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Games like Possessor(s)

If Possessor(s) is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mirror's Edge™, ITORAH and HAAK — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its art direction is striking, character dialogue is phenomenal and combat is complex. 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 Possessor(s): Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.

2025ActionAdventure2.49 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Heart Machine
Possessor(s) — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Possessor(s) also play

Steam players who put hours into Possessor(s) 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. Mirror's Edge™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Top pick for Possessor(s) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

    2009ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ITORAH

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Second-strongest match for Possessor(s) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. HAAK

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Third-strongest match for Possessor(s) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Ranked #4 for Possessor(s) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.

    2024ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Iconoclasts

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Ranked #5 for Possessor(s) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Ranked #6 for Possessor(s) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.

    2020ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Moonscars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Ranked #7 for Possessor(s) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Possessor(s).

    Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.

    2022ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Ranked #8 for Possessor(s) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    Tomba is back for more in Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition, a celebration of the often overlooked sequel to the legendary platformer, Tomba!

    2025ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Possessor(s)

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Hyper Light Drifter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Reviewers of Possessor(s) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Possessor(s) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Possessor(s).

    It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SOULS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Possessor(s).

    Reviewers of Possessor(s) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Possessor(s).

    One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?

    2017IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Hollow Knight: Silksong

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Reviewers of Possessor(s) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Solar Ash

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Reviewers of Possessor(s) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash.

    2022ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Possessor(s) at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Possessor(s) on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Possessor(s) on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    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 ↗
  3. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Possessor(s) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Possessor(s).

    "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 ↗
  4. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Possessor(s) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Possessor(s).

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Possessor(s) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Possessor(s).

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Possessor(s) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Possessor(s).

    Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Landlord of the Woods

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Possessor(s) on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Possessor(s).

    You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Toree 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Possessor(s) on Steam right now. Shares Action with Possessor(s).

    A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).

    2021ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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 Possessor(s).

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Possessor(s).

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Possessor(s).

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Possessor(s).

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Possessor(s).

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Heart Machine

Other recommendable Steam games by Heart Machine, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Hyper Light Drifter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Another title from Heart Machine, the studio behind Possessor(s). Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hyper Light Breaker

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Heart Machine, the studio behind Possessor(s). Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    A brand-new entry in the Hyper Light franchise, Hyper Light Breaker is an open world rogue-like with a unique world fully realized in 3D for the first time.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Solar Ash

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Another title from Heart Machine, the studio behind Possessor(s). Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash.

    2022ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. HAAK

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.

    2024ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Iconoclasts

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Possessor(s).

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Possessor(s).

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Possessor(s)

Does Possessor(s) run on Steam Deck?
Possessor(s) 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 Possessor(s) cost?
Possessor(s) is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Possessor(s)?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Possessor(s) are Mirror's Edge™, ITORAH, HAAK.
Who developed Possessor(s)?
Possessor(s) was developed by Heart Machine and published by Devolver Digital.

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 Possessor(s).

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