Games like Mato Anomalies
If Mato Anomalies is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Scarlet Chaos, Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code and Persona 4 Golden — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and eerie. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Mato Anomalies: Mato Anomalies takes players on a journey through a neo-futuristic version of a bygone oriental city. Investigate strange happenings across the city and uncover secrets behind the walls. Join a cast of enigmatic unlikely heroes in this anime-inspired RPG experience.
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The Scarlet Chaos
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Top pick for Mato Anomalies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Detective Haerrison and his partner investigate a case involving a supernatural killer and a haunting entity called The Hat Man. The Scarlet Chaos is a semi-open world detective RPG with Lovecraftian mysteries to be explored.
Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code
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Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Mato Anomalies.
Second-strongest match for Mato Anomalies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Explore a vibrant world where ancient religions fuse with technology in this character-driven JRPG. Master deep turn-based combat as you battle with divine magic against beasts with mecha parts. Embark on a grand adventure to retrieve the sacred Babel code needed to face your Gods.
Persona 4 Golden
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mato Anomalies.
Third-strongest match for Mato Anomalies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
Legends of Alterra
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Ranked #4 for Mato Anomalies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
A classic RPG experience with modern strategic battle mechanics. There are over 20 classes to unlock, with the ability to assign sub-classes. Explore the world of Alterra with an array of dynamic characters, and gain allies to help turn the tides of the ongoing fight between humans and elves.
HALF-BAKED GIRLS
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Ranked #5 for Mato Anomalies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
This is the tale of two girls, trapped in a dark mansion with no easy way out. They must battle evil spirits and encounter friendly ghosts to grow strong enough to uncover the truth that lurks within...
Digimon Survive
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Ranked #6 for Mato Anomalies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Digimon Survive presents a hybrid visual novel and tactical RPG set in a mysterious world filled with dangerous monsters and deadly battles that will test your ability to survive.
S E V E R A N C E
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Ranked #7 for Mato Anomalies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Years after the Overflow, a catastrophe that plunged the city of Sci-Two into a decaying metropolis, a wayward smuggler stumbles into a plot surrounding the miracle drug Halcyon, veteran soldiers, and the corporation out to eradicate anyone too close to the truth, in a classic JRPG experience.
Makai Agito
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Shares turn based combat and an atmospheric mood with Mato Anomalies.
Ranked #8 for Mato Anomalies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
RPG Dungeon Crawler set in the modern day. A group of adults must use the powers of supernatural beings from various folklore and mythologies to save a town from an ancient curse.
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Persona 5 Royal
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mato Anomalies.
Reviewers of Mato Anomalies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
Shadowrun Returns
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Reviewers of Mato Anomalies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG.
Shadowrun Chronicles - Boston Lockdown
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mato Anomalies.
Reviewers of Mato Anomalies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Lead your team of Runners to survive a corrupt megacorporation’s intrigue threatening thousands of lives in this new action-strategy game set in the most popular cyberpunk universe of all times – Shadowrun.
Hermitage: Strange Case Files
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mato Anomalies.
Reviewers of Mato Anomalies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Gravity run
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Reviewers of Mato Anomalies cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Run to the finish line across planets and space objects
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mato Anomalies.
Reviewers of Mato Anomalies cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Armed with your investigative skills and the tools of the Blade Runner trade, you'll be immersed in a world that lives and breathes around you with breakthrough lighting and visual effects. Your ability to survive will be put to the test in the richest game environment ever created.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mato Anomalies at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~67% under Mato Anomalies on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Noita
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Priced ~47% under Mato Anomalies on Steam right now.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Brotato
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Priced ~67% under Mato Anomalies on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Halls of Torment
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Priced ~56% under Mato Anomalies on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
The Test
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Priced ~87% under Mato Anomalies on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
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?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~80% under Mato Anomalies on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
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!
FlyKnight
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Priced ~60% under Mato Anomalies on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Explore, fight, loot and fish! Solo or in co-op mode in this Old School First Person Dungeon Crawler. Earn your knighthood as you oppose the evil witch Lunamoth and stop her curse which prevents everyone from growing wings.
Streets of Rogue
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Priced ~73% under Mato Anomalies on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
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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.
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寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mato Anomalies.
Another title from Arrowiz, the studio behind Mato Anomalies.
都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后，暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案，他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下，一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近，在谣言与谎言间劈开道路，追寻自己的“结局”吧！
Beats Fever
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Mato Anomalies.
Another title from Arrowiz, the studio behind Mato Anomalies.
Beats Fever is a VR rhythm game set in stylish and charming world stages, where players enjoy cool music and catch incoming notes.
Hermitage: Strange Case Files
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Mato Anomalies.
Another title from Arrowiz, the studio behind Mato Anomalies. Shares RPG with Mato Anomalies.
This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.
Frequently asked about Mato Anomalies
- Is Mato Anomalies verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Mato Anomalies 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 Mato Anomalies cost?
- Mato Anomalies is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mato Anomalies?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mato Anomalies are The Scarlet Chaos, Elohim Eternal: The Babel Code, Persona 4 Golden.
- Who developed Mato Anomalies?
- Mato Anomalies was developed by Arrowiz and published by Prime Matter.
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