Games like Going the Distance
Below are 15 hand-picked alternatives to Going the Distance for fans of indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Going the Distance also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Mahelyk, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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SS.Archives
Top pick for Going the Distance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
This is a text adventure game with elements of horror, suspense, and puzzle-solving. Players take on the role of a detective, encountering various mysterious cases. These cases may be bizarre, eerie, or seemingly calm on the surface, but with turbulent undercurrents beneath.
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Goodnight Universe
Second-strongest match for Going the Distance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
From the creators of Before Your Eyes — You are Isaac, a 6-month-old baby, developing mysterious psychic powers. What you want most is to be loved and accepted by your family, but a secretive tech corporation wants you for their own.
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Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo: Closure Edition
Third-strongest match for Going the Distance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
Help the cursed souls of Limbo escape their endless time loop in the afterlife. As Kulebra, a newly-deceased snake, witness their grief and guide them toward closure through point-and-click puzzles, light stealth, and empathy-driven boss encounters.
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Open Roads
Ranked #4 for Going the Distance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
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Best Month Ever!
Ranked #5 for Going the Distance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
🚗 Take part in a roller coaster of emotions with Louise embarking on a road trip of a lifetime through the late 1960s USA, trying to show her son Mitch how to navigate the often cruel modern world. Your choices matter! ✅
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Until Dawn™
Ranked #6 for Going the Distance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Going the Distance.
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
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Back：Fade
Ranked #7 for Going the Distance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
《Back：Fade》 is a full-motion audio live horror game. Special Note 1: This game is very supernatural and scary, timid or heart disease players do not buy ！！！！ The game will reveal different ending plots step by step through various searches and choices for your character.
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Mutazione
Ranked #8 for Going the Distance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?
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More from Mahelyk
Other recommendable Steam games by Mahelyk, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Dread X Collection 2
Another title from Mahelyk, the studio behind Going the Distance. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.
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Dread X Collection
Another title from Mahelyk, the studio behind Going the Distance. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
10 Tales of Terror from 10 Twisted Minds. Made in only 7 Sleepless Nights. The Dread X Collection is a series of small games created by some of the most talented indie devs around, all with the same mission: create the P.T. for the horror project of their dreams.
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GlitchSPANKR
Another title from Mahelyk, the studio behind Going the Distance. Shares Adventure with Going the Distance.
GlitchSPANKR is a comedy-driven narrative adventure full of secrets, chaos, minigames, and unexpected choices. Spank, spare, or smooch your way through a corrupted 90s game haunted by a lonely, unstable virus. Every level is different. Every choice matters. Your future is in your wiggly hand.
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SCP: Blackout
Another title from Mahelyk, the studio behind Going the Distance. Shares Indie with Going the Distance.
A VR/Desktop game where you are a new D-Class personnel in secret SCP Research Site-50 when everything falls apart. Use what you can find as you explore the facility, access logs to learn about the SCP entities in containment, and run for your life from the SCP entities that have escaped.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo: Closure Edition
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
Help the cursed souls of Limbo escape their endless time loop in the afterlife. As Kulebra, a newly-deceased snake, witness their grief and guide them toward closure through point-and-click puzzles, light stealth, and empathy-driven boss encounters.
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Open Roads
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
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Mutazione
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Going the Distance.
A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?
Frequently asked about Going the Distance
- How much does Going the Distance cost?
- Going the Distance is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Going the Distance?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Going the Distance are SS.Archives, Goodnight Universe, Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo: Closure Edition.
- Who developed Going the Distance?
- Going the Distance was developed by Mahelyk, Jory, TheClassifiedX and published by None.
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 Going the Distance.
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