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Games like The Room 4: Old Sins

If The Room 4: Old Sins is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Room Three, The Room and The Room Two — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its environmental storytelling reveals narrative, atmospheric and eerie. 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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The Room 4: Old Sins is a 2021 puzzle adventure that continues the series' signature atmospheric puzzle-box format, now expanded into a haunted dollhouse setting. Players explore interconnected rooms through layered puzzle-solving and tactile interaction, uncovering an environmental narrative. The $8.99 title is marked playable on Steam Deck and holds a 99% positive rating from over 8,800 Steam reviews. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, eerie, and mysterious, highlighting the dollhouse exploration as both expansive and intimate. Reviewers note the environmental storytelling reveals the narrative effectively, while puzzles feel fair and satisfying to solve. The story structure is considered easier to follow than previous entries in the series, and the tactile interaction enhances the sense of immersion in this solo-only experience.

About The Room 4: Old Sins: The disappearance of an ambitious engineer and his high-society wife provokes a hunt for a precious artefact. The trail leads you to the attic of their home, and the discovery of an old, peculiar dollhouse. What secrets lie within these walls?

2021Adventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Fireproof Games
The Room 4: Old Sins — Steam game cover
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Dollhouse exploration feels expansive yet intimateEnvironmental storytelling reveals narrativePuzzles feel fair and satisfyingAtmosphericEerieMysterious

Players who liked The Room 4: Old Sins also play

Steam players who put hours into The Room 4: Old Sins 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 Room Three

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Top pick for The Room 4: Old Sins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?

    2018IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Room

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Second-strongest match for The Room 4: Old Sins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Room Two

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Third-strongest match for The Room 4: Old Sins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

    2016IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Quest room: Hanon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Ranked #4 for The Room 4: Old Sins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    After 20 years in search of the mysterious Egyptian artifact of Hanon, you managed to find the entrance, but to get inside you need to solve more than one puzzle. You do not have much time, you are locked in 4 walls and oxygen is running out.

    2018IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Rusty Lake: Roots

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Ranked #5 for The Room 4: Old Sins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

    2016IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Ranked #6 for The Room 4: Old Sins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more...

    2025Adventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Room VR: A Dark Matter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Ranked #7 for The Room 4: Old Sins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.

    2020Adventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Stormhill Mystery: Family Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Ranked #8 for The Room 4: Old Sins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Stormhill Mystery: Family Shadows is a fantastic casual puzzle adventure game. This is an excellent family story with a paranormal twist! Your family’s past is more interesting than any story. And it's not over yet...

    2019IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Room 4: Old Sins

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 Room

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Reviewers of The Room 4: Old Sins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Antichamber

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Reviewers of The Room 4: Old Sins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    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 ↗
  3. The Witness

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Reviewers of The Room 4: Old Sins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. CRUSH

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Room 4: Old Sins cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    IT IS TIME! For the greatest show on earth and you are the lucky audience member chosen to compete for fame, money, prizes, and your life. Live! Die! CRUSH!

    2018Early Access2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. FEZ

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Reviewers of The Room 4: Old Sins cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

    2013Indie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Bridge

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Reviewers of The Room 4: Old Sins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Talos Principle

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Reviewers of The Room 4: Old Sins cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

    2014ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Room 4: Old Sins at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under The Room 4: Old Sins on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    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. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Room 4: Old Sins on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    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 ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~78% under The Room 4: Old Sins on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    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 ↗
  4. LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Room 4: Old Sins on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!

    2009Adventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Room

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Priced ~44% under The Room 4: Old Sins on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Room 4: Old Sins on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    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 ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under The Room 4: Old Sins on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    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 ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under The Room 4: Old Sins on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    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.

    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 The Room 4: Old Sins.

    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 Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    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.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    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 ↗

More from Fireproof Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Fireproof Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. The Room

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Another title from Fireproof Games, the studio behind The Room 4: Old Sins. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Room Two

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Another title from Fireproof Games, the studio behind The Room 4: Old Sins. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.

    2016IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Room Three

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Another title from Fireproof Games, the studio behind The Room 4: Old Sins. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?

    2018IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Room VR: A Dark Matter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Another title from Fireproof Games, the studio behind The Room 4: Old Sins. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.

    2020Adventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ghost Town

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Another title from Fireproof Games, the studio behind The Room 4: Old Sins. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Ghost Town is a single player VR puzzle-adventure from the makers of The Room. London, 1983. Edith Penrose is a ghost hunter, busy exorcising her way through the city's restless spirits. But after her brother goes missing Edith must draw upon her wits & supernatural talents to unravel the mystery.

    2025Adventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Omega Agent

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Fireproof Games, the studio behind The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Strap into your very own nuclear-powered jetpack and blast into the skies of Omega Island, a volcanic sea enclave converted to a vast, intricate super-spy training facility.

    2016ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Room

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Rusty Lake: Roots

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.

    2016IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Secrets of Blackrock Manor - Escape Room

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Room 4: Old Sins.

    Find the hidden fortune of Blackrock Manor. Discover the truth about the family deaths. In this mysterious Escape room, you will have to solve puzzles to find the hidden vault with the treasure. But you will find much more...

    2025Adventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Room 4: Old Sins

Does The Room 4: Old Sins run on Steam Deck?
The Room 4: Old Sins 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 The Room 4: Old Sins cost?
The Room 4: Old Sins is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Room 4: Old Sins?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Room 4: Old Sins are The Room Three, The Room, The Room Two.
Who developed The Room 4: Old Sins?
The Room 4: Old Sins was developed by Fireproof Games.

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