Games like Tsugunohi
If Tsugunohi is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tsugunohi -Pocky dog’s adventure-, The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION and Hollow Cocoon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its minimalist controls heighten immersion, atmospheric and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Tsugunohi: One of the most terrifying J-horror games of all time is coming to Steam at long last. What's more, all you have to do is make the player walk to the left!? This collection includes the seven initial works of the popular Tsugunohi series, as well as an entirely new episode.
Players who liked Tsugunohi also play
Steam players who put hours into Tsugunohi 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.
Tsugunohi -Pocky dog’s adventure-
WHY THIS
Top pick for Tsugunohi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
"Tsugunohi" and the video game play-by-play artist, Pocky, have collaborated. "Tsugunohi -Pocky dog’s adventure-," created in conjunction with Pocky's 10th anniversary event, is now available on Steam. Lured by a white butterfly, Pocky the dog's "little adventure" now begins.
The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Tsugunohi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
"Tsugunohi" creator ImCyan's former 3D dungeon horror film is now available on Steam. The game also features a battle mode against monsters, and if you complete the hard mode, which is new to the Steam version, a later story will appear. Can you escape safely from the "world of death"?
Hollow Cocoon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tsugunohi.
Third-strongest match for Tsugunohi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
絶叫死人（Zombie Scream）
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Tsugunohi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
Terror descends on a Let's Play creator... Zombie Scream, the 2020 collaboration between the Tsugunohi corrosion-of-daily-life horror series and Japanese video creator Odaken, is finally available on Steam. How about experiencing a taste of the strange new world yourself?
[Chilla's Art] Onryo | 怨霊
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tsugunohi.
Ranked #5 for Tsugunohi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
Onryo | 怨霊 is a survival action horror game set in Japan. Your mission is to lift the curse of a haunted house using your exorcistic camera. As you explore the house and uncover its secrets, you will face enemies and puzzles.
Evil God Korone
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Tsugunohi.
Ranked #6 for Tsugunohi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
An unexpected collaboration from Tsugunohi, the game where horror invades daily life, and VTuber Inugami Korone, from VTuber group hololive. Inugami Korone, who has been live streaming many horror game, has become an evil goddess and taken over Tsugunohi. Now, chop your finger and give it to her.
The Path
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tsugunohi.
Ranked #7 for Tsugunohi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
Alan Wake
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tsugunohi.
Ranked #8 for Tsugunohi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
![[Chilla's Art] Onryo | 怨霊 — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1267310/header.jpg?t=1662352138)
Reviewers mention these as similar to Tsugunohi
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
INQUIR P.T.
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Tsugunohi cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
A post-apocalyptic story-based action adventure game. Fully customizable weapons and a high mobility character. Zombie horde mode and full of action, blood, brutality.
Tsugunohi -A Whisper from the Past-
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Tsugunohi cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
You only walk to the left. A classic entry in the J-horror Tsugunohi series now comes to Steam. A girl returning to a worn-down, Showa-retro rural town finds her everyday life gradually consumed by “Showa”—and by creeping terror.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tsugunohi at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Tsugunohi on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tsugunohi.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Tsugunohi on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~59% under Tsugunohi on Steam right now. Shares Action with Tsugunohi.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Tsugunohi on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tsugunohi.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Tsugunohi on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tsugunohi.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Tsugunohi on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tsugunohi.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~91% under Tsugunohi on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~73% under Tsugunohi on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tsugunohi.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tsugunohi.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Tsugunohi.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Vaka Game Magazine
Other recommendable Steam games by Vaka Game Magazine, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Angels of Death
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tsugunohi.
Another title from Vaka Game Magazine, the studio behind Tsugunohi. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tsugunohi.
Another title from Vaka Game Magazine, the studio behind Tsugunohi. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
This is a tale of revenge — of a demon, a girl, and their companions. After seven years of development, the popular dark suspense adventure "Noel the Mortal Fate" finally arrives as a complete edition with all 13 seasons included, fully upgraded and with no extra charges.
DRAPLINE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tsugunohi.
Another title from Vaka Game Magazine, the studio behind Tsugunohi. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
"DRAPLINE" is a roguelite training game where you raise a dragon girl who eats anything and train her to become the strongest in one year. Feed her a variety of things to increase her abilities, combine various skills to build your own strategy, and defeat the impending catastrophe!
The Forest of Drizzling Rain
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tsugunohi.
Another title from Vaka Game Magazine, the studio behind Tsugunohi. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
Alas, it was the "promised place," where Shiori was never meant to go. Finally, a remake of The Forest of Drizzling Rain, that masterpiece of an exploration horror game with multiple endings from the creator of the big hit Angels of Death!
Angels of Death Episode.Eddie
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tsugunohi.
Another title from Vaka Game Magazine, the studio behind Tsugunohi. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
"The boy made up his mind to face a cruel world." The new special edition of the psychological horror-adventure game "Angels of Death", which has also been made into an anime. The past of B4 floor master Eddie is revealed...
Evil God Korone
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Tsugunohi.
Another title from Vaka Game Magazine, the studio behind Tsugunohi. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
An unexpected collaboration from Tsugunohi, the game where horror invades daily life, and VTuber Inugami Korone, from VTuber group hololive. Inugami Korone, who has been live streaming many horror game, has become an evil goddess and taken over Tsugunohi. Now, chop your finger and give it to her.
The Case Book of Arne
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Tsugunohi.
Another title from Vaka Game Magazine, the studio behind Tsugunohi. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tsugunohi.
A vampire and a girl... who are they? The two of them have a secret and solve a strange case... In a world where paranormal activity takes place, "Player" solves a case in which a non-human becomes a suspect. Such a "detective adventure" is coming to STEAM.
Pharaoh Rebirth+
WHY THIS
Another title from Vaka Game Magazine, the studio behind Tsugunohi. Shares Action and Indie with Tsugunohi.
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Frequently asked about Tsugunohi
- Does Tsugunohi run on Steam Deck?
- Tsugunohi 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 Tsugunohi cost?
- Tsugunohi is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tsugunohi?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tsugunohi are Tsugunohi -Pocky dog’s adventure-, The Smell of Death - A Tsugunohi Tale - STEAM EDITION, Hollow Cocoon.
- Who developed Tsugunohi?
- Tsugunohi was developed by Vaka Game Magazine, ImCyan and published by Vaka Game Magazine.
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