Games like Scottside
If Scottside is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rusts Of Corruption, Esoteric Ebb and 民国诡事 — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Scottside: "Scottside" is a non-linear visual novel in the thriller genre. A small provincial town may seem quite dull. However, everything changes when you find a strange object in the forest.
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Rusts Of Corruption
WHY THIS
Top pick for Scottside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
You've mysteriously awoken on an isolated island on an unknown world. A corrupting force spreads through the island, leaving only a short amount of time to learn about the islands mysteries... Who will you meet? What will you learn? Are you ready to see the world die?
Esoteric Ebb
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Scottside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Scottside.
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
民国诡事
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Scottside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
"Strange Tales of Republican China" is a Chinese horror interactive puzzle game. As a reporter with the ability to see the unseen, you investigate monster rumors in the chaotic Republic of China era, navigating a 3D+2D world, finding clues, and sealing evil spirits. Uncover forgotten folk horrors.
The Aurora Chronicles
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Scottside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Early Access with Scottside.
A crew of four. Mysteries at the edge of known space. A utopia that might be more fragile than it appears. The Aurora Chronicles is an episodic sci-fi visual novel where your choices shape relationships, uncover buried secrets, and test whether hope can survive what you discover.
Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Scottside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
YOUR HOUSE
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Scottside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
The Apocalypse Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Scottside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
Where Control Ends
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Scottside fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Scottside.
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Scottside at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Scottside on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Scottside on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
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 ~70% under Scottside on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
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 ~80% under Scottside on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Scottside.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Scottside on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Scottside.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Scottside on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Scottside on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Scottside.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Scottside on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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 Scottside.
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 Scottside.
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 Scottside.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Scottside.
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 Scottside.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scottside.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Scottside.
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 Scottside
- Does Scottside work on Steam Deck?
- Scottside is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Scottside cost?
- Scottside is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Scottside?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Scottside are Rusts Of Corruption, Esoteric Ebb, 民国诡事.
- Who developed Scottside?
- Scottside was developed by Plotline Games.
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 Scottside.
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