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Games like Vacuum Story

If Vacuum Story is your kind of game, the closest matches are One Night Stand, Matsuro Palette and Draugen — 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 Vacuum Story: A vacuum cleaner, tied to his daily cleaning routine, passively experiences the events that affect the family that owns it.

2022IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDWindowsby lampersandl
Vacuum Story — Steam game cover

Players who liked Vacuum Story also play

Steam players who put hours into Vacuum Story 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. One Night Stand

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Vacuum Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vacuum Story.

    After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you wake up the next morning to find a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. What do you do?

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Matsuro Palette

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Vacuum Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vacuum Story.

    Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Draugen

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Vacuum Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vacuum Story.

    Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

    2019IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Subsurface Circular

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Vacuum Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Vacuum Story.

    When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Vacuum Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Vacuum Story.

    A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

    2023IndieAdventure1.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 天平游戏1:抉择

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Vacuum Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vacuum Story.

    《Inner Scales 1:Choice》is a first-person FMV. Set in a sealed cage. It pushes survival, humanity, emotion and moral dilemmas to the extreme. You will face surveillance, cages, and the fates of eight trapped women—every choice you make decides life and death for others and yourself.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation6.29 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Gorogoa

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Vacuum Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Vacuum Story.

    Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. FAKEBOOK

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Vacuum Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vacuum Story.

    Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Vacuum Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vacuum Story.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Vacuum Story on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Vacuum Story.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Vacuum Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Vacuum Story.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Vacuum Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Vacuum Story.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Vacuum Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Vacuum Story.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Vacuum Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vacuum Story.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Vacuum Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vacuum Story.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Vacuum Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vacuum Story.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 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 and Casual with Vacuum Story.

    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.

    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 with Vacuum Story.

    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 Vacuum Story.

    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 and Simulation with Vacuum Story.

    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 with Vacuum Story.

    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 Simulation with Vacuum Story.

    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 with Vacuum Story.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Matsuro Palette

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Vacuum Story.

    Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Vacuum Story.

    A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

    2023IndieAdventure1.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Gorogoa

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Vacuum Story.

    Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Vacuum Story

How much does Vacuum Story cost?
Vacuum Story is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Vacuum Story?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vacuum Story are One Night Stand, Matsuro Palette, Draugen.
Who developed Vacuum Story?
Vacuum Story was developed by lampersandl.

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 Vacuum Story.

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