Games like The Play's the Thing
If The Play's the Thing is your kind of game, the closest matches are Belle-de-Nuit, Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow and Telvoikai — 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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Players who liked The Play's the Thing also play
Steam players who put hours into The Play's the Thing 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.
Belle-de-Nuit
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Play's the Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Play's the Thing.
Win duels and hearts as a swordswoman at Paris's finest luxury brothel! Fight for the honor of ladies of the night in this game of swords and seductions.
Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Play's the Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Play's the Thing.
Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!
Telvoikai
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Play's the Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Play's the Thing.
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Arcadie II: Cold Lands
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Play's the Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this character-driven interactive tale.
If It Please the Court
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Ranked #5 for The Play's the Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Play's the Thing.
Seduce and surveil as a sexy spy! Gather intel, or gamble on love in Versailles! Who will catch your eye: a spymistress, a poet, or a traitor to the king?
Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Play's the Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
Revolution Diabolique
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Ranked #7 for The Play's the Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Play's the Thing.
Unlock diabolical magic in the time of Napoleon and Robespierre! Can you direct the course of the Revolution, or will you lose your head?
Crown of the Nile: Cleopatra's Choice
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Ranked #8 for The Play's the Thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
Step into the role of Cleopatra in this historical otome game! Navigating a treacherous web of alliances and betrayals, you must outmaneuver Roman titans to rise from exile and reclaim your throne. Your choices shape history. Will you be a pawn in their games, or the Queen who rules them all?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Play's the Thing at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under The Play's the Thing on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Play's the Thing.
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
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Priced ~50% under The Play's the Thing on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Play's the Thing.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~67% under The Play's the Thing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
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
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Priced ~75% under The Play's the Thing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
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
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Priced ~83% under The Play's the Thing on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
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
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Priced ~50% under The Play's the Thing on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Play's the Thing.
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
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Priced ~50% under The Play's the Thing on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Play's the Thing.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Play's the Thing on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Play's the Thing.
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.
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 The Play's the Thing.
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.
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 Casual with The Play's the Thing.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Play's the Thing.
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 and Casual with The Play's the Thing.
‘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 The Play's the Thing.
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Play's the Thing.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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 The Play's the Thing.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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More from Choice of Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Choice of Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Choice of Robots
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Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Play's the Thing. Shares Indie and RPG with The Play's the Thing.
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Play's the Thing. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?
Heroes Rise: The Prodigy
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Play's the Thing. Shares Indie and RPG with The Play's the Thing.
Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?
Choice of the Deathless
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Play's the Thing. Shares Indie and RPG with The Play's the Thing.
Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.
Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Play's the Thing. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Play's the Thing. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?
Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Play's the Thing. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Play's the Thing.
Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.
Heroes Rise: The Hero Project
WHY THIS
Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Play's the Thing. Shares Indie and RPG with The Play's the Thing.
The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.
Frequently asked about The Play's the Thing
- How much does The Play's the Thing cost?
- The Play's the Thing is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Play's the Thing?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Play's the Thing are Belle-de-Nuit, Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow, Telvoikai.
- Who developed The Play's the Thing?
- The Play's the Thing was developed by Choice of Games.
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