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.
Get personalized picks →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.

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.
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...
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!!
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!
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
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...
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Song in the Smoke at current Steam store prices.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.).
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.
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.
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.
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More from 17-BIT
Other recommendable Steam games by 17-BIT, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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!
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.
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!
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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