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Games like CURSES

If CURSES is your kind of game, the closest matches are Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite, Purrfect Apawcalypse: Purrgatory Furever and Fledgling Manor — 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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About CURSES: A short visual novel, CURSES is a game about a girl with troubles and dark feelings. Help her cope with them with the aid of a cynical cat and sprinkle of magic.

2022Indie7.99 USDWindowsby Killjoy Games
CURSES — Steam game cover

Players who liked CURSES also play

Steam players who put hours into CURSES 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.

  1. Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for CURSES fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Olive is trapped in school in the midst of the apocalypse! With demons slaughtering every dog in sight there's only so many left to spend time with! Will their special someone be Brownie the snack-loving corgi, Sparky the sporty husky or Patches the dalmatian bookworm? You decide!

    2021IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Purrfect Apawcalypse: Purrgatory Furever

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for CURSES fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    One thousand zombies from the massacre of Hachiko High are crashing Olive's birthday party! Trapped in the Grimalkin Estate they'll have to unravel the mystery behind the zombies, all while making sure their friends are having the Purrfect Apawcalypse!

    2021IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fledgling Manor

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for CURSES fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.

    2024IndieSimulation11.75 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Speed Dating for Ghosts

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for CURSES fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.

    2018IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for CURSES fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    A cozy 2D Point & Click adventure featuring multiple playable characters and plenty of silliness. Oh, and there's time travel and relationship stuff going down too. And robots – lots of robots...

    2022IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for CURSES fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. A Space for the Unbound

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for CURSES fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.

    2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Big Con

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for CURSES fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below CURSES at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under CURSES on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CURSES on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under CURSES on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under CURSES on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under CURSES on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CURSES on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    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!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CURSES on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under CURSES on Steam right now. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 CURSES.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Speed Dating for Ghosts

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.

    2018IndieSimulationCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. A Space for the Unbound

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.

    2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Big Con

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with CURSES.

    Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CURSES

How much does CURSES cost?
CURSES is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to CURSES?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CURSES are Purrfect Apawcalypse: Love at Furst Bite, Purrfect Apawcalypse: Purrgatory Furever, Fledgling Manor.
Who developed CURSES?
CURSES was developed by Killjoy 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 CURSES.

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