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Games like 7Days Origins

If 7Days Origins is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening, Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 and I.T. Never Ends — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its characters reveal secrets gradually, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 7Days Origins: 7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.

2021IndieAdventureSimulationCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Buff Studio
7Days Origins — Steam game cover
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Characters reveal secrets graduallyChoices reshape story and endingsMoral dilemmas force tough choicesAtmosphericContemplativeDark

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Steam players who put hours into 7Days Origins 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. The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for 7Days Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with 7Days Origins.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPGCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 7Days Origins.

    Second-strongest match for 7Days Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 7Days Origins.

    The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!

    2020IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. I.T. Never Ends

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for 7Days Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 7Days Origins.

    The printer is bleeding, the Wi-Fi is haunted, and Ticket #666 just came in. As the latest hire for a company run by cosmic horrors, your job is simple: Swipe to survive. Make binary decisions to survive the night shift in this dark comedy desktop simulator. I.T truly never ends.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Peak or Die

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for 7Days Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 7Days Origins.

    Peak or Die is a narrative-driven survival game about leading a team of adventurers up a deadly mountain, where every decision has lasting consequences. Manage oxygen, food, and team morale while facing moral dilemmas, random events, and an unforgiving environment. Reach the summit — or fail trying.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. The Castle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for 7Days Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with 7Days Origins.

    Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.

    2023AdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. ファントムゾーン クリプトファシア

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for 7Days Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 7Days Origins.

    The future is just a toe away, where supernatural phenomena are frequent. Two identical twins, Akihito and Fuyuto Shirahane. They are caught up in a strange phenomenon in Yomori City, a town where various legends swirl around them.

    2021IndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. KORA

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for 7Days Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 7Days Origins.

    In a "perfect" city governed by AI, you're just an ordinary repair technician trying to survive. Then a routine job goes wrong, you get kidnapped, and the woman who taught you everything you know seems to have known it would happen all along.

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  8. Whispers from the Dark: Grandma's Helper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for 7Days Origins fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 7Days Origins.

    A psychological horror set in rural Thailand. After receiving a mysterious message, a university student returns home to help her grandmother sell grilled meat skewers with sticky rice. But between the smoke of the grill and the whispers of the villagers, a terrifying truth begins to emerge.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 7Days Origins at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 7Days Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 7Days Origins.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 7Days Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with 7Days Origins.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 7Days Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 7Days Origins.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 7Days Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with 7Days Origins.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under 7Days Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 7Days Origins.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under 7Days Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 7Days Origins.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 7Days Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with 7Days Origins.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 7Days Origins on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 7Days Origins.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Casual with 7Days Origins.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with 7Days Origins.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 7Days Origins.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 7Days Origins.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 7Days Origins.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 7Days Origins.

    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 ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with 7Days Origins.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with 7Days Origins.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about 7Days Origins

Does 7Days Origins run on Steam Deck?
7Days Origins is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does 7Days Origins cost?
7Days Origins is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 7Days Origins?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 7Days Origins are The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening, Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1, I.T. Never Ends.
Who developed 7Days Origins?
7Days Origins was developed by Buff Studio.

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 7Days Origins.

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