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Games like Cataplexy

If Cataplexy is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Remission of Sins, Bobok and MEAT-GRINDER — 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 Cataplexy: Waking up at night, the main character realizes that he cannot move. A terrible sense of panic gradually overtakes his mind, and the imagination begins to paint frightening pictures.

2022IndieAdventure1.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby 12seven
Cataplexy — Steam game cover

Players who liked Cataplexy also play

Steam players who put hours into Cataplexy 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 Remission of Sins

    WHY THIS

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

    The Remission of Sins is a fully-voiced, multi-ending short horror visual novel. Depending on the player’s choice, it branches to 12 different endings.

    2020IndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Bobok

    WHY THIS

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

    Grotesque notes written not by Fyodor Dostoevsky, but by a "certain person".

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. MEAT-GRINDER

    WHY THIS

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

    Have a human MEATGRINDER with Obi the freelance hitman! Fulfill contracts all over the planet, open a beer, turn off your brain: it's time to kill and solve the financial problems of Obi and her peculiar family!

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. SHUT IN

    WHY THIS

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

    SHUT IN is a dark comedy/psychological horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house. Explore a hostile home, solve puzzles, and withstand sarcasm from a rude and unreliable narrator. Idiot.

    2020IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Bed Lying Simulator 2020

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Cataplexy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Simulator of lying on a bed. Or lying to a bed. Or maybe the bed is lying. Is your bed lying to you?

    2020ActionSimulationCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Robotherapy

    WHY THIS

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

    An emotional dark comedy about robots doing therapy. In Robotherapy, you're a robot therapist in a dystopian society that killed all the humans, but is still not happy. Treat patients, meet weird robots and enter their minds. If killing all humans doesn't bring happiness, then what does?

    2023IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

    WHY THIS

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

    Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. THE CORRIDOR

    WHY THIS

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

    THE CORRIDOR is a 20-30 minute experience about the relationship between player and game.

    2020IndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cataplexy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cataplexy.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cataplexy on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Cataplexy.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cataplexy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cataplexy.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cataplexy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cataplexy.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cataplexy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cataplexy.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cataplexy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cataplexy.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cataplexy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cataplexy.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cataplexy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cataplexy.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 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 with Cataplexy.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Cataplexy.

    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 with Cataplexy.

    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 Cataplexy.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cataplexy

How much does Cataplexy cost?
Cataplexy is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cataplexy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cataplexy are The Remission of Sins, Bobok, MEAT-GRINDER.
Who developed Cataplexy?
Cataplexy was developed by 12seven and published by Diada Novels.

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 Cataplexy.

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