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Games like Asleep: Act 1

If Asleep: Act 1 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Enigma of Fear, Fear the Spotlight and Amnesia: The Dark Descent — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and melancholic. 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 Asleep: Act 1: Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.

2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Black Hole Games
Asleep: Act 1 — Steam game cover
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Brazilian cultural setting stands outLight as a tense resourcePixel art visuals with rich detailAtmosphericImmersiveMelancholic

Players who liked Asleep: Act 1 also play

Steam players who put hours into Asleep: Act 1 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. Enigma of Fear

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Asleep: Act 1.

    Top pick for Asleep: Act 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Fear the Spotlight

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Asleep: Act 1.

    Second-strongest match for Asleep: Act 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Asleep: Act 1.

    Third-strongest match for Asleep: Act 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

    2010ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Lamentum

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Asleep: Act 1.

    Ranked #4 for Asleep: Act 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. ROUTINE

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Asleep: Act 1.

    Ranked #5 for Asleep: Act 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Count Lucanor

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Asleep: Act 1.

    Ranked #6 for Asleep: Act 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.

    2016IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Amnesia: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Asleep: Act 1.

    Ranked #7 for Asleep: Act 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

    2020IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Tormented Souls

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Asleep: Act 1 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.

    2021ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Asleep: Act 1 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Asleep: Act 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asleep: Act 1.

    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 Asleep: Act 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asleep: Act 1.

    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 Asleep: Act 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asleep: Act 1.

    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 Asleep: Act 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asleep: Act 1.

    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 Asleep: Act 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    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 Asleep: Act 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asleep: Act 1.

    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 Asleep: Act 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asleep: Act 1.

    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 Asleep: Act 1 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Asleep: Act 1.

    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 with Asleep: Act 1.

    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 Asleep: Act 1.

    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 Asleep: Act 1.

    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 Asleep: Act 1.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Asleep: Act 1.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Asleep: Act 1.

    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 ↗
  8. 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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Fear the Spotlight

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Asleep: Act 1.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lamentum

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Asleep: Act 1.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Amnesia: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Asleep: Act 1.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

    2020IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tormented Souls

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Asleep: Act 1.

    Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.

    2021ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Asleep: Act 1

How much does Asleep: Act 1 cost?
Asleep: Act 1 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Asleep: Act 1?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Asleep: Act 1 are Enigma of Fear, Fear the Spotlight, Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Who developed Asleep: Act 1?
Asleep: Act 1 was developed by Black Hole Games and published by CriticalLeap.

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 Asleep: Act 1.

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