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Games like SILT

If SILT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stela, Take Me Home and Unterholz — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, mysterious and unsettling. 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 SILT: Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Spiral Circus Games
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Players who liked SILT also play

Steam players who put hours into SILT 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. Stela

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with SILT.

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

    Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.

    2020IndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Take Me Home

    WHY THIS

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

    A 2D side scroller where player can play as 2 swappable character, a girl and a rabbit. Stay together through various obstacle until they reach their destination.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Unterholz

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the murky corners and abandoned ruins of an isolated enclave in 15th century Europe. Prevail in chivalrous battle and unveil the mysteries of a dark world. Embark on a non-linear psychological journey through the underbrush of this sinister setting as well as your own soul.

    2024IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Noah's Descent into Madness

    WHY THIS

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

    Noah's Descent into Madness is a short horror-themed adventure and puzzle game. Make your way through a dark forest of unknown horrors while trying your best to escape the nightmare you've found yourself in.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Kill Fish

    WHY THIS

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

    Kill Fish is a surreal 2D side-scroll platformer blending action, puzzle challenges, and hand-drawn visuals in a mysterious, atmospheric world with a layered narrative.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. White Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SILT.

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

    The wolves are watching! Venture through a captivating but brutal dystopia where our young adventurer Ravengirl will travel through this huge city’s brightest highs and delve to its darkest depths on her perilous journey of discovery and finding her destiny where hope seems in short supply.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. INSIDE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SILT.

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

    Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Loan Shark

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SILT.

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

    The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.

    2025IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to SILT

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.

  1. White Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SILT.

    Reviewers of SILT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with SILT.

    The wolves are watching! Venture through a captivating but brutal dystopia where our young adventurer Ravengirl will travel through this huge city’s brightest highs and delve to its darkest depths on her perilous journey of discovery and finding her destiny where hope seems in short supply.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Closure

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SILT.

    Reviewers of SILT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with SILT.

    In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...

    2012Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Antichamber

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SILT.

    Reviewers of SILT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with SILT.

    Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

    2013IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. INSIDE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SILT.

    Reviewers of SILT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with SILT.

    Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of SILT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with SILT.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. the secret of dyes

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of SILT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with SILT.

    A puzzle game about dye three primary colors, lowpoly style, fresh painting style, let's explore the secret of dye!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SILT.

    Reviewers of SILT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with SILT.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with SILT.

    Reviewers of SILT cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with SILT.

    Enter the abandoned workshop of Murray’s Costume Manor and unravel the mystery left behind by the reclusive inventor. In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimic, you’ll step into a world where every dark corner holds a secret and every flicker of light hints at an ever-present threat.

    2025Indie39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under SILT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SILT.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under SILT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SILT.

    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 ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under SILT on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SILT.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SILT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SILT.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under SILT on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SILT.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under SILT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SILT.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under SILT on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SILT.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under SILT on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SILT.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 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 SILT.

    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 SILT.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 SILT.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SILT

Is SILT verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — SILT is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does SILT cost?
SILT is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to SILT?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SILT are Stela, Take Me Home, Unterholz.
Who developed SILT?
SILT was developed by Spiral Circus Games and published by Fireshine 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 SILT.

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