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Games like Song in the Smoke

If Song in the Smoke is your kind of game, the closest matches are Survivorman VR The Descent, B.o.W II VR and Bodies of Water VR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its motion controls enhance immersion, atmospheric and hypnotic. 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 Song in the Smoke: Using the power of virtual reality, Song in the Smoke puts your survival directly in your own hands. Enter this dangerous world outside of time, where you must craft weapons, make clothes, build fires, and brew healing elixirs to steel yourself against its vicious predators.

2021ActionAdventureSimulation29.99 USDMetacritic 78Windowsby 17-BIT
Song in the Smoke — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Song in the Smoke also play

Steam players who put hours into Song in the Smoke 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. Survivorman VR The Descent

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Song in the Smoke fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Song in the Smoke.

    A gripping reality-based survival simulator set in the Canadian Arctic with Survival expert Les Stroud. After narrowly surviving a helicopter crash in the mountains, use your skills, smarts and creativity to battle the elements and save your own life, before you freeze to death or worse...

    2024AdventureSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. B.o.W II VR

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Song in the Smoke fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Race against time to save the planet from environmental disaster! Cull Invasive species, explore underwater cave systems, deep dive using trimix, as well as visit the artic circle, and more!!

    2025ActionSportsAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Bodies of Water VR

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Song in the Smoke fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Immerse yourself in this new and exciting, VR only, sports-based action arcade game. Learn how to Scuba Dive, Freedive and Snorkel over various action packed, exhilarating and challenging adventures!

    2021ActionSportsAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Green Hell VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Song in the Smoke.

    Ranked #4 for Song in the Smoke fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Green Hell VR is an Open World Survival game set in the Amazon rainforest, based on the successful PC title Green Hell. You are left alone in the jungle with no food or equipment. To survive, you must learn real-life survival techniques, and crafting weapons can be a matter of life and death

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Quantum Eye

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Song in the Smoke fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Set in a dark, futuristic united states, all citizens are watched under a highly-advanced supercomputer known as the "Quantum Eye" Machine. You are an employee at the Quantum Eye facility, but quantum eye goes sentient. Your goal is simple, SHUT IT DOWN...

    ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. Gnomes & Goblins

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Song in the Smoke.

    Ranked #6 for Song in the Smoke fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Song in the Smoke.

    Embark on a dream-like journey in this fantasy adventure VR simulation. Encounter goblin inhabitants, become part of their society, and save them from their foe. Freely roam the enchanted forest to discover deeper layers of their mysterious ways and reap the rewards of this magical world.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Journey For Elysium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Song in the Smoke fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Song in the Smoke.

    Journey for Elysium is a story-driven VR game that will immerse you in a fictional setting inspired by Ancient Mythology. Use your wit & skills to overcome a series of increasingly elaborate challenges to reach Elysium and obtain redemption.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Land of Towers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Song in the Smoke fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    "Land of Towers" is a family-friendly VR adventure game that immerses the player in the amazing world of Medieval Caucasus. In this world, there's no need to rush: there's no room for commonplace battle scenes, but there is space for meditative exploration and creativity.

    2023IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Song in the Smoke

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Subnautica

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Song in the Smoke.

    Reviewers of Song in the Smoke cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

    2018IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Song in the Smoke.

    Reviewers of Song in the Smoke cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Turok

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Song in the Smoke cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Saints and Sinners

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Song in the Smoke.

    Reviewers of Song in the Smoke cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Give a life to Sinner in Dark Medieval Era or join the Saints to find Sinner among them and execute him front of others. With your 4-8 friends or other players use in-game chat or voice chat to find who is Sinner or prove that you are not a Sinner!

    2021ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. BONEWORKS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Song in the Smoke.

    Reviewers of Song in the Smoke cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Song in the Smoke on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Song in the Smoke on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Song in the Smoke.

    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 ↗
  3. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Song in the Smoke on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Song in the Smoke.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Song in the Smoke on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Song in the Smoke on Steam right now. Shares Action with Song in the Smoke.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Song in the Smoke on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Song in the Smoke on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with Song in the Smoke.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Song in the Smoke on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from 17-BIT

Other recommendable Steam games by 17-BIT, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Skulls of the Shogun

    WHY THIS

    Another title from 17-BIT, the studio behind Song in the Smoke.

    Enter the Samurai Afterlife and join forces with vibrant ghost-samurai warriors, magical animal monks, and mustachioed samurai generals. It's fast-paced turn-based strategy inspired by Advance Wars, and supercharged with fighting-game flare!

    2013StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. GALAK-Z

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Song in the Smoke.

    Another title from 17-BIT, the studio behind Song in the Smoke. Shares Action with Song in the Smoke.

    Brand New features!! The Void DLC offers endless gameplay, Online Leaderboards, and a Daily Challenge that allows players to compete worldwide for the top score. Anime inspired 2D space combat simulation at its best! GALAK-Z is a modern, A.I.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Awaysis

    WHY THIS

    Another title from 17-BIT, the studio behind Song in the Smoke. Shares Action and Adventure with Song in the Smoke.

    The ultimate physics-based dungeon brawler. Surf hilly terrain to build up speed, and unleash momentum-based mayhem against the Dark Lord of Darkness in a slapstick solo or co-op adventure!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Song in the Smoke

Does Song in the Smoke work on Steam Deck?
Song in the Smoke is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Song in the Smoke cost?
Song in the Smoke is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Song in the Smoke?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Song in the Smoke are Survivorman VR The Descent, B.o.W II VR, Bodies of Water VR.
Who developed Song in the Smoke?
Song in the Smoke was developed by 17-BIT.

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 Song in the Smoke.

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