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Games like Traumada

If Traumada is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quantum Resonance, Deadpact and Pneumata — 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 Traumada: Welcome to the horrific altered memories of my childhood home.

2022IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby James Horn
Traumada — Steam game cover

Players who liked Traumada also play

Steam players who put hours into Traumada 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. Quantum Resonance

    WHY THIS

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

    In Quantum Clove, science has crossed every limit and opened doors to another world—letting unimaginable horrors through. Alone and unaided, you must find a way to escape the underground complex… before it’s too late.

    2025IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Deadpact

    WHY THIS

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

    Sentenced to death, you're sent into the dark for one last chance at freedom. The things hunting you are not mindless monsters. Each one hunts you, learns your every move, and never forgets. Outsmart them, or die. Every choice you make changes how your story ends.

    AdventureSteam ↗
  3. Pneumata

    WHY THIS

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

    Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Zad Maldan My Bloody Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

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

    First person hack-n-slash shooter horror game. Blood and gore with partial nudity.

    2022ActionAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. DEATH FROM BELOW

    WHY THIS

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

    DEATH FROM BELOW is a 1-4 player co-op horror game where you and your crew hunt for sunken relics on a steam-powered trawler: navigate cursed waters, operate your ship's steam-driven machinery, and sharpen your harpoon. Beware of the eldritch creatures guarding their treasures beneath the surface.

    ActionAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  6. DERELIKT

    WHY THIS

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

    DERELIKT is a narrative retro FPS built for fans of claustrophobic PS1-era sci-fi horror.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Ritual Tides

    WHY THIS

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

    Ritual Tides is a story rich, psychological horror game set on the dark, atmospheric, isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, as you fight for survival against Lovecraftian horrors.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. The Corridor: On Behalf Of The Dead

    WHY THIS

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

    Step into the fractured mind of a killer. Alone and unarmed, uncover evidence inside distorted memories as you solve puzzles and confront the horror inside the psyche of the accused.

    2018ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Traumada on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Traumada.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

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

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Traumada on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Traumada.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Traumada on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Traumada.

    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 ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Traumada on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Traumada.

    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 ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

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

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

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

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Traumada on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Traumada.

    "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 ↗

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 Traumada.

    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 Traumada.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Traumada.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Traumada.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Traumada

Is Traumada verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Traumada is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Traumada cost?
Traumada is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Traumada?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Traumada are Quantum Resonance, Deadpact, Pneumata.
Who developed Traumada?
Traumada was developed by James Horn.

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 Traumada.

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