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Games like The Ghost and the Golem

If The Ghost and the Golem is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crown of the Nile: Cleopatra's Choice, 雄关漫道,一梦万里 and Yogoe Hunter — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and melancholic. 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 Ghost and the Golem: Can your magic amulet save your Jewish village from destruction? Uncover the truth and forge alliances with soldiers, bandits, anarchists, and demons!

2024IndieAdventureRPGCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby Choice of Games
The Ghost and the Golem — Steam game cover
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Glossary and translation options make culture accessibleNarrator has a distinct opinionated voiceQueer representation is thoughtfully integratedAtmosphericImmersiveMelancholic

Players who liked The Ghost and the Golem also play

Steam players who put hours into The Ghost and the Golem 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. Crown of the Nile: Cleopatra's Choice

    WHY THIS

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

    Become Cleopatra VII in a historical romance visual novel of power, betrayal, and forbidden desire. Reclaim your throne, navigate Rome’s ambitions, and rewrite the fate of Ancient Egypt through your choices

    2026IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. 雄关漫道,一梦万里

    WHY THIS

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

    Find a way out, for a dream that never fade away.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure1.00 USDSteam ↗
  3. Yogoe Hunter

    WHY THIS

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

    A choice-driven roguelike text adventure set in medieval Korea and Japan. Encounter 218 mythological creatures from East Asian folklore, shape your story across 94 endings, and grow stronger with each run in a deep, culturally rich world.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Cliffhanger: Challenger of Tomorrow

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Ghost and the Golem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Punch out Fascists and unravel conspiracies in this pulp adventure set in a retro-futuristic 1930s world of airships, fast cars, and two-fisted action!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Gerda: A Flame in Winter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Ranked #5 for The Ghost and the Golem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?

    2022IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Play's the Thing

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Ghost and the Golem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Win fame as a playwright before dark forces bring the curtain down for good! In a city stalked by a deadly curse, how will the power of your pen change the world?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Ranked #7 for The Ghost and the Golem fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Revolution Diabolique

    WHY THIS

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

    Unlock diabolical magic in the time of Napoleon and Robespierre! Can you direct the course of the Revolution, or will you lose your head?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Ghost and the Golem at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under The Ghost and the Golem on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Ghost and the Golem on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under The Ghost and the Golem on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Ghost and the Golem on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under The Ghost and the Golem on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under The Ghost and the Golem on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Ghost and the Golem.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Ghost and the Golem on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Ghost and the Golem on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 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 and Casual with The Ghost and the Golem.

    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 The Ghost and the Golem.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Casual with The Ghost and the Golem.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 The Ghost and the Golem.

    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 ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Ghost and the Golem.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Ghost and the Golem.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Choice of Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Choice of Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Choice of Robots

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Ghost and the Golem. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

    2014IndieRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Ghost and the Golem. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Heroes Rise: The Prodigy

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Ghost and the Golem. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Do you have what it takes to become a legendary Powered hero? "Heroes Rise" is an epic interactive novel where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. How high will you rise?

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Choice of the Deathless

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Ghost and the Golem. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Battle demons and undead attorneys, and win souls to pay back your student loans! At the elite demonic-law firm of Varkath Nebuchadnezzar Stone, you'll depose a fallen god, find romance, and maybe even make partner, if you don't lose your own soul first.

    2014IndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Ghost and the Golem. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?

    2021IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Ghost and the Golem. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Vampire: The Masquerade — Out for Blood

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Ghost and the Golem. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Gather your allies to hunt the vampires that terrorize your town! Study their ways and exploit their rivalries, or you'll become a vampire yourself.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Heroes Rise: The Hero Project

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with The Ghost and the Golem.

    Another title from Choice of Games, the studio behind The Ghost and the Golem. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ghost and the Golem.

    The sequel to "Heroes Rise: The Prodigy." It's America's #1 reality show for heroes! As a contestant on "The Hero Project," you'll battle villains and heroes alike with your newly discovered "Infini" powers.

    2014IndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Ghost and the Golem

Is The Ghost and the Golem verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Ghost and the Golem 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 The Ghost and the Golem cost?
The Ghost and the Golem is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Ghost and the Golem?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Ghost and the Golem are Crown of the Nile: Cleopatra's Choice, 雄关漫道,一梦万里, Yogoe Hunter.
Who developed The Ghost and the Golem?
The Ghost and the Golem was developed by Choice of Games.

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 Ghost and the Golem.

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