Games like Orten Was The Case
If Orten Was The Case is your kind of game, the closest matches are Antediluvial : Yalroc Island, Vínculo and Venture to the Vile — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and mysterious. 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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Antediluvial : Yalroc Island
WHY THIS
Top pick for Orten Was The Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Three days before the Great Flood, and as many loops as you need. Isometric action-adventure inspired by 90s classics like Landstalker and Majora's Mask. The sea rises relentlessly and reshapes the island by the hour.
Vínculo
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Orten Was The Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Embark yourself on an adventure through the Marble Palace and uncover the plentiful secrets it hides! Explore magnificent views and fight through the hostile halls of the palace, all while making use of the innovative plane change mechanics!
Venture to the Vile
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Orten Was The Case.
Third-strongest match for Orten Was The Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Dive into the strange town of Rainybrook, taken over by the “Vile” in this 2.5D metroidvania! Fight your way through treacherous terrains and defeat formidable bosses to absorb their powers! Will you save the town and find your missing friend Ella — or will you give in to the monster you've become?
Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Orten Was The Case.
Ranked #4 for Orten Was The Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Oddworld: Soulstorm is the explosive second game in a brand new Oddworld Quintology that tells the continuing story of Abe and his comrades as they discover further crimes against Mudokonkind and look for the spark that will ignite a revolution.
The Drifter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Orten Was The Case.
Ranked #5 for Orten Was The Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
Mindcop
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Orten Was The Case.
Ranked #6 for Orten Was The Case fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
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Psychonauts
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Shares a whimsical mood with Orten Was The Case.
Reviewers of Orten Was The Case cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
The Sexy Brutale
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Orten Was The Case.
Reviewers of Orten Was The Case cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
Outer Wilds
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Orten Was The Case.
Reviewers of Orten Was The Case cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Orten Was The Case.
Reviewers of Orten Was The Case cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Orten Was The Case at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Orten Was The Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orten Was The Case.
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 ~67% under Orten Was The Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orten Was The Case.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Orten Was The Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Orten Was The Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orten Was The Case.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Orten Was The Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Orten Was The Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orten Was The Case.
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 ~67% under Orten Was The Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Orten Was The Case.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Orten Was The Case on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
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 and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Orten Was The Case.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Orten Was The Case.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orten Was The Case.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Frequently asked about Orten Was The Case
- How much does Orten Was The Case cost?
- Orten Was The Case is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Orten Was The Case?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Orten Was The Case are Antediluvial : Yalroc Island, Vínculo, Venture to the Vile.
- Who developed Orten Was The Case?
- Orten Was The Case was developed by Woodhill Interactive.
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