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Games like HARTS ISLAND

If HARTS ISLAND is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Stanley Parable, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe and What Remains of Edith Finch — 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 HARTS ISLAND: Northeast Bronx, New York City. The remains of more than one million people are buried on Harts Island.

2020IndieAdventure0.99 USDWindowsby ben lunato
HARTS ISLAND — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into HARTS ISLAND 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. The Stanley Parable

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for HARTS ISLAND fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

    2013IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

    WHY THIS

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

    The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. What Remains of Edith Finch

    WHY THIS

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

    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dear Esther

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for HARTS ISLAND fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

    2012IndieAdventureCasualDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for HARTS ISLAND fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Berlin Apartment

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for HARTS ISLAND fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.

    2025IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Kona

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for HARTS ISLAND fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Into A Dream

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for HARTS ISLAND fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    You are his last hope. The only one who can rescue him. Delve deep into the dreams of Luke Williams, a man diagnosed with depression, unfold the heartbreaking story of his life and prevent him from... fading away.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below HARTS ISLAND at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under HARTS ISLAND on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HARTS ISLAND.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under HARTS ISLAND on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under HARTS ISLAND on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HARTS ISLAND.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under HARTS ISLAND on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HARTS ISLAND.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under HARTS ISLAND on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under HARTS ISLAND on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HARTS ISLAND.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under HARTS ISLAND on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HARTS ISLAND.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Shotgun Legend

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under HARTS ISLAND on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HARTS ISLAND.

    Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.

    2018ActionIndieRPG0.49 USDSteam ↗

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 HARTS ISLAND.

    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 HARTS ISLAND.

    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 HARTS ISLAND.

    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 and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    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 and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    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 HARTS ISLAND.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Stanley Parable

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

    2013IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. What Remains of Edith Finch

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dear Esther

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

    2012IndieAdventureCasualDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Berlin Apartment

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.

    2025IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Kona

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with HARTS ISLAND.

    Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about HARTS ISLAND

How much does HARTS ISLAND cost?
HARTS ISLAND is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to HARTS ISLAND?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HARTS ISLAND are The Stanley Parable, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, What Remains of Edith Finch.
Who developed HARTS ISLAND?
HARTS ISLAND was developed by ben lunato.

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 HARTS ISLAND.

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