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Games like Paramnesia

If Paramnesia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Holy Shift, The Test: Secrets of the Soul and Her Story — 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 Paramnesia: Paramnesia is a first-person psychological horror game focused on exploration, memory, and unsettling atmosphere rather than combat.

2022IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linux
Paramnesia — Steam game cover

Players who liked Paramnesia also play

Steam players who put hours into Paramnesia 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. Holy Shift

    WHY THIS

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

    This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

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

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Her Story

    WHY THIS

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

    A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll

    WHY THIS

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

    Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. This Is Not Your House

    WHY THIS

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

    Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.

    2024IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 雪凤山 Secret Opera

    WHY THIS

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

    In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Who's Lila?

    WHY THIS

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

    A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

    2022IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Insects Awaken

    WHY THIS

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

    Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG7.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Paramnesia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paramnesia.

    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 ~60% under Paramnesia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paramnesia.

    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 ~70% under Paramnesia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paramnesia.

    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 ~80% under Paramnesia on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Paramnesia.

    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. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Paramnesia on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paramnesia.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Paramnesia on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paramnesia.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Paramnesia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Paramnesia.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Paramnesia on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paramnesia.

    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 ↗

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 Paramnesia.

    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 Paramnesia.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  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 Paramnesia.

    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 and Casual with Paramnesia.

    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 Paramnesia.

    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. 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 Paramnesia.

    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 ↗
  8. 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 Paramnesia.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paramnesia.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paramnesia.

    Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Who's Lila?

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paramnesia.

    A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

    2022IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Paramnesia

How much does Paramnesia cost?
Paramnesia is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Paramnesia?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paramnesia are Holy Shift, The Test: Secrets of the Soul, Her Story.

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 Paramnesia.

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