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Games like The Proponent

If The Proponent is your kind of game, the closest matches are Something on the Floor, The Observation Exit and The Queens Gondola — 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 The Proponent: The Proponent is a first-person horror where you take on the role of a man trapped in a high-rise building and try to find a way out.

2023Indie4.99 USDWindowsby TwoDogs
The Proponent — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Proponent also play

Steam players who put hours into The Proponent 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. Something on the Floor

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Proponent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    You are left alone in a hotel where everyone has disappeared. Search the endlessly repeating floors for hidden anomalies, eliminate them, and escape. Trust nothing. Something is on this floor.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. The Observation Exit

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Proponent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    A first-person psychological horror where you must identify anomalies, choose the correct elevator to progress, and escape an endless loop in a hospital corridor while avoiding deadly entities.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. The Queens Gondola

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Proponent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    Stuck on the Queen’s royal aircraft, you have been trapped in a mystical loop fueled by dark magic. Armed with nothing but your wits, keep an eye out for anomalies, and you might just find an escape.

    2026IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. DOORMS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Proponent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    You’re trapped in a strange communal apartment with no escape. The only way forward is by elevator, but it has only two buttons. Each correct choice brings you closer, but every mistake sends you back to the start.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Lecture: Classroom 1.09

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Proponent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    You are trying to reach classroom 1.09. Nobody is around, and the atmosphere feels wrong. Trapped in looping corridors, your only way out is to observe carefully, spot anomalies, and choose the right door… or remain trapped.

    AdventureSteam ↗
  6. What Happened to Lily?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Proponent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Route8

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Proponent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    "You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."

    2024IndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Blackberry

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Proponent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    Psychological Horror. The action takes place in forestry, in which a married couple of foresters stopped communicating with city. You were sent to investigate. But once in the forest, not lose your mind - turns out to be a very difficult task

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Proponent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    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 The Proponent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    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 The Proponent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    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. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Proponent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    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 ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Proponent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    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 ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Proponent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Proponent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Proponent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Proponent.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 with The Proponent.

    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.

    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 with The Proponent.

    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 The Proponent.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Proponent

How much does The Proponent cost?
The Proponent is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Proponent?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Proponent are Something on the Floor, The Observation Exit, The Queens Gondola.
Who developed The Proponent?
The Proponent was developed by TwoDogs.

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 Proponent.

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