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Games like Prisoner 518

If Prisoner 518 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Emiline: The Ghost of White Willow, Synthesis Universe -Episode 00- and HINGE VR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its eerie atmosphere enhances immersion, atmospheric and immersive. 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 Prisoner 518: It's 2049, deep space, on a corporate-run prison. An explosion within not only sets you free, but it also sets rolling a series of events that changes everything.

2020IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDWindowsby WhippedUP_gaming
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Steam players who put hours into Prisoner 518 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. Emiline: The Ghost of White Willow

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Prisoner 518 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    A gothic horror with intense spine chilling atmosphere find yourself trapped in the unrelenting haunts of White Willow Manor Hall. Find a way out or perish at the hands of a sinister family of Victorian apparitions.

    2023ActionAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Synthesis Universe -Episode 00-

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Prisoner 518 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    Welcome to Synthesis Universe, the host of a musical civilization, their technology is music. -Story- mixes harmonics and aesthetics Every notes, every beat is alive and surrounds you.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. HINGE VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prisoner 518.

    Third-strongest match for Prisoner 518 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues

    2020ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Marlene Betwixt

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Prisoner 518 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    Marlene is a tense and immersive psychological horror story in which you star as the protagonist Ewan Brody. Ewan is on his way to visit his estranged sister at her remote cottage after hearing the news that his Niece Marlene has gone missing or possibly something worse. . .

    2016ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Virtual Reality

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Prisoner 518.

    Ranked #5 for Prisoner 518 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    A game about VR, AI, and our collective sci-fi fever dreams. In a future where AI has transformed society, can humans still find purpose? Find out with Activitude, a service that lets humans aid AI clients in increasingly curious ways.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Utility Room

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Prisoner 518 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Curious Cases

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prisoner 518.

    Ranked #7 for Prisoner 518 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Ghost Town

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Prisoner 518.

    Ranked #8 for Prisoner 518 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    Ghost Town is a single player VR puzzle-adventure from the makers of The Room. London, 1983. Edith Penrose is a ghost hunter, busy exorcising her way through the city's restless spirits. But after her brother goes missing Edith must draw upon her wits & supernatural talents to unravel the mystery.

    2025Adventure24.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Prisoner 518

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. The Solus Project

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prisoner 518.

    Reviewers of Prisoner 518 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Half-Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Prisoner 518.

    Reviewers of Prisoner 518 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

    1998Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. BioShock™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prisoner 518.

    Reviewers of Prisoner 518 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

    2007ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Prisoner 518 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prisoner 518 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Prisoner 518.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prisoner 518 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Prisoner 518.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prisoner 518 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Prisoner 518.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prisoner 518 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Prisoner 518.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Prisoner 518 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Prisoner 518 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Prisoner 518.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prisoner 518 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Prisoner 518.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prisoner 518 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Prisoner 518.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Prisoner 518.

    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 Prisoner 518.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner 518.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Prisoner 518.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner 518.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Prisoner 518.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Prisoner 518.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Prisoner 518

How much does Prisoner 518 cost?
Prisoner 518 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Prisoner 518?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Prisoner 518 are Emiline: The Ghost of White Willow, Synthesis Universe -Episode 00-, HINGE VR.
Who developed Prisoner 518?
Prisoner 518 was developed by WhippedUP_gaming.

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 Prisoner 518.

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