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Games like Sanfu

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Sanfu also play

The closest matches to Sanfu: Firework, Threefold Recital, TR-49, Luto, and The Last Case of John Morley. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as Sanfu.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2021
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares environmental puzzle solving with Sanfu.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Detective and Drama, like Sanfu.

    • $4.89 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2026
  1. Rank 04

    Luto

    Why this: Also Drama and Emotional, like Sanfu.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  2. Rank 07

    Paper Bride

    • $7.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  3. Rank 08

    Kathy Rain

    • $0.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Sanfu

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Firework

    Same atmospheric mood as Sanfu.

    • 92% of 555 reviews
  2. 2
    Threefold Recital

    Shares environmental puzzle solving with Sanfu.

    • 96% of 137 reviews
  3. 3
    TR-49

    Also Detective and Drama, like Sanfu.

    • 95% of 908 reviews
  4. 4
    Luto

    Also Drama and Emotional, like Sanfu.

    • 84% of 558 reviews
  5. 5
    The Last Case of John Morley

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 76 reviews
  6. 6
    Murders on the Yangtze River

    Also Puzzle-Platformer and Detective, like Sanfu.

    • 97% of 919 reviews
  7. 7
    Paper Bride

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 91% of 93 reviews
  8. 8
    Kathy Rain

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 1,259 reviews
  9. 9
    Staffer Reborn

    Also Detective and Emotional, like Sanfu.

    • 92% of 64 reviews
  10. 10
    CLeM

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 110 reviews
  11. 11
    Enigma of Fear

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 229 reviews
  12. 12
    Expelled!

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 95% of 177 reviews
  13. 13
    The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

    Genres: Adventure

    • 94% of 124 reviews
  14. 14
    Murdered: Soul Suspect

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 83% of 4,239 reviews
  15. 15
    Heavy Rain

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 81% of 6,053 reviews
  16. 16
    The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

    Genres: Adventure

    • 93% of 1,857 reviews
  17. 17
    The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

    Genres: Adventure

    • 94% of 3,278 reviews
  18. 18
    The Rewinder

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 93% of 379 reviews
  19. 19
    Urban Myth Dissolution Center

    Genres: Adventure

    • 90% of 571 reviews
  20. 20
    Pentiment

    Genres: Adventure, Casual

    • 95% of 4,985 reviews
  21. 21
    Mandemon

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 65 reviews
  22. 22
    Unheard - Voices of Crime

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 91% of 2,751 reviews
  23. 23
    The Roottrees are Dead

    Genres: Adventure

    • 97% of 4,456 reviews
  24. 24
    Persona 4 Golden

    Genres: RPG

    • 97% of 44,823 reviews
Sanfu — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2023
  • Developer: Shiying Studio
  • Price: $10.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 88% of 89 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Art design is awesome
  • Environmental puzzles are grounded
  • Evocative and haunting atmosphere
  • Atmospheric
  • Eerie
  • Tense

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Cheaper alternatives

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

  • Servant of the Lake

    Why this: Shares environmental puzzle solving with Sanfu.

    • $5.35 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2026
  • Staffer Reborn

    Why this: Also Detective and Emotional, like Sanfu.

    • $2.69 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024
  • CLeM

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Sanfu.

    • $6.39 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024
  • Mandemon

    • $2.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  • The Gap

    Why this: Also Detective and Drama, like Sanfu.

    • $3.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2023

About Sanfu

The closest matches to Sanfu: Firework, Threefold Recital, TR-49, Luto, and The Last Case of John Morley. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Sanfu is your kind of game, the closest matches are Firework, Threefold Recital and TR-49 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, eerie and tense, and single out its document exploration and dual protagonist narrative. 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.

About Sanfu: 2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。

Is Sanfu worth buying?

  • 88% of 89 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $10.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“技法和表现力再怎么整,内容都是要大于一切的。 时空交错,不是时空混乱。太多内容雨里雾里,得不到解释。 再加之我已经很厌倦什么输入号码得玩法了。 只记住了洗照片和三框影像这样的技法内容。 动人的故事可不是光用残忍与悲剧就能打天下,永远是内容本身!”
4 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Firework, Threefold Recital, TR-49

How this verdict works →

Frequently asked about Sanfu

Can I run it?

Does Sanfu run on Steam Deck?

Sanfu is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

How much does Sanfu cost?

Sanfu is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Sanfu?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sanfu are Firework, Threefold Recital, TR-49.

Who developed Sanfu?

Sanfu was developed by Shiying Studio and published by Gamirror Games.