Games like Tide Up
Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to Tide Up for fans of indie, adventure, 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 Tide Up 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, more from Gustav. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Tide Up: Tide Up is a rather dark and gloomy adventure game. Accompany the girl in a dreamlike world of wonder. Collect the pearls scattered around the world and help the girl escape!
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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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Cat in the Box
Top pick for Tide Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
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The Witch's House MV
Second-strongest match for Tide Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
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羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying
Third-strongest match for Tide Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
This is a horror puzzle RPG first released in 2016. Players control Qiu Xiaoqi as she explores a mysterious room filled with puzzles alongside a white-haired youth. They unravel mechanisms to uncover the truth behind her loss of consciousness. Will the wish be fulfilled? The story is yours to shape!
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Stitched HD
Ranked #4 for Tide Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
A pleasantly anticipated trip back home for the holidays becomes a nightmare for Catherine as a tragic accident leaves her unconscious. After coming to her senses, she realizes that something is dreadfully wrong. She must escape the doll factory she awoke in before it's too late.
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The Hanged Man
Ranked #5 for Tide Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
"You're a demon child. Someday, you'll be burning in hell for your sins.". This is the fourth and final title in the Strange Man series, developed by Uri Games. Will was running away from home with his mouse buddy Pop, until the two of them wandered into an abandoned building. What secrets lie hidden within?
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Coffin of Ashes
Ranked #6 for Tide Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
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Lucid Dream Adventure
Ranked #7 for Tide Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
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The Case Book of Arne
Ranked #8 for Tide Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
A vampire and a girl... who are they? The two of them have a secret and solve a strange case... In a world where paranormal activity takes place, "Player" solves a case in which a non-human becomes a suspect. Such a "detective adventure" is coming to STEAM.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Tide Up
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.
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Yume Nikki
Reviewers of Tide Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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OMORI
Reviewers of Tide Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
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Cat in the Box
Reviewers of Tide Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
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SILENT HILL 2
Reviewers of Tide Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Tide Up.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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The Witch's House
Reviewers of Tide Up cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Tide Up.
There is an old house on the edge of a small town. All the locals have always avoided it, as strange and mysterious events constantly happen there. This time, what happened in this house made the whole city shudder with fear.
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More from Gustav
Other recommendable Steam games by Gustav, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Cat in the Box
Another title from Gustav, the studio behind Tide Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
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Potato Survival
Another title from Gustav, the studio behind Tide Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
Potato Survival is a short story game about a character who lives alone on the open sea. Collect potatoes and try to survive for 21 days with the knowledge you gain daily. Unlock new skills to create a more meaningful day to day life!
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Void Memory
Another title from Gustav, the studio behind Tide Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
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Dusk of the Cage
Another title from Gustav, the studio behind Tide Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
더스크 오브 더 케이지는 좀비들만 남은 세계 속에 살고 있는 자매가 기차를 타고 지역을 돌아가며 방송국들을 고치는 내용의 짧은 단편 게임입니다.
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Death of Marionette
Another title from Gustav, the studio behind Tide Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
Strange things start to happen at a ruined factory where Sawyer and her friends arrive to prepare an event. Can they leave the place safely?
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Stray Savior
Another title from Gustav, the studio behind Tide Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tide Up.
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Frequently asked about Tide Up
- How much does Tide Up cost?
- Tide Up is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tide Up?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tide Up are Cat in the Box, The Witch's House MV, 羽翼的祈愿 - Feather Of Praying.
- Who developed Tide Up?
- Tide Up was developed by Gustav.
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