Games like The Terrible Old Man
If The Terrible Old Man is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Dragon Blossom, The Chrono Jotter and Loretta — picked from the ranked list below. 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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Players who liked The Terrible Old Man also play
Steam players who put hours into The Terrible Old Man 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.
The Dragon Blossom
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Top pick for The Terrible Old Man fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
Beat reporter Birdie Malone goes undercover as Hollywood star Clara Bow to stop a masked culprit from stealing The Dragon Blossom in this 1930's point and click whodunnit.
The Chrono Jotter
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Second-strongest match for The Terrible Old Man fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Loretta
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Third-strongest match for The Terrible Old Man fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Telling Lies
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Ranked #4 for The Terrible Old Man fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Night Book
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Ranked #5 for The Terrible Old Man fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
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Ranked #6 for The Terrible Old Man fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
The Apocalypse Sacrifice
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Ranked #7 for The Terrible Old Man fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
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More from Cloak and Dagger Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Cloak and Dagger Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
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Another title from Cloak and Dagger Games, the studio behind The Terrible Old Man. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Football Game
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Another title from Cloak and Dagger Games, the studio behind The Terrible Old Man. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
You are Tommy, a local high school football hero in the town of East Bend. It’s game night for the Purchase County Turbines and your sweetheart is waiting in the bleachers. Join Tommy for a night you won’t forget...
Sumatra: Fate of Yandi
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Another title from Cloak and Dagger Games, the studio behind The Terrible Old Man. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
Lost and alone after a terrible landslide, Yandi must find his way home in this old-school point and click adventure set deep in the Sumatran jungle! Will he make it out alive?
A Date in the Park
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Another title from Cloak and Dagger Games, the studio behind The Terrible Old Man. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
Legend of Hand
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Another title from Cloak and Dagger Games, the studio behind The Terrible Old Man. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
Legend of Hand tells the story of a hero on an epic quest to find the mythical Grandmaster Hand, the one man who can restore peace to a troubled world. Inspired by point and click adventure classics, Far-East legends and martial arts beat 'em up games of the 80's and 90's!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Loretta
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Night Book
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Terrible Old Man.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...
Frequently asked about The Terrible Old Man
- Is The Terrible Old Man free to play?
- Yes — The Terrible Old Man is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to The Terrible Old Man?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Terrible Old Man are The Dragon Blossom, The Chrono Jotter, Loretta.
- Who developed The Terrible Old Man?
- The Terrible Old Man was developed by Cloak and Dagger Games.
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