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Games like The Alien Cube

If The Alien Cube is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Land of Pain, SOMA and Moons of Madness — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and mysterious. 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 Alien Cube: A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.

2021IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 72Windowsby Alessandro Guzzo
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Steam players who put hours into The Alien Cube 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. The Land of Pain

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental exploration and an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

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

    Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

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

    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 ↗
  3. Moons of Madness

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

    Third-strongest match for The Alien Cube fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Alien Cube.

    Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

    2019Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Transient: Extended Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

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

    H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. LOST ZION

    WHY THIS

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

    Lost Zion is an atmospheric cyberpunk horror game. Awakened by a faint signal as a service bot, explore the forsaken megacity of Lost Zion. Uncover the Emperor's horrific secrets. Obey your sole command: Activate the Gravity Core.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Still Wakes the Deep

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental exploration, resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

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

    1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

    Ranked #7 for The Alien Cube fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Alien Cube.

    Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…

    2024Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Narcosis

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

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

    Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Alien Cube on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.

    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 ~75% under The Alien Cube on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Alien Cube.

    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 ~50% under The Alien Cube on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.

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

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Alien Cube on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Alien Cube.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Alien Cube on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Alien Cube.

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

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Alien Cube on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Alien Cube.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Alien Cube on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Alien Cube.

    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 ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

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

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 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 The Alien Cube.

    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 The Alien Cube.

    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 Indie with The Alien Cube.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 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 Alien Cube.

    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 Indie with The Alien Cube.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Alien Cube.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Land of Pain

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental exploration and an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.

    Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.

    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 ↗
  3. Moons of Madness

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Alien Cube.

    Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

    2019Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Alien Cube.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Alien Cube.

    Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…

    2024Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Alien Cube

Does The Alien Cube run on Steam Deck?
The Alien Cube 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 The Alien Cube cost?
The Alien Cube is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Alien Cube?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Alien Cube are The Land of Pain, SOMA, Moons of Madness.
Who developed The Alien Cube?
The Alien Cube was developed by Alessandro Guzzo.

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 Alien Cube.

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