Games like The Long Gate
Below are 15 hand-picked alternatives to The Long Gate for fans of indie, adventure, 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 The Long Gate 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, cheaper alternatives, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Long Gate: Explore mysterious caverns and solve the puzzles of the ancient machines that fill them.
Players who liked The Long Gate also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Eastshade
Top pick 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!
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Neva
Second-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.
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The Last Cube
Third-strongest match for The Long Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Gate.
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
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Botany Manor
Ranked #4 for The Long Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Long Gate.
Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with research, to figure out the ideal habitat of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold…
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A Short Hike
Ranked #5 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.
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Sea of Solitude
Ranked #6 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.
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Proteus
Ranked #7 for The Long Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Gate.
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.
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The Talos Principle 2
Ranked #8 for The Long Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Long Gate.
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Long Gate at current Steam store prices.
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A Short Hike
Priced ~80% under The Long Gate on Steam right now. 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.
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Sea of Solitude
Priced ~80% under The Long Gate on Steam right now. 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.
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Proteus
Priced ~50% under The Long Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Gate.
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Neva
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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.
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Botany Manor
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Long Gate.
Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with research, to figure out the ideal habitat of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold…
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A Short Hike
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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.
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The Talos Principle 2
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Long Gate.
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
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 Eastshade, Neva, The Last Cube.
- 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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