Games like Ghostist
If Ghostist is your kind of game, the closest matches are Insomnia, Abnormality and The Hauntings — 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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Players who liked Ghostist also play
Steam players who put hours into Ghostist 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.
Insomnia
WHY THIS
Top pick for Ghostist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
Experience one night as a man diagnosed with a strange and incurable form of insomnia. Your only goal is to sleep until dawn, but after the lines between your nightmares and your waking life are blurred… you might not want to sleep afterall.
Abnormality
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Ghostist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ghostist.
Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
The Hauntings
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Ghostist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ghostist.
The Hauntings is a 1-4 player online co-op investigation and exorcism game. Using a wide range of paranormal investigation equipment your group must try and successfully discover the source of the haunting and proceed to remove the threat from the area!
Fading Light VR: Antiworld
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Ghostist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
The post-war world of nuclear explosion has trapped you in a dark circulated antiworld. Armed only with a faint flashlight and antimatter collector, you have to generate enough energy and hold on till the first sight of the morning light. Hurry, but be careful, it's rumored that you are not alone...
Find My Dead Body
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Ghostist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
you will face five terrifying nightmares as you strive to escape with your life from the demons hunting you. This survival game challenges you to confront your fears and overcome a series of harrowing challenges to reach the end.
Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Ghostist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ghostist.
I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.
Haunted Hotel: Phoenix Collector's Edition
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Ranked #7 for Ghostist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Ghostist.
Uncover the truth behind the legendary fire that destroyed a university.
Incubus - A ghost-hunters tale
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Ranked #8 for Ghostist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
You are on your first solo ghost hunt, under the watchful instructions of Bear and Jen from the O.P.G paranormal team. Use real gadgets in a real location, a house investigated by the developers on the request of three different owners. It is a case worthy of a video game, so welcome to Incubus.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ghostist at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Ghostist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ghostist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Ghostist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Ghostist on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Ghostist.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ghostist on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ghostist.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Ghostist on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ghostist.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Ghostist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Ghostist.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ghostist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Ghostist.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Ghostist.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ghostist.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ghostist.
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?
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 Ghostist.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Ghostist.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
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!
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Frequently asked about Ghostist
- How much does Ghostist cost?
- Ghostist is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ghostist?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ghostist are Insomnia, Abnormality, The Hauntings.
- Who developed Ghostist?
- Ghostist was developed by taxicomics and published by BeanCanStudios.
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 Ghostist.
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