Games like The Gap
Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to The Gap for fans of indie, adventure, casual, 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 The Gap 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. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Gap: Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.
Players who liked The Gap also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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The Haunting of Joni Evers
Top pick for The Gap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Second-strongest match for The Gap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Gap.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Third-strongest match for The Gap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
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Bohemian Killing
Ranked #4 for The Gap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Ranked #5 for The Gap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Ranked #6 for The Gap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Before I Forget
Ranked #7 for The Gap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
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Metamorphosis
Ranked #8 for The Gap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.
Reviewers mention these as similar to The Gap
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.
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Heavy Rain
Reviewers of The Gap cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Gap.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
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Beyond: Two Souls
Reviewers of The Gap cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Gap.
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
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Detroit: Become Human
Reviewers of The Gap cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Gap.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
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IMMORTALITY
Reviewers of The Gap cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
Marissa Marcel was a film star. She made three movies. But none of the movies were ever released. And Marissa Marcel disappeared. An interactive trilogy from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Gap at current Steam store prices.
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The Haunting of Joni Evers
Priced ~55% under The Gap on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
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Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Priced ~75% under The Gap on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
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Before I Forget
Priced ~60% under The Gap on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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The Haunting of Joni Evers
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Gap.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Metamorphosis
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gap.
Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.
Frequently asked about The Gap
- Is The Gap verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Gap is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does The Gap cost?
- The Gap is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Gap?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Gap are The Haunting of Joni Evers, The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication, Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island.
- Who developed The Gap?
- The Gap was developed by Label This and published by Crunching Koalas.
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 The Gap.
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