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Games like Cave of Illusions

If Cave of Illusions is your kind of game, the closest matches are Peekaboo Collection - 3 Tales of Horror, You Are Grounded and Fran Bow — 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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About Cave of Illusions: A psychological indie horror game. While seeking to find the truth about the disappearances in the forest you find a lot more than you expected.

2019Indie5.99 USDWindowsby Vidas Salavejus
Cave of Illusions — Steam game cover

Players who liked Cave of Illusions also play

Steam players who put hours into Cave of Illusions 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. Peekaboo Collection - 3 Tales of Horror

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cave of Illusions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Three horror games. Three different stories exerting you into dark twist, forcing you confront face to face with the creatures that lurk there.

    2020Indie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. You Are Grounded

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cave of Illusions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    "You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.

    2024IndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fran Bow

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cave of Illusions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

    2015IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fragile

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Cave of Illusions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

    2020IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Trepang2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Cave of Illusions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.

    2023ActionIndie10.19 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. outside the door

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cave of Illusions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

    2024IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. [Chilla's Art] Night Delivery | 例外配達

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Cave of Illusions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Night Delivery | 例外配達 is a psychological Japanese horror adventure game.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Count Lucanor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Cave of Illusions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.

    2016IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cave of Illusions at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Cave of Illusions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    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 ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cave of Illusions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cave of Illusions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cave of Illusions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cave of Illusions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cave of Illusions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cave of Illusions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sally Face - Episode One

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cave of Illusions on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

    2016IndieAdventure2.99 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 Cave of Illusions.

    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.

    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 Cave of Illusions.

    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 with Cave of Illusions.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    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 ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Vidas Salavejus

Other recommendable Steam games by Vidas Salavejus, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Dread X Collection 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Vidas Salavejus, the studio behind Cave of Illusions. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dread X Collection 4: The Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Vidas Salavejus, the studio behind Cave of Illusions.

    A horror anthology shooter in the Dread X Collection series. Co-produced by DUSK creator David Szymanski. Featuring 7 new short games, a robust launcher world set in an abandoned arctic base.

    2021ActionAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Timore Inferno

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Vidas Salavejus, the studio behind Cave of Illusions. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Timore Inferno is the 4th indie horror game in the Timore series. Strange visitors have come to a little girl's house, robbing her home and killing everyone inside... Except her. With dolls holding the anger of her loss, everyone who tries to go there and investigate what happened wind up missing.

    2016ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. GentleMoon 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Vidas Salavejus, the studio behind Cave of Illusions. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    GentleMoon 2 is a second game in GentleMoon series, an action game, filled with jokes and unlogical funny things to make you smile. The objective is to fly to the Moon and get away from the zombies this way. Before your trip to the Moon you collect the things that helps you to survive, like food, a weapon, good music, tv...

    2016ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Timore 5

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Vidas Salavejus, the studio behind Cave of Illusions. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Timore 5 is an indie horror game, 5th one in Timore series. A scientist named Frank has done a lot inventing new things, but his experiments aren't without the consequences. In this game Frank will try to record his dreams and convert them to computer data, allowing him to review his dreams later, but the experiment might not go as...

    2016Indie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Guardian Of December

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Vidas Salavejus, the studio behind Cave of Illusions. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Go through ice cave, dungeon, temple, darkness collection, castle, swamp, fight the witch, vampires, monsters, undead creatures, magic animals and many more, get stronger, unlock new skills, get new weapons, customize your Guardian with helmets and wings you get from battles, get to know about different creatures, their stories...

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. A Dream For Aaron

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Vidas Salavejus, the studio behind Cave of Illusions. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    A Dream For Aaron is a first person shooter with a huge replay value.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Necro Immortallis

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Vidas Salavejus, the studio behind Cave of Illusions. Shares Indie with Cave of Illusions.

    Indie horror game about a cruel escape from the artificial death lurking in the forest during World War 2.

    2018Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cave of Illusions

How much does Cave of Illusions cost?
Cave of Illusions is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cave of Illusions?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cave of Illusions are Peekaboo Collection - 3 Tales of Horror, You Are Grounded, Fran Bow.
Who developed Cave of Illusions?
Cave of Illusions was developed by Vidas Salavejus.

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 Cave of Illusions.

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