Games like Palmyra Orphanage
Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to Palmyra Orphanage for fans of indie, 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 Palmyra Orphanage 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. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Steppe Hare Studio. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Palmyra Orphanage: Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Mists of Aiden
Top pick for Palmyra Orphanage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
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The Story of Henry Bishop
Second-strongest match for Palmyra Orphanage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
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File Destined
Third-strongest match for Palmyra Orphanage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.
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Home Sweet Home
Ranked #4 for Palmyra Orphanage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.
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Outlast 2
Ranked #5 for Palmyra Orphanage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
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God's Basement
Ranked #6 for Palmyra Orphanage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
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SOMA
Ranked #7 for Palmyra Orphanage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
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.
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Visage
Ranked #8 for Palmyra Orphanage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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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.
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Visage
Reviewers of Palmyra Orphanage cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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Mists of Aiden
Reviewers of Palmyra Orphanage cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
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Sweet Home
Reviewers of Palmyra Orphanage cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
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The Inn-Sanity
Another title from Steppe Hare Studio, the studio behind Palmyra Orphanage.
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
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Crimson Snow (2023)
Another title from Steppe Hare Studio, the studio behind Palmyra Orphanage. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
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Mists of Aiden
Another title from Steppe Hare Studio, the studio behind Palmyra Orphanage. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
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Irony Of Nightmare
Another title from Steppe Hare Studio, the studio behind Palmyra Orphanage. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
In the Irony of Nightmare things aren't always as they seem. Those who decide to solve all puzzles of the game, not only will unravel true secret of house, but also will open completely different ending of the story.
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Mother Simulator
Another title from Steppe Hare Studio, the studio behind Palmyra Orphanage. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
It’s a humorous project about a young parent's difficult weekdays. If you feel worried, irritated, you don’t understand what’s going on and what you must do next, so don’t worry. We want to give you exactly these feelings in our game.
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Prognostic
Another title from Steppe Hare Studio, the studio behind Palmyra Orphanage. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
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Give Me Your Coins
Another title from Steppe Hare Studio, the studio behind Palmyra Orphanage. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
Give Me Your Coins is a fast-paced platformer built on precision and momentum. Try to get out of the magic chest, go through the several dozen levels created inside his wooden body.
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SpellFront
Another title from Steppe Hare Studio, the studio behind Palmyra Orphanage. Shares Indie with Palmyra Orphanage.
SpellFront is a single-player first person shooter that takes place in the world of a medieval fantasy, experiencing the attack of the aliens. The player assumes role of an ancient sorcerer who must find a way to defeat invaders with only her might and her magic.
Frequently asked about Palmyra Orphanage
- How much does Palmyra Orphanage cost?
- Palmyra Orphanage is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Palmyra Orphanage?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Palmyra Orphanage are Mists of Aiden, The Story of Henry Bishop, File Destined.
- Who developed Palmyra Orphanage?
- Palmyra Orphanage was developed by Steppe Hare Studio.
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