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Games like Death in the Family

If Death in the Family is your kind of game, the closest matches are REC: Beyond The Lens, Clink and The Gap — 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 Death in the Family: "Death in the family" is a horror game about how the dead can confuse, frighten and even kill those they don't like.

2021IndieAdventure3.99 USDWindowsby Semka
Death in the Family — Steam game cover

Players who liked Death in the Family also play

Steam players who put hours into Death in the Family 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. REC: Beyond The Lens

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Death in the Family fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.

    REC: Beyond The Lens is a first-person horror game that tells the story of an unresolved past, with realistic graphics. Explore an unknown location, investigating dark secrets while using a body camera to document every step

    2023ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Clink

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Death in the Family fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Gap

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Death in the Family fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Death in the Family.

    The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.

    2023Indie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Call of Cthulhu®

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Death in the Family fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Death in the Family.

    1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

    2018AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. What have you done, Father?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Death in the Family fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Death in the Family.

    A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.

    2024Adventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. EarWorm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Death in the Family fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.

    You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living.  Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account. 

    2025IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Fuck You Witch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Death in the Family fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.

    Your best friend has confessed her love for you... but the problems don't stop there. You've started to hallucinate. All this interferes with sleeping and eating, and in general disrupts your ideal lifestyle. Yell obscenities at the witch, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Qazaq steppes

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Hatch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Death in the Family fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.

    "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 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Death in the Family on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.

    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 Death in the Family on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.

    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 Death in the Family on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.

    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 Death in the Family on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Death in the Family.

    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 Death in the Family on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death in the Family.

    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 Death in the Family on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.

    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 Death in the Family on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.

    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 Death in the Family on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death in the Family.

    "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 Death in the Family.

    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 Adventure with Death in the Family.

    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 Indie with Death in the Family.

    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 Death in the Family.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Death in the Family.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Death in the Family.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Death in the Family

How much does Death in the Family cost?
Death in the Family is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Death in the Family?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death in the Family are REC: Beyond The Lens, Clink, The Gap.
Who developed Death in the Family?
Death in the Family was developed by Semka.

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 Death in the Family.

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