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Games like VIDEOVERSE

If VIDEOVERSE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Upheaval, AmaTisMo and Luce Spenta — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, emotional and nostalgic. 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 VIDEOVERSE: Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…

2023IndieAdventureSimulationCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 90Windows · macOS · Linuxby Kinmoku
VIDEOVERSE — Steam game cover
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Captures early internet nostalgia without direct referencesChoice driven dialogue feels consequentialEmotional storytelling about online friendshipsAtmosphericEmotionalNostalgic

Players who liked VIDEOVERSE also play

Steam players who put hours into VIDEOVERSE 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. Upheaval

    WHY THIS

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

    Spend your time well: in 30 days a powerful Magician arrives, and everything changes! Explore the wilds around your remote village, learn from mistakes, recover magical artifacts, and turn setbacks into advantages in this text-based open world roguelike adventure. Time's up: Upheaval is here again!

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. AmaTisMo

    WHY THIS

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

    A visual novel about mental health, depression, and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind and visually impaired players.

    2027IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  3. Luce Spenta

    WHY THIS

    Shares achievement hunting and an atmospheric mood with VIDEOVERSE.

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

    A gothic psychological visual novel where you decide who deserves forgiveness… and who deserves condemnation. Explore the lives of five souls, confront unsettling truths, and make choices that will shape your ultimate fate. Every choice is a reflection. Every judgment carries a sentence.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. EULA ~2026 Human Creativity Report~

    WHY THIS

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

    An image created by AI — is it yours? An AI art tool is placed before a nameless illustrator. To accept, or to refuse. A visual novel that tells the same story in different forms. Your choices shape the ending - there is no right answer.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  5. A YEAR OF SPRINGS

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching endings and an atmospheric mood with VIDEOVERSE.

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

    Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Room 337

    WHY THIS

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

    You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Sym.BIOS: Torn Asunder

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with VIDEOVERSE.

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

    Sym.BIOS: Torn Asunder is a visual novel with tricky moral choices and beautiful art. Its epic sci-fi story is told through vivid dialogue, featuring 7 main characters. All your decisions will have consequences down the line: will you succeed in your mission?

    2023IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Rue Valley

    WHY THIS

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

    Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under VIDEOVERSE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with VIDEOVERSE.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under VIDEOVERSE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with VIDEOVERSE.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under VIDEOVERSE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with VIDEOVERSE.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under VIDEOVERSE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with VIDEOVERSE.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under VIDEOVERSE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with VIDEOVERSE.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under VIDEOVERSE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with VIDEOVERSE.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under VIDEOVERSE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with VIDEOVERSE.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under VIDEOVERSE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with VIDEOVERSE.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

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 VIDEOVERSE.

    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 VIDEOVERSE.

    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 VIDEOVERSE.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Simulation with VIDEOVERSE.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 VIDEOVERSE.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about VIDEOVERSE

Is VIDEOVERSE verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — VIDEOVERSE 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 VIDEOVERSE cost?
VIDEOVERSE is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to VIDEOVERSE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VIDEOVERSE are Upheaval, AmaTisMo, Luce Spenta.
Who developed VIDEOVERSE?
VIDEOVERSE was developed by Kinmoku.

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 VIDEOVERSE.

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