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Games like The Long Gate

If The Long Gate is your kind of game, the closest matches are Escape from DuFo, The Kind Camomille and Neva — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dreamlike and otherworldly atmosphere, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Long Gate: Explore mysterious caverns and solve the puzzles of the ancient machines that fill them.

2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · Linuxby David Shaw
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Distinct digital analog and quantum puzzle typesDreamlike and otherworldly atmospherePuzzles based on real world computer science conceptsAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked The Long Gate also play

Steam players who put hours into The Long Gate 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. Escape from DuFo

    WHY THIS

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

    A short atmospheric and simple puzzle game in which you try to escape from a dungeon.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Kind Camomille

    WHY THIS

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

    A wholesome 3D exploration game about random acts of kindness and the joy of discovery. Take control of Camomille, a kind mouse on her way to her dear grandmother 100th birthday. On a relaxing and beautiful journey she encounters people in need of a hand.

    2021IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Neva

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Long Gate.

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

    Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Eastshade

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Long Gate.

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

    You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

    2019IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Black Hole Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    A simple black hole simulator.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

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

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Sea of Solitude

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Long Gate.

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

    When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

    2020Adventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Shelter 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Long Gate.

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

    Enter the wilderness and keep your calf and your herd safe from harm. Make your way through the open landscapes as a majestic elephant. Be alert and gather your herd during times of danger. Your herd is your family, shelter is your only hope, and survival your only goal.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Long Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Long Gate.

    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 Long Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Gate.

    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 Long Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Long Gate.

    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 Long Gate on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Long Gate.

    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 Long Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Long Gate.

    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 Long Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Long Gate.

    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 Long Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Gate.

    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 Long Gate.

    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 Long Gate.

    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 The Long Gate.

    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 The Long Gate.

    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 The Long Gate.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 Long Gate.

    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 Long Gate.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Long Gate

Does The Long Gate run on Steam Deck?
The Long Gate 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 Long Gate cost?
The Long Gate is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Long Gate?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Long Gate are Escape from DuFo, The Kind Camomille, Neva.
Who developed The Long Gate?
The Long Gate was developed by David Shaw and published by Inductance, LLC..

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 Long Gate.

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