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Games like Promesa

If Promesa is your kind of game, the closest matches are Forgetter, Cherophobia and Anamorphine — 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 Promesa: A contemplative experience where you’ll wander through the dreams, memories and fantasies emerging from a dialogue between a grandfather and his grandchild.

2020IndieAdventure6.99 USDWindows · macOSby Julián Palacios Gechtman
Promesa — Steam game cover

Players who liked Promesa also play

Steam players who put hours into Promesa 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. Forgetter

    WHY THIS

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

    Forgetter is a destructive journey of pain, memory and artistry. In the future, creative minds can be inherited by clients’ newborns. You're hired to destroy unhealthy memories in the minds of deceased artists. Remember to smash everything. Don't let the artists’ remaining consciousness stop you.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Cherophobia

    WHY THIS

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

    You find yourself stranded in a forest after your car breaks down. A short psychological horror game.

    2024IndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Anamorphine

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Beginner's Guide

    WHY THIS

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

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

    2015IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. GOLDO: Lost Goblin

    WHY THIS

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

    Guide Goldo, a lost goblin, in this short, surreal stealth adventure: sneak past hostile adventurers, uncover bizarre treasures, and unravel the dungeon's dark mystery!

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Paratopic: Overdub

    WHY THIS

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

    Before the Backrooms ... before analog horror ... there were the tapes

    2026AdventureSteam ↗
  7. She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game

    WHY THIS

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

    Tiger Orchid is a streamer who has found herself trapped in the new release 'She Could Fly: Documentary Escape Game'. Play along with Tiger as she enters a flat covered in comic book art. Who lives here? What's up with the creepy knitted birds? How do you get out? Will someone fix the toaster?

    2024IndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. stikir

    WHY THIS

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

    This game is about making this game.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Promesa

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. The Stanley Parable

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Vanishing of Ethan Carter

    WHY THIS

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

    The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

    2014IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Beginner's Guide

    WHY THIS

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

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

    2015IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. What Remains of Edith Finch

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Summer in Mara

    WHY THIS

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

    Take care of your own island and sail with your boat in this cozy farming adventure! Relax and unwind exploring a tropical archipelago or harvesting your own crops while helping others. Discover the story of Summer in Mara, with farming, crafting and exploring mechanics.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tales of War

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Promesa cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Tales of War is a highly dynamic multiplayer medieval slasher with multiple classes and castle siege gameplay. Made by a small team of 2 developers.

    ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Promesa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Promesa.

    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 ~57% under Promesa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Promesa.

    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. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Promesa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Promesa.

    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 ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Promesa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Promesa.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Promesa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Promesa.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Promesa on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Promesa.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Promesa on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Promesa.

    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 ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Promesa on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Promesa.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 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 Promesa.

    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 Promesa.

    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 Promesa.

    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 Promesa.

    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 Promesa.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Promesa.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Promesa.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Promesa

How much does Promesa cost?
Promesa is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Promesa?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Promesa are Forgetter, Cherophobia, Anamorphine.
Who developed Promesa?
Promesa was developed by Julián Palacios Gechtman and published by Julián Palacios Gechtman, Strelka 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 Promesa.

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