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Games like The Light Remake

If The Light Remake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tomb Offering, CONTORTED and Centralia: Homecoming — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its soundtrack enhances the mood, writing quality is exceptional and atmospheric. 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 The Light Remake: There is only you, the abandoned remains of a former life and the flourishing nature that feels great in the absence of man. This world is both gloomy and empty, but so incredibly beautiful.

2020IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDWindowsby Носков Сергей
The Light Remake — Steam game cover
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Soundtrack enhances the moodVisuals are stunning and evocativeWriting quality is exceptionalAtmosphericMelancholicPeaceful

Players who liked The Light Remake also play

Steam players who put hours into The Light Remake 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. Tomb Offering

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Light Remake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Light Remake.

    A thief broke into an ancient Chinese tomb, harboring ill intentions to plunder its treasures. The tomb was filled with countless riches of gold and silver. You trespassed into this grand tomb, driven by greed for wealth. Remember: "As you act, God is always watching you."

    2025IndieSimulationRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. CONTORTED

    WHY THIS

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

    CONTORTED is a camera-based horror game where you descend into a seemingly endless series of mysterious wells, encountering strange, contorted creatures. Use your camera to create objects in the world and to defend yourself! Now featuring a new endless minigame—how many points can you score?

    2024IndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Centralia: Homecoming

    WHY THIS

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

    The story of Henry Nelson is a psychological first-person thriller, based on real events. It is a game in which the player will experience mysterious events and take part in an unbelievable journey.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. La Llorona Wants Your Soul

    WHY THIS

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

    Join a group of young streamers traveling to the town of "San Juan de los Muertos" to find real evidence of the spirit of a tormented woman called "La Llorona," who haunts the villagers every night.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Dead Silence - Echoes of the Damned

    WHY THIS

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

    An atmospheric horror game with an open world and cinematic scenes. Explore the dark forest, search for items, read notes, perform rituals, and uncover a terrifying story. A first-person experience filled with jumpscares and intense tension.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. JongRo 3_Street

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Light Remake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.

    "In the year 2024, South Korea has become a wasteland due to the Epsilon virus. South Korea is full of infected people. In this desolate landscape, a man hears a rumor about a path to salvation at Jongno 3-ga Station and decides to head there."

    2024ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Carnal Sins: Malum Incarnatum + Carne Vescens

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into the twisted perceptions of love from two lost souls: Unravel a life torn apart by the desire to love and be loved, and help a mother feed her insatiable child by paying the ultimate price.

    2025IndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Silency: Cube 666

    WHY THIS

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

    Find the exit inside a giant mechanical cube of 216 rooms that rotates and rebuilds itself. Every door may lead toward survival, or send you straight into death. Read counters, deduce the rules, and decide whether the next door can still let you leave alive.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Light Remake

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. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Light Remake.

    Reviewers of The Light Remake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 35MM

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with The Light Remake.

    Reviewers of The Light Remake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Light Remake.

    Post-apocalyptic story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, left by people after the global epidemic.

    2016Indie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. >observer_

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Light Remake.

    Reviewers of The Light Remake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.

    The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

    2017IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 7th Sector

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Light Remake.

    Reviewers of The Light Remake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.

    Welcome to the 7th Sector, set in a mysterious cyberpunk world. Immerse yourself on this intricate path, solving different puzzles, facing its dangers and collecting scattered information to discover the story of this world.

    2019IndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. PT+

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Light Remake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Light Remake.

    Use virtual reality to learn how to stretch and exercise your neck

    2020SportsStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Light Remake at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Light Remake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.

    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 ~60% under The Light Remake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.

    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 ~70% under The Light Remake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.

    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 ~80% under The Light Remake on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Light Remake.

    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. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Light Remake on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Light Remake.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Light Remake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Light Remake.

    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 ↗
  7. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Light Remake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Light Remake on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Light Remake.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Light Remake.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Light Remake.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Light Remake.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Light Remake.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

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

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Light Remake

How much does The Light Remake cost?
The Light Remake is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Light Remake?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Light Remake are Tomb Offering, CONTORTED, Centralia: Homecoming.
Who developed The Light Remake?
The Light Remake was developed by Носков Сергей.

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 The Light Remake.

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