Games like Promesa
Below are 13 hand-picked alternatives to Promesa for fans of indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Promesa also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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The Beginner's Guide
Top pick 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.
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Anamorphine
Second-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.
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Eschaton
Ranked #4 for Promesa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Promesa.
Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.
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Dear Esther
Ranked #5 for Promesa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Promesa.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Ranked #6 for Promesa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. 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.
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The Gardens Between
Ranked #7 for Promesa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Promesa.
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
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INDIKA
Ranked #8 for Promesa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Promesa.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
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Dear Esther
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Promesa.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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.
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The Gardens Between
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Promesa.
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.
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INDIKA
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Promesa.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
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 The Beginner's Guide, Anamorphine, stikir.
- 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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