Games like Aphelion
If Aphelion is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mafia: The Old Country, Life is Strange: Reunion and Dahlia View — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. 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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Mafia: The Old Country
WHY THIS
Top pick for Aphelion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Fight to survive as Enzo Favara and prove your worth to the Family in this immersive third-person action-adventure.
Life is Strange: Reunion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Second-strongest match for Aphelion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?
Dahlia View
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Third-strongest match for Aphelion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
Star Wars Outlaws
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Ranked #4 for Aphelion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Aphelion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
When Max Caulfield finds her friend Safi dead in the snow, she tears open the way to a parallel timeline. Here, Safi is still alive - and still in danger! With her new power to Shift between two timelines – can Max solve and prevent the same murder?
A Plague Tale: Requiem
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Ranked #6 for Aphelion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
JETT: The Far Shore + Given Time
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Ranked #7 for Aphelion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Embark on an interstellar trip and deploy to a mythic ocean planet in a low-flying jett in this cinematic science fiction action adventure with immersive sim elements from Superbrothers, known for Sword & Sworcery EP.
Tell Me Why
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Ranked #8 for Aphelion fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
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Remember Me
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Reviewers of Aphelion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Reviewers of Aphelion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Assassin's Creed™ is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that redefines the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of...
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Aphelion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
CAT Interstellar
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Reviewers of Aphelion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
A short story inspired by Robert Heinlein's:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Uncharted Waters II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Reviewers of Aphelion cross-mention this title as a similar play.
"Uncharted Waters II" was released in 1993, the second game of the series. It is set primarily in Europe of the 16th century, the time of exploration. Players choose from among 6 different characters, each with their own background.
Uncharted Ocean
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Aphelion.
Reviewers of Aphelion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
This is a world of oceans, islands and ships. Players will start their own journey from Faro, facing an impermanent ocean and awkward opponents, and gradually build a strong fleet with wisdom and luck. The chaotic seas and tempting treasures, under the guidance of the banner, work hard for survival！
Tomb Raider: Legend
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Reviewers of Aphelion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.
Life is Strange Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with Aphelion.
Reviewers of Aphelion cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Aphelion at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Aphelion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Aphelion on Steam right now. Shares Action with Aphelion.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Aphelion on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Aphelion on Steam right now. Shares Action with Aphelion.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Aphelion on Steam right now. Shares Action with Aphelion.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Aphelion on Steam right now. Shares Action with Aphelion.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Aphelion.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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More from DON'T NOD
Other recommendable Steam games by DON'T NOD, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
WHY THIS
Another title from DON'T NOD, the studio behind Aphelion. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Another title from DON'T NOD, the studio behind Aphelion. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Jusant
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Another title from DON'T NOD, the studio behind Aphelion. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.
Twin Mirror
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Another title from DON'T NOD, the studio behind Aphelion. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?
Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Another title from DON'T NOD, the studio behind Aphelion. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dahlia View
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Aphelion.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
A Plague Tale: Requiem
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
JETT: The Far Shore + Given Time
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aphelion.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Aphelion.
Embark on an interstellar trip and deploy to a mythic ocean planet in a low-flying jett in this cinematic science fiction action adventure with immersive sim elements from Superbrothers, known for Sword & Sworcery EP.
Frequently asked about Aphelion
- Does Aphelion work on Steam Deck?
- Aphelion is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Aphelion cost?
- Aphelion is listed on Steam at 26.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Aphelion?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Aphelion are Mafia: The Old Country, Life is Strange: Reunion, Dahlia View.
- Who developed Aphelion?
- Aphelion was developed by DON'T NOD.
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