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Games like A Murmur in the Trees

If A Murmur in the Trees is your kind of game, the closest matches are Firewatch, Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd and SLUDGE LIFE — 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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About A Murmur in the Trees: A Murmur in the Trees is a short adventure mystery in prohibition-era America. Explore the forest on your quest to unravel the mystery of the Moonshine Murders.

2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFree to playWindowsby Ben Wesorick
A Murmur in the Trees — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into A Murmur in the Trees 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. Firewatch

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for A Murmur in the Trees fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Murmur in the Trees fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    Your first day as the new shepherd in the village… and everything is going wrong. The animals are missing. The villagers are strange. And the truth is far more terrifying.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure2.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SLUDGE LIFE

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for A Murmur in the Trees fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. As Long As You're Here

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Murmur in the Trees fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.

    2025IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. RATSHAKER™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for A Murmur in the Trees fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dimhaven - The Lost Source

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for A Murmur in the Trees fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    Are you ready for an adventure? Challenges, exploration and puzzles in a narrative driven experience, pick up your camera and test your wits in this first-person mystery by the team behind Quern!

    2026IndieAdventure20.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for A Murmur in the Trees fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Witness

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for A Murmur in the Trees fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Firewatch

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. SLUDGE LIFE

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. As Long As You're Here

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.

    2025IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. RATSHAKER™

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Murmur in the Trees.

    The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Murmur in the Trees

Is A Murmur in the Trees free to play?
Yes — A Murmur in the Trees is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to A Murmur in the Trees?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Murmur in the Trees are Firewatch, Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd, SLUDGE LIFE.
Who developed A Murmur in the Trees?
A Murmur in the Trees was developed by Ben Wesorick.

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 A Murmur in the Trees.

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