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Games like The Monstrous Horror Show

If The Monstrous Horror Show is your kind of game, the closest matches are Magical Girl Konoha, Tina: Swordswoman of the Scarlet Prison and Holy Knight Luviria — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, dark and funny. 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 Monstrous Horror Show: Four girls find their way into an abandoned hospital, each for her own reasons. Will they manage to unravel the dark secrets hiding within, escape safely, and return to their normal, peaceful lives?

2023IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby kaniheadcrab
The Monstrous Horror Show — Steam game cover
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Players who liked The Monstrous Horror Show also play

Steam players who put hours into The Monstrous Horror Show 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. Magical Girl Konoha

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a funny mood with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    Top pick for The Monstrous Horror Show fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    To aid the King, Priestess Konoha plunges into "Grimoire"! The world inside "Grimoire" is formed by another world called Grimoire Land in which Konoha becomes a magical girl, and has come to save the world!

    2025IndieAdventureRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Tina: Swordswoman of the Scarlet Prison

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    Second-strongest match for The Monstrous Horror Show fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    Play as Tina and Cecile as they investigate Durham and try to uncover the cause of the village's sudden surge of crime. With the reappearance of an old foe, their job won't be easy.

    2019IndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Holy Knight Luviria

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    Third-strongest match for The Monstrous Horror Show fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    In order to stop the demon lord before he returns to his full strength, the Holy Knight Luviria sets out with a brigade of knights to bring down the demonic leader. However, the newly resurrected demon lord has taken a special interest in her, and comes up with a devious plan to corrupt the righteous knight...

    2019IndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. False Myth

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Monstrous Horror Show fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    The story is set in the city of Lylan on an isolated island. Everything seems peaceful until a mysterious aura approaches...

    2021IndieRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Ark of Artemis

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Monstrous Horror Show fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    Half a year passed since the world was destroyed by the angels —— Claudia decided to set off for the Demon Continent, but she was attacked by angels on her way. After gaining the power of the divine weapon, she was able to repel the angels.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG7.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Demons Roots

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Monstrous Horror Show fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    In a final struggle for survival, demonkind again invaded the human world. However, the world they return to after years in the darkness isn't the same as it once was...

    2023IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Alternate DiMansion Diary

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a dark mood with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    Ranked #7 for The Monstrous Horror Show fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    A university student named Sae finds herself lost in the mountains. While searching for help, she comes across an old looking mansion and decides to enter it. However, there was more to this mansion than meets the eye. What will become of Sae? Find out in this Puzzle-Escape RPG!

    2019IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dungeon's Legion

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    Ranked #8 for The Monstrous Horror Show fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    You have been reincarnated as the Demon Lord in another world! Can you lead your forces to victory?

    2023IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Monstrous Horror Show on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    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 ~44% under The Monstrous Horror Show on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Monstrous Horror Show on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Monstrous Horror Show on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Monstrous Horror Show.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under The Monstrous Horror Show on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Monstrous Horror Show on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Monstrous Horror Show.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Monstrous Horror Show on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under The Monstrous Horror Show on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Monstrous Horror Show.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 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 Monstrous Horror Show.

    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 The Monstrous Horror Show.

    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 The Monstrous Horror Show.

    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 Monstrous Horror Show.

    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 and Adventure with The Monstrous Horror Show.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 The Monstrous Horror Show.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 The Monstrous Horror Show.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Monstrous Horror Show

Does The Monstrous Horror Show run on Steam Deck?
The Monstrous Horror Show is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does The Monstrous Horror Show cost?
The Monstrous Horror Show is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Monstrous Horror Show?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Monstrous Horror Show are Magical Girl Konoha, Tina: Swordswoman of the Scarlet Prison, Holy Knight Luviria.
Who developed The Monstrous Horror Show?
The Monstrous Horror Show was developed by kaniheadcrab and published by OTAKU Plan.

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 Monstrous Horror Show.

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