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Games like Note of Janus

If Note of Janus is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Wolf Among Us Remastered, Sammy Jukes: Twin Lakes and Small Town Robot — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Note of Janus: The ordinary mansion where the Marquis of Ethan is living... and a terrible incident happens there. Get to the bottom of the case and uncover the secrets hidden in the mansion!

2022IndieAdventureCasualEarly Access11.99 USDWindowsby WOOAS
Note of Janus — Steam game cover

Players who liked Note of Janus also play

Steam players who put hours into Note of Janus 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. The Wolf Among Us Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Note of Janus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Note of Janus.

    A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.

    2026ActionAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  2. Sammy Jukes: Twin Lakes

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Note of Janus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Note of Janus.

    Detective Sammy Jukes is the man on the job when an anti-oil activist is reported missing in a small town on the new oil pipeline route. Talk to witnesses, shovel through evidence, wrestle with the wolves and chase after chickens to find the truth in this first-person open-world adventure game.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Small Town Robot

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Note of Janus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Note of Janus.

    Explore the small town of ShadeCreek in this Indie point-and-click adventure.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Quarantine Circular

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Note of Janus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Note of Janus.

    In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Paradise Killer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Note of Janus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Note of Janus.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Posthumous Investigation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Note of Janus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Note of Janus.

    A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Island: Into The Mist

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Note of Janus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Note of Janus.

    'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Abscission

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Note of Janus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Note of Janus.

    Abscission is a Lovecraftian, story-driven horror point-and-click investigation game. It involves searching crime scenes for evidence, combining clues and questioning suspects. Puzzles can have multiple solutions as you guide the protagonist - Detective Will Stanhope - through the story.

    2023Adventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Note of Janus at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Note of Janus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Note of Janus.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Note of Janus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Note of Janus.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Note of Janus on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Note of Janus.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Note of Janus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Note of Janus.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Note of Janus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Note of Janus.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Note of Janus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Note of Janus.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Note of Janus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Note of Janus.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Note of Janus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Note of Janus.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Note of Janus.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Note of Janus.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Note of Janus.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Note of Janus.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Note of Janus.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Note of Janus.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Note of Janus.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Note of Janus.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Note of Janus

How much does Note of Janus cost?
Note of Janus is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Note of Janus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Note of Janus are The Wolf Among Us Remastered, Sammy Jukes: Twin Lakes, Small Town Robot.
Who developed Note of Janus?
Note of Janus was developed by WOOAS and published by WOOAS, Delight.

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 Note of Janus.

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