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Games like The forgotten phobia

If The forgotten phobia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Locks, Screams from the Past and DARQ: Complete Edition — 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 The forgotten phobia: The forgotten phobia is a horror puzzle game made in 2D pixel graphics.

2021StrategyIndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDWindowsby Piece Of Voxel
The forgotten phobia — Steam game cover

Players who liked The forgotten phobia also play

Steam players who put hours into The forgotten phobia 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. Locks

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The forgotten phobia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The forgotten phobia.

    Locks is a horror puzzle-platformer set in a puppet show. The game features a new type of puzzle, and the evil doesn't chase the puppet, as it usually does in platformers, it chases you.

    2025IndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Screams from the Past

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The forgotten phobia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The forgotten phobia.

    Uncover the dark past of an orphanage, gather clues and evidence, solve puzzles, and unveil the truth in a gripping suspense game. Your main mission is to unravel the mystery. Get ready for shocking revelations as you immerse yourself in the intriguing and chilling atmosphere.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. DARQ: Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The forgotten phobia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The forgotten phobia.

    DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The forgotten phobia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The forgotten phobia.

    DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Martha Is Dead

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The forgotten phobia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The forgotten phobia.

    Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

    2022IndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Static Dread: The Lighthouse

    WHY THIS

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

    Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker

    WHY THIS

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

    YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lucifer Within Us

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The forgotten phobia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The forgotten phobia.

    Solve 3 increasingly intricate murders by examining the evidence -- find the motive, the means, and the opportunity. Use testimonies of the suspects as evidence by examining every detail for contradictions... and signs of sin. Purify the possessed. Purge the daemons.

    2020StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The forgotten phobia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The forgotten phobia.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The forgotten phobia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The forgotten phobia.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The forgotten phobia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The forgotten phobia.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The forgotten phobia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The forgotten phobia.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under The forgotten phobia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The forgotten phobia.

    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 ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The forgotten phobia on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with The forgotten phobia.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The forgotten phobia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The forgotten phobia.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The forgotten phobia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The forgotten phobia.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 and Casual with The forgotten phobia.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 The forgotten phobia.

    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 ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The forgotten phobia.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The forgotten phobia.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The forgotten phobia.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Piece Of Voxel

Other recommendable Steam games by Piece Of Voxel, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. VoxFox

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Piece Of Voxel, the studio behind The forgotten phobia. Shares Strategy and Indie with The forgotten phobia.

    VoxFox - a cute real-time strategy made in voxel graphics for any age.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. DuelVox

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Piece Of Voxel, the studio behind The forgotten phobia. Shares Strategy and Indie with The forgotten phobia.

    DuelVox - a first-person shooter in the western style. Defeat all the cowboys and become the best shooter in the wild west!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. PhotoWorld

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Piece Of Voxel, the studio behind The forgotten phobia. Shares Indie and Adventure with The forgotten phobia.

    PhotoWorld is a calm travel game, the essence of which is to take beautiful photos.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Divine Stone

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Piece Of Voxel, the studio behind The forgotten phobia. Shares Strategy and Indie with The forgotten phobia.

    Divine Stone is a 2D platformer puzzle game in which you have to find answers to riddles that will definitely make you brainwash. In addition, time constraints and a variety of opponents will become an obstacle on your way.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. LineVox

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Piece Of Voxel, the studio behind The forgotten phobia. Shares Indie and Casual with The forgotten phobia.

    LineVox is a casual cyberpunk game suitable for both one and several players, where you have to control the ship avoiding obstacles in order to win.

    2020IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. How does it work!?

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Piece Of Voxel, the studio behind The forgotten phobia. Shares Strategy and Indie with The forgotten phobia.

    How does it work!? - Physics game in the genre of puzzle-constructor, performed in 3D graphics.

    2021StrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. DuelVox: Max Quality

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Piece Of Voxel, the studio behind The forgotten phobia. Shares Indie and Casual with The forgotten phobia.

    DuelVox: Max Quality is an offline first-person shooter made in western style. In this game there are many levels with different tasks, to complete them you will need ingenuity and dexterity, and sometimes even strategy.

    2021ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. PhotoWorld: Smooth Сorners

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Piece Of Voxel, the studio behind The forgotten phobia. Shares Indie and Adventure with The forgotten phobia.

    PhotoWorld: Smooth Corners is a third person 3D visual game in which the world is created for the player.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. DARQ: Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Static Dread: The Lighthouse

    WHY THIS

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

    Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The forgotten phobia

How much does The forgotten phobia cost?
The forgotten phobia is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The forgotten phobia?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The forgotten phobia are Locks, Screams from the Past, DARQ: Complete Edition.
Who developed The forgotten phobia?
The forgotten phobia was developed by Piece Of Voxel.

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 The forgotten phobia.

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