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Games like The Chronicle

If The Chronicle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Murder Meet Cute, 恶灵退散 Go Back to Hell and I.T. Never Ends — 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 The Chronicle: When a mysterious package appears in his living room, Detective Walter Miles is suddenly transported to a World War II Era newspaper building. Can you solve the mystery and escape?

2022ActionIndieAdventureFree To PlayFree to playWindowsby ArtStrong Games
The Chronicle — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into The Chronicle 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. Murder Meet Cute

    WHY THIS

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

    Look, just because I’m paid to fix computers, doesn’t mean I’ll sit here and listen to your life story. So what there’s been murders? Do I look like a detective?

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  2. 恶灵退散 Go Back to Hell

    WHY THIS

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

    This is a click game with horror theme to find hidden items. Players play exorcists and go to all kinds of gloomy and terrible scenes. Please be sure to find every suspicious place, otherwise ghosts will suddenly appear!!!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. I.T. Never Ends

    WHY THIS

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

    The printer is bleeding, the Wi-Fi is haunted, and Ticket #666 just came in. As the latest hire for a company run by cosmic horrors, your job is simple: Swipe to survive. Make binary decisions to survive the night shift in this dark comedy desktop simulator. I.T truly never ends.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Good Knight

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Chronicle.

    Embark on an exhilarating journey through the depths of Filipino mythology in this Buttclenching One-Button Bullet-Hell. Test yourself through a relentless onslaught of bullets and beautiful patterns. Experience the intense action and headbanging soundtrack in this must-play game for all indie fans!

    2021ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. PrisonShow

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Chronicle.

    A short story of tyranism and little bit optimisim. A contest for her mostly freedom.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.00 USDSteam ↗
  6. BREAKOUT BABY

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Chronicle.

    BREAKOUT BABY is a blood-pumping, Pac-Man–infused, first-person horror roguelike where you must help a poor baby escape to the surface. Run from creatures, scoop up pellets, and shake your baby to survive.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Therapist

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Chronicle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Chronicle.

    Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.

    2024IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 2033: Das Erschwachen der Macht

    WHY THIS

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

    2033: Das Erschwachen der Macht entführt dich in die Welt der Reichsbürger, Alubommel-Sammler und Populisten. Finde deinen Weg aus der Hohlerde zurück in die Freiheit und versuche dabei E.V.A. aus dem Weg zu gehen... Ein satirisches Point & Click Adventure in 3D. (Wow)

    2021IndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Chronicle

Does The Chronicle work on Steam Deck?
The Chronicle is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Is The Chronicle free to play?
Yes — The Chronicle is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to The Chronicle?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Chronicle are Murder Meet Cute, 恶灵退散 Go Back to Hell, I.T. Never Ends.
Who developed The Chronicle?
The Chronicle was developed by ArtStrong Games and published by ArtStrongGames.

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 The Chronicle.

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