Games like Aberration
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to Aberration for fans of indie, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Aberration also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Aberration: Aberration, a point & click thriller experience that will lead you down a rabbit hole of suspense, fear and misdirection. Roam through the creaking halls of an abandoned mansion, with secrets buried in the walls. Trudge through a muddied farm property and find what's hidden amongst the hay.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Hidden Object: Prison Diaries
Top pick for Aberration fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Aberration.
Find all the hidden objects and deep dive into the psychology of murder cases!
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Mystical Riddles: Haunted Portraits Collector's Edition
Second-strongest match for Aberration fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Aberration.
Can you solve the riddle of the disappearing visitors before you lose yourself in the gallery’s macabre beauty?
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City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition
Third-strongest match for Aberration fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Aberration.
The line between life and death is as thin as the autumn breeze. Will you escape, or will Darkwood claim you as another victim of its harvest?
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Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet
Ranked #4 for Aberration fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Aberration.
Step in the shoes of Mr. Holmes or Dr. Watson and venture on a journey filled with intrigue and mystery. Use your logic and teamwork skills in order to solve the mysterious murder which shocked the 19th century London. Play it with a friend on 2 devices with an open voice connection.
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Tail Trail
Ranked #5 for Aberration fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Aberration.
Follow the story of a Private investigator hired to find a missing person on a mysterious island.
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Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!
Ranked #6 for Aberration fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Aberration.
A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.
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Paradise Killer
Ranked #7 for Aberration fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Aberration.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure
Ranked #8 for Aberration fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Aberration.
How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Aberration at current Steam store prices.
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~80% under Aberration on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aberration.
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?
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The Test
Priced ~60% under Aberration on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aberration.
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?
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Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Priced ~70% under Aberration on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aberration.
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.
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Blood and Bacon
Priced ~80% under Aberration on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Aberration.
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.
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Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
Priced ~60% under Aberration on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Aberration.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
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Peggle Deluxe
Priced ~80% under Aberration on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Aberration.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
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shapez
Priced ~80% under Aberration on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Aberration.
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!
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The Test: Hypothesis Rising
Priced ~60% under Aberration on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aberration.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Aberration.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Aberration.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Aberration.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Aberration.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Aberration.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Aberration.
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.
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The Looker
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Aberration.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Aberration
- How much does Aberration cost?
- Aberration is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Aberration?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Aberration are Hidden Object: Prison Diaries, Mystical Riddles: Haunted Portraits Collector's Edition, City Legends: The Witness in the Rye Collector's Edition.
- Who developed Aberration?
- Aberration was developed by TiernanGames.
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 Aberration.
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