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Games like Ambitious

If Ambitious is your kind of game, the closest matches are MeiQi 2020, Filthy us 2 and Terror At Oakheart — 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 Ambitious: "Ambitious" is a third person puzzle solving game based on the myth system written by Lovecraft. It tells the story of the demise of a fictional border town in Britain in the last century, as well as a deeper mystery.

2022IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDWindowsby Puhu
Ambitious — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Ambitious 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. MeiQi 2020

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ambitious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.

    The MeiQi Series is an episodic mystery game. This collection contains all of Season2/3/4 and 5,which will be released in 2020,and a special episode. In total there are 25 chapters.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG18.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Filthy us 2

    WHY THIS

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

    千禧年初西北某地,一起恶性杀人事件轰动一时,行凶者临死前紧紧握着半张佛脸,他强烈的怨念引起了“无者”的注意。随着探究的深入,竟又牵扯出十年前另一起纵火灭门案!相同的一尊佛像,背后暗藏的究竟是天灾还是人祸。在那片由怨念产生的怨秽地之中,种种诡异可怖的表象之下,深埋着未知的秘密。

    2023IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Terror At Oakheart

    WHY THIS

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

    The renowned slasher horror films of the 1980s and 1990s serve as a source of inspiration for Terror at Oakheart. The community of Oakheart has been terrorized by Teddy, a masked serial killer. As the body count rises, you discover there is more going on here than just a man in a mask.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Observation

    WHY THIS

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

    Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

    2020IndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. HINGE VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ambitious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Ambitious.

    HINGE is a psychological horror VR adventure. You suddenly find yourself in an abandoned skyscraper, devoid of all your senses and memories. The laws of physics are distorted, and time has collapsed. The only way out is to step into the terrifying unknown and piece together the fragmented clues

    2020ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 骸心 Mainbody

    WHY THIS

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

    A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.

    2022IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut

    WHY THIS

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

    A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

    2020IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. COLINA: Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ambitious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.

    Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ambitious on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ambitious on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ambitious.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ambitious on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Ambitious.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ambitious on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ambitious.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ambitious on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ambitious.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ambitious on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ambitious.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ambitious on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ambitious.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Ambitious on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ambitious.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 with Ambitious.

    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 Ambitious.

    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 Ambitious.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Ambitious.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ambitious

How much does Ambitious cost?
Ambitious is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ambitious?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ambitious are MeiQi 2020, Filthy us 2, Terror At Oakheart.
Who developed Ambitious?
Ambitious was developed by Puhu.

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 Ambitious.

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