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Games like For a Vast Future

If For a Vast Future is your kind of game, the closest matches are Alchemic Beasts, Pigbert and CESSPOOL — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chiptune soundtrack enhances immersion, 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 For a Vast Future: War has ended in Seralia, but the scars are far from healed. Explore a dystopian landscape and build weapons from scrap parts to use in battle. Recruit companions and travel in style in your trusty motorbike as you uncover the depths of a deep government conspiracy. The future is vast.

2022IndieRPG9.99 USDWindowsby Retreaux Games
For a Vast Future — Steam game cover
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Bullets double as currency and crafting materialChiptune soundtrack enhances immersionCompact playtime with high replay valueAtmosphericContemplativeLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into For a Vast Future 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. Alchemic Beasts

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for For a Vast Future fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    A monster-taming RPG where the social chemistry between your beasts shape how they bond, battle, and build. Join Zieg and Mioni to reclaim the wild paradise of Mizu, tame powerful monsters, and restore the resort to its former glory.

    2027IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. Pigbert

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for For a Vast Future fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    The Supreme Leader has summoned you to receive the Award of Excellent Labour. Navigate a landscape defined by strict quotas and failing harvests, facing Overseers and desperate workers in turn-based RPG combat. Reach the palace, stand before the Supreme Leader, and weigh the cost of stability.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. CESSPOOL

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with For a Vast Future.

    Third-strongest match for For a Vast Future fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with For a Vast Future.

    Follow the trip of Luna, a wanderer looking for her monkey, Tom, who's lost in the Cesspool, a world of strange and psychedelic ruins. In this minimalist JRPG, actions are done through mini-games!

    2022RPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Super Dream-Weaver

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for For a Vast Future fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    A minimalistic retro RPG with auto-battle in mind; Battle, Craft, and build the character of your dreams!

    2023IndieRPGCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Echo of Extinction

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for For a Vast Future fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    In the desolate remnants of a world once thriving, you must scavenge and explore the open landscapes of Echo of Extinction. Uncover precious resources scattered throughout, harnessing their power to forge formidable gear and destroy the corrupted Robot Lords.

    2023IndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. A Dark Room ®

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with For a Vast Future.

    Ranked #6 for For a Vast Future fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    Critically acclaimed, minimalist text-based rpg. Come light the fire.

    2023IndieRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Penny RPG: Shadows of the Lost - A Blood City Tale

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for For a Vast Future fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    After waking up in a strange unfamiliar hospital bed after a two year coma, John Smith decides to salvage what's left of his life and live a quiet and peaceful existence. Journey through Chicago with John Smith in this classic noir RPG/ adventure game thriller.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Jack Move

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with For a Vast Future.

    Ranked #8 for For a Vast Future fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    Jack Move is a JRPG that features a unique blend of gritty cyberpunk story telling, turn based battles and beautiful modern pixel art. Take on the role of Noa, a vigilante hacker who is thrust into a world of murder, kidnapping and dark research after her father goes missing.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to For a Vast Future

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.

  1. MOTHER

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with For a Vast Future.

    Reviewers of For a Vast Future cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    MOTHER is a first-person psychological horror game about protecting your children while descending deeper & deeper into madness. Defend them at all costs. Be careful, because their death is permanent!

    2020Indie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Saga

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of For a Vast Future cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    Help Saga in her quest for revenge. A Viking girl who has lost everything to evil will embark on an epic journey to find answers and put an end to the hordes of enemies ravaging her land.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Fallout 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with For a Vast Future.

    Reviewers of For a Vast Future cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with For a Vast Future.

    From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

    2015RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. FINAL FANTASY

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of For a Vast Future cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with For a Vast Future.

    The original FINAL FANTASY comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the first game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.

    2021RPG7.79 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below For a Vast Future at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under For a Vast Future on Steam right now. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    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 ~50% under For a Vast Future on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    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 ~50% under For a Vast Future on Steam right now. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    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 ~50% under For a Vast Future on Steam right now. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under For a Vast Future on Steam right now. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    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 ~70% under For a Vast Future on Steam right now. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    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 ~50% under For a Vast Future on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    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 ~50% under For a Vast Future on Steam right now. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with For a Vast Future.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with For a Vast Future.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about For a Vast Future

How much does For a Vast Future cost?
For a Vast Future is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to For a Vast Future?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside For a Vast Future are Alchemic Beasts, Pigbert, CESSPOOL.
Who developed For a Vast Future?
For a Vast Future was developed by Retreaux Games.

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 For a Vast Future.

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