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Games like Hatch

If Hatch is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Null Dream, Massacre At The Mirage and The Escape: Together — 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 Hatch: "Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.

2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDWindowsby Nekoromorph
Hatch — Steam game cover

Players who liked Hatch also play

Steam players who put hours into Hatch 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. The Null Dream

    WHY THIS

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

    The Null Dream is a first-person psychological horror game for one to six players. Enter a shifting dream, solve environmental puzzles, and uncover fragmented memories-while each player may experience something different. Will you stay a part of His collection forever?

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Massacre At The Mirage

    WHY THIS

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

    For less than the price of a movie ticket, experience your very own horror-fueled slasher flick in Massacre at the Mirage. Step into The Mirage cinema and face a chilling nightmare, where staff and patrons must survive a masked killer's rampage.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Escape: Together

    WHY THIS

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

    The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Creepy Shift: House For Sale

    WHY THIS

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

    Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. ROUTINE

    WHY THIS

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

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Cocoon

    WHY THIS

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

    "Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Platform 8

    WHY THIS

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

    You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Night Grove

    WHY THIS

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

    This is a first-person indie horror game. A young deliveryman took an unusual order that led him to Night Grove. This place has a dubious reputation among the townspeople, because for many years it has been sent to live with people that society has long since abandoned.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hatch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hatch.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hatch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Hatch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hatch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hatch.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hatch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hatch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.

    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".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Hatch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hatch.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 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 Hatch.

    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. Shares Action and Adventure with Hatch.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Hatch.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Creepy Shift: House For Sale

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Hatch.

    Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hollow Cocoon

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.

    "Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Platform 8

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.

    You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hatch

How much does Hatch cost?
Hatch is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hatch?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hatch are The Null Dream, Massacre At The Mirage, The Escape: Together.
Who developed Hatch?
Hatch was developed by Nekoromorph.

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 Hatch.

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