Games like Tales of Herring Lake
If Tales of Herring Lake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sir Bucket, The Jewel of Monostructure and Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy — picked from the ranked list below. 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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Sir Bucket
WHY THIS
Top pick for Tales of Herring Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Sir Bucket is a choose-your-own-adventure game set in a fantasy world with over 30 different endings. Explore the world and have your story told by a wisecracking narrator.
The Jewel of Monostructure
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Tales of Herring Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.
Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Tales of Herring Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Tales of Herring Lake.
Set off on a quest for the Great White Birds in a mysterious land full of secrets! Answer the call of exploration as you travel to Amerzone, a forgotten Latin American country, to fulfill the last wishes of a late explorer.
A Perfect Day
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Tales of Herring Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!
Kona II: Brume
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Tales of Herring Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
Her Story
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Tales of Herring Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
The Stanley Parable
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Tales of Herring Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
The Forgotten City
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Tales of Herring Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Tales of Herring Lake.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tales of Herring Lake.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tales of Herring Lake.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tales of Herring Lake.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Bit Golem
Other recommendable Steam games by Bit Golem, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Ultimate Fishing Simulator®
WHY THIS
Another title from Bit Golem, the studio behind Tales of Herring Lake. Shares Simulation and Casual with Tales of Herring Lake.
Bored of waiting for a bite? Would you like to catch some fish? You're lucky - in Ultimate Fishing Simulator, fish bite like crazy! Spinning, float fishing, ground fishing, and more! Comprehensive fishing simulator that allows using various techniques, in different places around the world!
Ultimate Fishing Simulator VR
WHY THIS
Another title from Bit Golem, the studio behind Tales of Herring Lake. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tales of Herring Lake.
Bored of waiting for a bite? Would you like to catch some fish? You're lucky - in Ultimate Fishing Simulator, fish bite like crazy! Spinning, float fishing, ground fishing and more! Now you can feel it on your own by playing it on VR!
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Another title from Bit Golem, the studio behind Tales of Herring Lake. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Robot Squad Simulator 2017
WHY THIS
Another title from Bit Golem, the studio behind Tales of Herring Lake. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tales of Herring Lake.
Become an elite pilot of special Robot Squad. Use specialized, remotely controlled robots, which you will control yourself. Deal with the hardest missions which can't be performed directly by people due to the conditions. Human life and safety is in your hands!
Pool of Madness
WHY THIS
Another title from Bit Golem, the studio behind Tales of Herring Lake. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
A Lovecraftian roguelite pool. Shoot some balls. Unleash horrors from beyond. Go insane. Try again.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
A Perfect Day
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!
Kona II: Brume
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.
The Stanley Parable
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
The Forgotten City
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tales of Herring Lake.
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
Frequently asked about Tales of Herring Lake
- What games are most similar to Tales of Herring Lake?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tales of Herring Lake are Sir Bucket, The Jewel of Monostructure, Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy.
- Who developed Tales of Herring Lake?
- Tales of Herring Lake was developed by Bit Golem and published by Ultimate Games S.A..
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