Games like Athanasy
If Athanasy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Thoughtless, Touhou: Fading Illusion and Black Lazar — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its philosophical themes resonate deeply, atmospheric and bleak. 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 Athanasy: Deep beneath the surface of the dead Earth, the City, the last refuge of humanity, hides. Engineering genius and efforts of all mankind; a giant structure of steel, concrete, and biopolymers. It keeps the remnants of civilization one step away from total extinction.
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Thoughtless
WHY THIS
Top pick for Athanasy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Athanasy.
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
Touhou: Fading Illusion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Athanasy.
Second-strongest match for Athanasy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!
Black Lazar
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Athanasy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
A detective noir, choose-your-own-adventure game with hand-drawn art, over 250k words, and an immersive soundtrack.
Soul of Savarog
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Athanasy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Athanasy.
Soul of Savarog includes four of Twisted Universe's mobile horror thriller games. All of these plays tell the story of Savarog. Play Savarog, Savarog 2, Rule and Savarog 3 respectively.
Ceiba
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Athanasy.
Ranked #5 for Athanasy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Athanasy.
Ein, a simple-hearted member of an expedition sent by mankind to distant planets, tries to get romantic with a pretty but cold co-worker girl. Unfortunately, he is not the only one trying to make contact as from the abandoned and desolate alien ruins, the girl receives a message in human language.
KORA
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Athanasy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
In a "perfect" city governed by AI, you're just an ordinary repair technician trying to survive. Then a routine job goes wrong, you get kidnapped, and the woman who taught you everything you know seems to have known it would happen all along.
Quodan: Treachery on the Arheid
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Athanasy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
When the Arheid III is sabotaged by a spy aboard the spaceship, Captain John Will Smith must get to the bottom of it or risk another attack.
NIRAVASI
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Athanasy.
Ranked #8 for Athanasy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Escape and explore the ruins of a once-great city, while being hunted by the machine that watches over it. Remember, there is always protection in perfection.
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Wrought Flesh
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Athanasy.
Reviewers of Athanasy cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Rip out organs and equip them in your own body. Fight biopunk monsters and drugged-up space bandits. You are a Gajeshian Cultist: A near-mythological being built from the bodies of long-dead saints.
The Song of Saya
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Shares a bleak mood with Athanasy.
Reviewers of Athanasy cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Scorn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Athanasy.
Reviewers of Athanasy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Athanasy.
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Stalker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Athanasy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.
PROTOTYPE
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Athanasy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Athanasy.
In the neon-lit world of PROTOTYPE, 07Vanguard, a powerful AI prototype, battles hordes of menacing robots. Equipped with combat techniques and a vast arsenal, it faces increasingly challenging enemies. Power-ups aid its survival, but the ultimate test comes with the appearance of formidable Bosses.
BioShock™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Athanasy.
Reviewers of Athanasy cross-mention this title as a similar play.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
Solaris - Arcade Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Athanasy cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Athanasy.
You take control from a spaceship called DV-01 to towards on stages until reach the "Special Stage" that is endless! Shoot on enemies to earn more points this is the focus. Enjoy! This is the Arcade Version from "Solaris The Second Law".
Prototype™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Athanasy.
Reviewers of Athanasy cross-mention this title as a similar play.
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Athanasy at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Athanasy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Athanasy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Athanasy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Athanasy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Athanasy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Athanasy.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Athanasy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Athanasy.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Athanasy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Athanasy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Athanasy.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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 and Casual with Athanasy.
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.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Athanasy.
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 and Casual with Athanasy.
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 with Athanasy.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Athanasy.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Athanasy.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Frequently asked about Athanasy
- How much does Athanasy cost?
- Athanasy is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Athanasy?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Athanasy are Thoughtless, Touhou: Fading Illusion, Black Lazar.
- Who developed Athanasy?
- Athanasy was developed by Wirion and published by 7DOTS.
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