IMHO.

Games like Keyword: A Spider's Thread

If Keyword: A Spider's Thread is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cyber Manhunt, Silent Signals and The Operator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative 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.

Get personalized picks →

About Keyword: A Spider's Thread: Become an investigator in Keyword, a narrative thriller where you’ll depend on skills of logical deduction, hacking, and social engineering to solve challenging puzzles as the only means of finding your missing daughter.

2021Indie16.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby City From Naught Inc.
Keyword: A Spider's Thread — Steam game cover
Players highlight
Binoculars reveal environmental clues logicallyCyberpunk setting with philosophical themesDigital notepad enhances detective immersionAtmosphericContemplativeEerie

Players who liked Keyword: A Spider's Thread also play

Steam players who put hours into Keyword: A Spider's Thread 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. Cyber Manhunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Top pick for Keyword: A Spider's Thread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

    2021IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Silent Signals

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Keyword: A Spider's Thread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Silent Signals is a screen-based detective game where you solve dark cyber mysteries as an ethical hacker. Dive into isolated systems, decrypt secrets, and uncover the truth.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Operator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Third-strongest match for Keyword: A Spider's Thread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Ranked #4 for Keyword: A Spider's Thread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Hacknet

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Ranked #5 for Keyword: A Spider's Thread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC. Dive down a rabbit hoIe as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Chinatown Detective Agency

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Ranked #6 for Keyword: A Spider's Thread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Chinatown Detective Agency is a cybernoir point and click adventure blending stunning retro design with innovative mechanics. Play as Amira Darma, an ex-cop who has just opened her own detective agency. Choose your clients, travel around the world and solve dangerous cases using real world research.

    2022Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Anonymous Hacker Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Ranked #7 for Keyword: A Spider's Thread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Step into the shoes of a skilled Anonymous hacker and embark on a mission to unveil the truth hidden behind a sinister organization's plans to monitor civilian data and enforce mass surveillance.

    2024IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Keyword: A Spider's Thread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Recognized as one of the best licenses in gaming and lauded by the press, Sherlock Holmes is back with an investigation that is sure to be the most horrifying of the series. The famous detective stands against the most dangerous serial killer England has ever known - Jack the Ripper.

    2009AdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Keyword: A Spider's Thread

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. Return of the Obra Dinn

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Reviewers of Keyword: A Spider's Thread cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Cyber Manhunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Reviewers of Keyword: A Spider's Thread cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.

    2021IndieSimulationRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Reviewers of Keyword: A Spider's Thread cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Keyword: A Spider's Thread at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Keyword: A Spider's Thread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Keyword: A Spider's Thread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Keyword: A Spider's Thread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Keyword: A Spider's Thread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Keyword: A Spider's Thread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Keyword: A Spider's Thread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    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 ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Keyword: A Spider's Thread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    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 ↗
  8. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Keyword: A Spider's Thread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    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.

    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 with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    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 Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    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 with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    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 Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    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 with Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

    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 Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Keyword: A Spider's Thread

Does Keyword: A Spider's Thread run on Steam Deck?
Keyword: A Spider's Thread 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 Keyword: A Spider's Thread cost?
Keyword: A Spider's Thread is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Keyword: A Spider's Thread?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Keyword: A Spider's Thread are Cyber Manhunt, Silent Signals, The Operator.
Who developed Keyword: A Spider's Thread?
Keyword: A Spider's Thread was developed by City From Naught Inc. and published by City From Naught Inc., Gamirror Games, idealCat.

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 Keyword: A Spider's Thread.

For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.

27 Games Like Keyword: A Spider's Thread (2026) · imho.run