Games like Heading Out
If Heading Out is your kind of game, the closest matches are Firebird, Screamer and Almanac: Detective Agency — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and hypnotic. 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 Heading Out: Flee your fear and carve your story. Blaze a trail across mythic American highways, where choices twist your tale and danger’s always in the rearview mirror. With roguelike routes, limited resources, and breakneck chases, this isn’t just a drive—it’s your legend in the making.
Players who liked Heading Out also play
Steam players who put hours into Heading Out 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.
Firebird
WHY THIS
Top pick for Heading Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heading Out.
Firebird is a narrative road trip that takes place in Slavic folklore, in an adventure that ressembles a traditional tale. Aboard your truck, travel to the far north, meet colorful characters, and face the creatures inhabiting these sacred lands.
Screamer
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a hypnotic mood with Heading Out.
Second-strongest match for Heading Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Racing with Heading Out.
High-octane action and anime aesthetics collide in this arcade racing game, featuring fighting mechanics and a storyline that hits hard. In this world, some race for glory while others seek power or revenge. Every race is a fight and every battle is personal.
Almanac: Detective Agency
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Heading Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heading Out.
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?
Super Woden: Rally Edge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heading Out.
Ranked #4 for Heading Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Racing with Heading Out.
The spin-off of the acclaimed Super Woden saga, blending classic arcade essence with great depth and a genuine love for car culture. With a unique personality, Rally Edge takes you back to an era where fun goes beyond realism.
Star Racer
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Heading Out.
Ranked #5 for Heading Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Racing with Heading Out.
Soar through concrete and cosmos in Star Racer, a retro-infused combat racer. Defy gravity, conquer wild Event Races, master the course editor, and crush the competition by any means necessary!
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heading Out.
Ranked #6 for Heading Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Heading Out.
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Aero GPX
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Heading Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Racing with Heading Out.
Aero GPX is an anti-gravity racer focused on high velocity, flight, machine-to-machine combat, and responsive controls that are easy to pick up but difficult to master. Fight for the best position possible with high speeds, risky maneuvers, and visceral attacks!
TR-49
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with Heading Out.
Ranked #8 for Heading Out fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Heading Out.
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Heading Out
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Road 96 🛣️
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heading Out.
Reviewers of Heading Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Heading Out.
Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Heading Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Racing with Heading Out.
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launches you into a new open-world landscape behind the wheel of the world's fastest and most beautiful cars. From Criterion, the award-winning studio behind the Burnout series, Hot Pursuit will redefine racing games for a whole new generation.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Heading Out cross-mention this title as a similar play.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
Saints Row
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Heading Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Heading Out.
Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the American Southwest. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.
Need for Speed™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Heading Out cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Heading Out.
Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.
Persona 5 Royal
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Heading Out.
Reviewers of Heading Out cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Heading Out at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Heading Out on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heading Out.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heading Out on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Heading Out.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heading Out on Steam right now. Shares Action with Heading Out.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heading Out on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Heading Out.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Heading Out on Steam right now. Shares Action with Heading Out.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 with Heading Out.
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 Action and Adventure with Heading Out.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heading Out.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heading Out.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heading Out.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heading Out.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heading Out.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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More from Serious Sim
Other recommendable Steam games by Serious Sim, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Heading Out.
Another title from Serious Sim, the studio behind Heading Out. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heading Out.
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
Radio Commander VR
WHY THIS
Another title from Serious Sim, the studio behind Heading Out. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heading Out.
Radio Commander now in VR! Be there, right next to the battlefield, in a commander’s tent in the middle of a Vietnamese jungle. Step into the shoes of an experienced leader and lead your soldiers to victory… or at least give them a chance to survive the Vietnam hell.
Call For Backup
WHY THIS
Another title from Serious Sim, the studio behind Heading Out. Shares Action and Strategy with Heading Out.
Defend USA in a post-apocalyptic war against ghouls and commies. While some are in control of combat drones, one person becomes the commander. Ground forces rely on the commander's air support, but he can’t see the battlefield. Communication is crucial! Single-player campaign included!
Clean Start
WHY THIS
Another title from Serious Sim, the studio behind Heading Out. Shares Indie with Heading Out.
Clean and organize other people’s homes while uncovering emotional stories through the objects you find. Discover each room’s unique history, dig up secrets, and feel the satisfaction of tidying up the space in this wholesome, casual puzzle game about new beginnings in a foreign country.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Screamer
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a hypnotic mood with Heading Out.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Racing with Heading Out.
High-octane action and anime aesthetics collide in this arcade racing game, featuring fighting mechanics and a storyline that hits hard. In this world, some race for glory while others seek power or revenge. Every race is a fight and every battle is personal.
Super Woden: Rally Edge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heading Out.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Racing with Heading Out.
The spin-off of the acclaimed Super Woden saga, blending classic arcade essence with great depth and a genuine love for car culture. With a unique personality, Rally Edge takes you back to an era where fun goes beyond realism.
Star Racer
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Heading Out.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Racing with Heading Out.
Soar through concrete and cosmos in Star Racer, a retro-infused combat racer. Defy gravity, conquer wild Event Races, master the course editor, and crush the competition by any means necessary!
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heading Out.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Heading Out.
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Aero GPX
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Racing with Heading Out.
Aero GPX is an anti-gravity racer focused on high velocity, flight, machine-to-machine combat, and responsive controls that are easy to pick up but difficult to master. Fight for the best position possible with high speeds, risky maneuvers, and visceral attacks!
TR-49
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with Heading Out.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Heading Out.
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Frequently asked about Heading Out
- Is Heading Out verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Heading Out is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Heading Out cost?
- Heading Out is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Heading Out?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heading Out are Firebird, Screamer, Almanac: Detective Agency.
- Who developed Heading Out?
- Heading Out was developed by Serious Sim, Crunching Koalas and published by Crunching Koalas.
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