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Games like Back to the Scene

Below are 8 hand-picked alternatives to Back to the Scene for fans of indie, rpg, 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 Back to the Scene 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. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Back to the Scene: 《重返现场》是一款多结局的剧情式互动悬疑推理AVG游戏。都市校园错综复杂的案情,若隐若现的凶手,充满未知的冒险,引人步步深入探索。

2022IndieRPGWindowsby 欢乐不二
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    夏日的回忆 — Steam game cover

    夏日的回忆

    Top pick for Back to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Back to the Scene.

    这是一款传统的AVG的文字游戏!讲述的是……青春……校园……您的选择会影响主人公命运,引领这他走若干不同的结局……没有暴力,也没有色情。这关于……爱……友情……亲情的故事!还有……疑惑……不解……和全体通过后的一丝丝的奇怪的感觉。

    2021StrategyIndieRPG10.99 USDSteam ↗
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    锦鱼图 — Steam game cover

    锦鱼图

    Second-strongest match for Back to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Back to the Scene.

    "Ming Imperial Guards" is an adventure game based on the history of Ming Dynasty. You will incamate as Imperial Guards, explore various kinds of unsolved cases, cooperate to break up the conspiracies of the turbulent ruling and opposition parties.Your choice determines a different path from others!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
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    当火车鸣笛三秒 — Steam game cover

    当火车鸣笛三秒

    Third-strongest match for Back to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Back to the Scene.

    往事,往往会在淡化甚至遗忘时,以一种很难被人察觉的形态,影响着人们的生活。 这种现象叫做“后忆效应”。 而一段火车鸣笛,勾起了一位叫杨树的潦倒咨询师的过去,为了追寻自己身上的“往事”,他选择回到了自己的家乡---雾山镇。在那里,有个无比诡异的恐怖世界正在等待他的到来…… 反馈交流群:811121403

    2021IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love — Steam game cover

    Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love

    Ranked #4 for Back to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Back to the Scene.

    Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Paper Bride 4 Bound Love — Steam game cover

    Paper Bride 4 Bound Love

    Ranked #5 for Back to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Back to the Scene.

    "Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa — Steam game cover

    迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa

    Ranked #6 for Back to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Back to the Scene.

    The Vigilant Villa is a plots-oriented, texts-based AVG adventure game inheriting the classic “A locked room mystery" story mode. Where the game heads towards is completely decided by player’s own deductions and choices.

    2020IndieAdventureRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Suicide Countdown: 7 Days — Steam game cover

    Suicide Countdown: 7 Days

    Ranked #7 for Back to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Back to the Scene.

    Only 7 days remain until death embraces you -- the everyday life of a young boy begins to distort little by little, unfolding into a bizarre and ghastly series of events... When fate comes knocking, will you have the courage to make a choice?

    2021IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Dry Drowning — Steam game cover

    Dry Drowning

    Ranked #8 for Back to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Back to the Scene.

    Dry Drowning is a psychological investigative visual novel set in a futuristic dystopian city. Follow the story of Mordred Foley, unscrupulous private detective haunted by his dark past, and look into a series of macabre serial killings inspired by Greek mythology.

    2019IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Back to the Scene

What games are most similar to Back to the Scene?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Back to the Scene are 夏日的回忆, 锦鱼图, 当火车鸣笛三秒.
Who developed Back to the Scene?
Back to the Scene was developed by 欢乐不二.

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