.49 USDWindows · macOSby doBell
SELF — Steam game cover
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    EPONYMOUS — Steam game cover

    EPONYMOUS

    Top pick for SELF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SELF.

    EPONYMOUS: In Which a Work Is Known by Its Reading is a short-form narrative about unreliable infrastructures.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Evil Inside — Steam game cover

    Evil Inside

    Second-strongest match for SELF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SELF.

    Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.

    2021IndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
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    放學後(After school) — Steam game cover

    放學後(After school)

    Third-strongest match for SELF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SELF.

    After School is a short visual novel about an elementary school student who encounters an injured old woman on her way home from school, and is begged to help her walk home, but is forced to embark on a thrilling journey...

    2024IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Anamorphine — Steam game cover

    Anamorphine

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

    Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
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    DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition — Steam game cover

    DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition

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

    DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Indecision. — Steam game cover

    Indecision.

    Ranked #6 for SELF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SELF.

    A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.

    2018IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Siren's Call: Escape Velocity — Steam game cover

    Siren's Call: Escape Velocity

    Ranked #7 for SELF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SELF.

    The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?

    2025IndieAdventureCasual7.50 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    INMOST — Steam game cover

    INMOST

    Ranked #8 for SELF fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SELF.

    Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SELF

How much does SELF cost?
SELF is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to SELF?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SELF are EPONYMOUS, Evil Inside, 放學後(After school).
Who developed SELF?
SELF was developed by doBell 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 SELF.

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