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Games like Grandmother

If Grandmother is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shadows of the Past, Almost Out and Hajis هاجس — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exploration reveals hidden logic, grandmothers unpredictable behavior and atmospheric. 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 Grandmother: Grandmother, this is a horror game in which you have to get out of an old mansion where you are held by a crazy granny. You have five days.

2020ActionIndie4.99 USDWindowsby JUNGLE
Grandmother — Steam game cover
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Exploration reveals hidden logicGrandmothers unpredictable behaviorPuzzle solving matters more than combatAtmosphericStressfulTense

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Steam players who put hours into Grandmother 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. Shadows of the Past

    WHY THIS

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

    Shadows of the Past is a detective horror game where the player is immersed in a dark and mysterious atmosphere.

    2025Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Almost Out

    WHY THIS

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

    Almost Out is a first person horror escape game. Captured by a psychopath victims must escape while covering there tracks. If he notices your escape attempt you probably know whats going to happen.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Hajis هاجس

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Grandmother.

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

    You have to maintain your mentality in a place where any sound can cause your death, Hajis is a survival co-op game 1-4 players.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Escape From Monster

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Grandmother.

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

    You woke up in a dusty room, in an unknown place, with no memory of how you got here. Your pockets are empty, and there is something outside the door producing frightening sounds.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Granny: Escape Together

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with Grandmother.

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

    This is a creepy co-op horror game. In which you find yourself locked in a crazy Granny's house. But Granny is not the only danger that awaits you in the house, someone else creepy lives in the basement. You have five days to get out of the house!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Outlast Trials

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Grandmother.

    Ranked #6 for Grandmother fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Grandmother.

    Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. CRYO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Grandmother.

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

    CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-

    WHY THIS

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

    『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.

    2024ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Grandmother on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Grandmother.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Grandmother on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grandmother.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Grandmother on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grandmother.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Grandmother on Steam right now. Shares Action with Grandmother.

    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 ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Grandmother on Steam right now. Shares Action with Grandmother.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Grandmother on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grandmother.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Grandmother on Steam right now. Shares Action with Grandmother.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Grandmother on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Grandmother.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 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 Grandmother.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Grandmother

How much does Grandmother cost?
Grandmother is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Grandmother?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Grandmother are Shadows of the Past, Almost Out, Hajis هاجس.
Who developed Grandmother?
Grandmother was developed by JUNGLE.

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 Grandmother.

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