Games like The List
If The List is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Operator, Ashes of Holloway Bay and a permanent echo — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, eerie and immersive. 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.
Get personalized picks →About The List: A young man is interviewed by the police only to turn up dead a week later. 3 years have passed, a special agent from Santa Fe navigates the police database in order to solve the mystery.
Players who liked The List also play
Steam players who put hours into The List 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.
The Operator
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with The List.
Top pick for The List fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The List.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Ashes of Holloway Bay
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The List fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The List.
Immerse yourself in a chilling, interactive cold-case investigation. Review crime scene photos, decrypt restricted hard drives, compare evidence, and deliver your final report in Ashes of Holloway Bay, a dark, atmospheric detective experience where every detail matters.
a permanent echo
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The List fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The List.
Uncover Sabotage, Conspiracy and Counter-Revolution in this cyberpunk detective mystery. Using a mind-probing interface, you explore and act within memories, collect facts, meet agents of change and enormous corporations. Build your case against a person torn between idealism and turmoil.
AdventureSteam ↗Contradiction: Spot The Liar
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with The List.
Ranked #4 for The List fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The List.
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
Her Story
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with The List.
Ranked #5 for The List fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The List.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.
Almanac: Detective Agency
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The List fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The List.
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
The Traveller's Sight
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The List fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The List.
Vincent Dumas, an investigator with supernatural powers, is sent to a small town in France with a murky history to uncover the truth behind the death of Laurène Delgado. Using his ability to communicate with the dead, he sets out to find clues that will lead him to the killer.
Truth Beneath the Shadows
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The List fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The List.
Truth Beneath the Shadows – A detective game where players unravel hidden mysteries by connecting clues to expose a secret organization. Every piece of evidence brings you closer to the dark truth lurking in the shadows.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The List at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under The List on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The List.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The List on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The List.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The List on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The List.
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 ~75% under The List on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The List.
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 ~83% under The List on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The List.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The List on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The List.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The List on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The List.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The List on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with The List.
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.
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 The List.
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 The List.
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 The List.
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 and Simulation with The List.
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?
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 Simulation with The List.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 The List.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The List.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Frequently asked about The List
- How much does The List cost?
- The List is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The List?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The List are The Operator, Ashes of Holloway Bay, a permanent echo.
- Who developed The List?
- The List was developed by Dan Trimble.
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 The List.
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