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Games like The Repairing Mantis

  • 12 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked The Repairing Mantis also play

The closest matches to The Repairing Mantis: The Hungry Fly, Stars Die, Paratopic, Narcosis, and Blair Witch. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Surreal and Violent, like The Repairing Mantis.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2024
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like The Repairing Mantis.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2018
  1. Rank 04

    Narcosis

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2017
  2. Rank 05

    Blair Witch

    Why this: Also Walking Simulator and Violent, like The Repairing Mantis.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • 2019
  3. Rank 06

    THRESHOLD

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  4. Rank 07

    Visage

    • $34.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020

The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Repairing Mantis

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    The Hungry Fly

    Also Surreal and Violent, like The Repairing Mantis.

    • 88% of 82 reviews
  2. 2
    Stars Die

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 120 reviews
  3. 3
    Paratopic

    Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like The Repairing Mantis.

    • 73% of 1,777 reviews
  4. 4
    Narcosis

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 640 reviews
  5. 5
    Blair Witch

    Also Walking Simulator and Violent, like The Repairing Mantis.

    • 78% of 2,932 reviews
  6. 6
    THRESHOLD

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 639 reviews
  7. 7
    Visage

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 3,985 reviews
  8. 8
    Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 65% of 4,318 reviews
  9. 9
    Scarlet Hollow

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 98% of 3,657 reviews
  10. 10
    Necrophosis

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 397 reviews
  11. 11
    Those Who Remain

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 71% of 279 reviews
  12. 12
    >observer_

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 77% of 1,920 reviews
  13. 13
    Fatum Betula

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 96% of 746 reviews
  14. 14
    Fibrillation HD

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 142 reviews
  15. 15
    Still Wakes the Deep

    Also Narrative and Walking Simulator, like The Repairing Mantis.

    • 89% of 6,408 reviews
  16. 16
    1000xRESIST

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 4,342 reviews
  17. 17
    [Bober Bros] The Hole

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 285 reviews
  18. 18
    Oxenfree

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 92% of 6,745 reviews
  19. 19
    Amygdala

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 75% of 122 reviews
  20. 20
    Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 853 reviews
  21. 21
    Dead Take

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 556 reviews
  22. 22
    Gray Dawn

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 427 reviews
  23. 23
    Critters for Sale

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 932 reviews
  24. 24
    No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 1,541 reviews
The Repairing Mantis — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2021
  • Developer: Erupting Avocado
  • Price: $2.39−60%checked Oct 31
  • 97% of 99 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure
  • Platforms: Windows

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Free alternatives

Free games the recommender matches to The Repairing Mantis, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.

  • NaissanceE

    Why this: Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like The Repairing Mantis.

    • Free
    • 2014
  • Devolverland Expo

    Why this: Also Walking Simulator and Violent, like The Repairing Mantis.

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020

About The Repairing Mantis

The closest matches to The Repairing Mantis: The Hungry Fly, Stars Die, Paratopic, Narcosis, and Blair Witch. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If The Repairing Mantis is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Hungry Fly, Stars Die and Paratopic — 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.

About The Repairing Mantis: The Repairing Mantis is a narrative horror game that lets you experience the disturbing, violent (yet absurdly poetic) story of a mantis on a mission to repair a bridge made of flying squirrel flesh.

Is The Repairing Mantis worth buying?

  • 97% of 99 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $5.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“It's one of those games that relies on shock factor to hook you in and has a dead simple story with a very blunt and basic message that sometimes feels childish in its delivery. There is nothing really all that thought provoking there that…”
1 h played
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People who play it also play: The Hungry Fly, Stars Die, Paratopic

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Frequently asked about The Repairing Mantis

Can I run it?

How much does The Repairing Mantis cost?

The Repairing Mantis is listed on Steam at 2.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to The Repairing Mantis?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Repairing Mantis are The Hungry Fly, Stars Die, Paratopic.

Who developed The Repairing Mantis?

The Repairing Mantis was developed by Erupting Avocado.