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Games like A Tale for Anna

If A Tale for Anna is your kind of game, the closest matches are DobbyxEscape: Pirate Adventure, tiny Cats and Kosmonavtes: Escape Reality — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and relaxing. 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 Tale for Anna: Join Anna on an amazing adventure to a magical world full of puzzles and fairytale characters!

2021IndieAdventureCasual10.99 USDWindows · macOSby Far Mills
A Tale for Anna — Steam game cover
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Free hints earned through collectible shardsOptional jigsaw puzzles reward extra explorationScattered hidden objects require retracing stepsAtmosphericChillRelaxing

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Steam players who put hours into A Tale for Anna 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. DobbyxEscape: Pirate Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for A Tale for Anna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    Follow Tommy on the adventure of a lifetime where he meets the legendary pirate Blackbeard!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. tiny Cats

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Tale for Anna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    In tiny Cats, play as a magic girl exploring a mysterious house. Find, save, and purify hidden cat spirits while uncovering secrets. Each chapter brings new surprises and more cats to collect.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Kosmonavtes: Escape Reality

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for A Tale for Anna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    A Room Escape and puzzle / adventure game! Help Vala fulfil her dream and become an astronaut!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Find My Frogs

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Tale for Anna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    Find My Frogs is a cozy hidden object game where you search for frogs and toads in a peaceful, hand-drawn village. Explore charming spots, uncover secrets, and help Uncle Froger gather everyone for a family photo.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Wind Peaks

    WHY THIS

    Shares hint system and a chill mood with A Tale for Anna.

    Ranked #5 for A Tale for Anna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    In a place called Wind Peaks, mysteries happen, help the scouts find all the missing objects in this fun and relaxing adventure of treasure hunt

    2020IndieAdventureCasual17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. May's Mysteries: The Secret of Dragonville Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for A Tale for Anna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    Follow May, an independent and charismatic girl, in her quest to find her missing brother. An exciting puzzle adventure with hidden object elements.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Looking for Aliens

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Tale for Anna.

    Ranked #7 for A Tale for Anna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    Aliens are among us! Can you find traces of them on Earth, the moon, and the edges of the galaxy? Find all the clues to prove the existence of alien civilizations and discover how making fried eggs can end up in a monster attack!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. When The Past Was Around

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Tale for Anna.

    Ranked #8 for A Tale for Anna fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Tale for Anna at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Tale for Anna on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale for Anna.

    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 ~55% under A Tale for Anna on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale for Anna.

    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. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under A Tale for Anna on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Tale for Anna.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Tale for Anna on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale for Anna.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under A Tale for Anna on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale for Anna.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~91% under A Tale for Anna on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under A Tale for Anna on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Tale for Anna.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under A Tale for Anna on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

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 A Tale for Anna.

    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 A Tale for Anna.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Tale for Anna.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Tale for Anna.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Casual with A Tale for Anna.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 A Tale for Anna.

    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 ↗

More from Far Mills

Other recommendable Steam games by Far Mills, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Hope Lake

    WHY THIS

    Shares hint system and an atmospheric mood with A Tale for Anna.

    Another title from Far Mills, the studio behind A Tale for Anna. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Tale for Anna.

    The Hope Lake Boarding School was abandoned long ago, when one of its teachers drowned by accident. Many years later, all of the female students began to disappear, one by one. Visit the place where it all began. Try to pick up the maniac's trail and put a stop to his crime spree.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Riddles Of The Past

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Tale for Anna.

    Another title from Far Mills, the studio behind A Tale for Anna. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale for Anna.

    Riddles Of The Past is a Hidden Object game with detective story and post apocalyptic atmosphere.

    2016IndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sacred Almanac Traces of Greed

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with A Tale for Anna.

    Another title from Far Mills, the studio behind A Tale for Anna. Shares Adventure and Casual with A Tale for Anna.

    Chief Engineer Jonathan Finch had gone missing after a powerful railroad tunnel explosion and the ensuing investigation has forced the company to freeze all work on the track. As the main investigator, you discover that the collapse may not be related to natural events, but rather a mysterious and ancient civilization.

    2016AdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Princess of Tavern Collector's Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with A Tale for Anna.

    Another title from Far Mills, the studio behind A Tale for Anna. Shares Indie and Casual with A Tale for Anna.

    Feed the Tavernland and win the Prince’s heart.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Tale for Anna

How much does A Tale for Anna cost?
A Tale for Anna is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Tale for Anna?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Tale for Anna are DobbyxEscape: Pirate Adventure, tiny Cats, Kosmonavtes: Escape Reality.
Who developed A Tale for Anna?
A Tale for Anna was developed by Far Mills and published by Alawar Casual.

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 Tale for Anna.

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