Games like Forgotlings
If Forgotlings is your kind of game, the closest matches are Goodbye Volcano High, Heavy Rain and Astronaut: The Best — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and emotional. 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 Forgotlings: Award-winning cinematic narrative adventure set in a hand-drawn world of living forgotten objects. Lead Fig and the crew of the Volare through a story of identity, unity, and survival—where diplomacy, difficult choices, and moments of action shape the fate of five divided tribes.
Players who liked Forgotlings also play
Steam players who put hours into Forgotlings 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.
Goodbye Volcano High
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Top pick for Forgotlings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotlings.
Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.
Heavy Rain
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Second-strongest match for Forgotlings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotlings.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Astronaut: The Best
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Forgotlings.
Third-strongest match for Forgotlings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotlings.
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
花奴令 Huanu Poems
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Ranked #4 for Forgotlings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotlings.
Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.
Monsters of Little Haven
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Ranked #5 for Forgotlings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotlings.
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Coffee Talk
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Ranked #6 for Forgotlings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotlings.
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Forgotton Anne
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Ranked #7 for Forgotlings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotlings.
Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlings’ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.
The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Ranked #8 for Forgotlings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotlings.
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Forgotlings at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Forgotlings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Forgotlings.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Forgotlings on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotlings.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Forgotlings on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forgotlings.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Forgotlings on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotlings.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Forgotlings on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forgotlings.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Forgotlings.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotlings.
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 and Indie with Forgotlings.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Forgotlings.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotlings.
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. Shares Indie with Forgotlings.
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 Indie with Forgotlings.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Goodbye Volcano High
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotlings.
Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.
Heavy Rain
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotlings.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
Astronaut: The Best
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Forgotlings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotlings.
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
Coffee Talk
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotlings.
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Forgotton Anne
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotlings.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotlings.
Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlings’ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.
Frequently asked about Forgotlings
- Does Forgotlings work on Steam Deck?
- Forgotlings is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Forgotlings cost?
- Forgotlings is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Forgotlings?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forgotlings are Goodbye Volcano High, Heavy Rain, Astronaut: The Best.
- Who developed Forgotlings?
- Forgotlings was developed by Throughline Games and published by Hitcents.
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