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Games like The Outbound Ghost

If The Outbound Ghost is your kind of game, the closest matches are Spriters, Hopes Blooming Dawn, Chinese Strange Stories and Beggar's Road — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fast travel reduces tedium, atmospheric and cozy. 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 Outbound Ghost: The Outbound Ghost is an adventure RPG about helping ghosts ascend to the afterlife. Battle the past using figments of your personality. Craft badges to earn abilities. Explore a town of troubled spooks and discover life can be tough, even when you're dead.

2022IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Conradical Games, Radhood
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Art and music create strong moodFast travel reduces tediumPerspective shifting keeps story freshAtmosphericCozyMelancholic

Players who liked The Outbound Ghost also play

Steam players who put hours into The Outbound Ghost 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. Spriters, Hopes Blooming Dawn

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Outbound Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Outbound Ghost.

    Spriters: Hopes Blooming Dawn is an RPG-style game that takes you on an epic adventure through a world filled with magic, mystery, and danger. Battle dangerous creatures, collect Gems with unique powers, and uncover the mysteries of your past in this engaging and innovative game.

    2023AdventureRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Chinese Strange Stories

    WHY THIS

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

    Step into a living Chinese painting that blends the mystical, supernatural, and the struggles of daily life in the final years of the Ming dynasty. Experience a unique mix of classic turn-based RPG mechanics and dynamic card battling, where strategy and fate intertwine.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Beggar's Road

    WHY THIS

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

    A darkly comic medieval roguelike where you travel between towns, recruit desperate companions, and survive strange encounters through difficult choices, scarce resources, and shifting alliances with bishops, merchants, and bandits.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  4. Alter Animus

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Outbound Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Outbound Ghost.

    Alter Animus is a turn-based RPG with horror elements, mysteries to unveil and a character-driven narrative. It's up to you if these unforeseen and unthinkable circumstances make these people truly come together or if they succumb to the consequences of their actions.

    IndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Beast Saga

    WHY THIS

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

    Beast Saga is an open-world RPG set in a martial arts universe where you play as a young wolf tribe member named Lang Jiusi. Immerse yourself in a world of free exploration, gathering, crafting, life skills, martial arts cultivation, forming alliances and experiencing unique Jianghu adventures.

    2026IndieAdventureRPG15.29 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting system and an atmospheric mood with The Outbound Ghost.

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

    You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…

    2026IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Monster Crown: Sin Eater

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Outbound Ghost.

    Ranked #7 for The Outbound Ghost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.

    Hand-craft your team of perfect Monsters and wage a one-man war against fate and the world in the Crown Nation! With a True Crossbreeding system, every Monster is entirely your own!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure22.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shores Unknown

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Outbound Ghost.

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

    A turn-based RPG with deep character-driven combat, and a story written by Final Fantasy veterans. Finding yourself on the wrong side of the Crown, you and your companions must fight or perish. Build a team of mercenaries, forge alliances, and explore distant lands.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Outbound Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.

    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 Outbound Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.

    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 Outbound Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.

    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 Outbound Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.

    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. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Outbound Ghost on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Outbound Ghost.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Outbound Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Outbound Ghost.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Outbound Ghost on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Outbound Ghost.

    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 ↗

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 Outbound Ghost.

    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 Outbound Ghost.

    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. 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 Outbound Ghost.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Outbound Ghost.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Conradical Games

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

  1. Desktop Defender

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with The Outbound Ghost.

    Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind The Outbound Ghost. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.

    An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

    2025IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Lootbox Lyfe

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Outbound Ghost.

    Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind The Outbound Ghost. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Outbound Ghost.

    Explore a desolate world in the genre defining platformvania. Lootbox Lyfe is a Metroidvania with Movement Option Progression. Save your species through delving into an interconnected world riddled with platforming obstacles. Unlock new areas as you obtain new movement options.

    2020IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Girabox

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind The Outbound Ghost. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.

    A minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. Play through the many level packs and compare your score to others in the leaderboards.

    2020IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Soul Stalker

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Outbound Ghost.

    Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind The Outbound Ghost.

    A bullet heaven roguelike where you assume the role of the steward of ghosts bound to eternal life on earth. Wield 4 to 6 weapons simultaneously to fend off waves of apparitions determined to defeat your spirited friends.

    2024Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Wanted Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind The Outbound Ghost. Shares Indie and RPG with The Outbound Ghost.

    Decimate thousands of demons on All Hallows' Eve to protect your infernal home. Wanted Shadows is a bullet heaven roguelite where the difference between overpowering and being overpowered lies in your skill and wit.

    2023ActionIndieRPG1.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Little Laps

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind The Outbound Ghost.

    Race through minimalist tracks designed for precision and flow. Master the one-button controls, beat your best times, and experience racing distilled to its purest form. Can you perfect your little laps?

    2025SportsCasualRacing5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Wanted Shadows: Unchained

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind The Outbound Ghost. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.

    A survivors-like game where you defeat creatures of the night trying to take over the underworld. Vanquish the invasion, perfect your build, and become purgatory's master.

    2026ActionIndie3.14 USDSteam ↗
  8. Card Corner

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with The Outbound Ghost.

    Another title from Conradical Games, the studio behind The Outbound Ghost. Shares Indie with The Outbound Ghost.

    An idle poker game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Outbound Ghost

Does The Outbound Ghost run on Steam Deck?
The Outbound Ghost 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 Outbound Ghost cost?
The Outbound Ghost is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Outbound Ghost?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Outbound Ghost are Spriters, Hopes Blooming Dawn, Chinese Strange Stories, Beggar's Road.
Who developed The Outbound Ghost?
The Outbound Ghost was developed by Conradical Games, Radhood and published by Conradical Games.

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 Outbound Ghost.

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