Games like Umbra
If Umbra is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Jurassic Labyrinth, Hidden Shelter and Light the Backrooms — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Umbra: Being hopeless is the feeling you will encounter when you see the dreadful horrors that you will have to face in Umbra, an abyss where the worst horrors that a human can imagine reside, do you dare to face them?
Players who liked Umbra also play
Steam players who put hours into Umbra 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.
The Jurassic Labyrinth
WHY THIS
Top pick for Umbra fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Umbra.
A psychological horror puzzle game set in a living labyrinth that adapts to your choices. Solve shifting mechanisms, navigate ever-changing corridors, and evade a relentless presence that learns your behavior as you try to escape.
Hidden Shelter
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Umbra fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Umbra.
Death lurks in every corner of this journey filled with tension and despair. The brave may not be the smartest here and those who know the time to retreat are more likely to make it out alive in the end ... Find your lost friend in a house that holds unimaginable secrets.
Light the Backrooms
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Umbra fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Umbra.
It's a first-person horror game where you survive for a few minutes by continuously illuminating the backrooms. You have free access to convenient ghost hunting equipment such as ghost-specific bear traps and sensors. Notes detailing how to deal with each ghost will be helpful.
Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Umbra fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Umbra.
You fell into this cursed house! But will you be able to cope with the paranormal activity? Solve the puzzles and try to find your way out!
Angelica's Chaotic Hardcore School
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Umbra fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Umbra.
Angelica's Chaotic Hardcore School is an Indie Horror Game inspired by Baldi's Basics in Education & Learning, featuring a young girl named Emily in a Chaotic School with 5 different floors. From Solving Math Problems to discovering new Science Experiments. Different Knowledge is Required!
Finding Frankie 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Umbra fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Umbra.
Trapped inside a deadly televised game show, you must parkour through a massive obstacle complex. Wall run, rail grind, and vault past twisted traps in the final season. Win the $10 million prize, or die trying. Frankie is waiting for you and he’s not holding back.
My Putrid Ponies
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Umbra fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Umbra.
A zombie ponies game where you have to survive with a shotgun.
Those Who Remain
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Umbra fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Umbra.
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Umbra at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Umbra on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Umbra.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Umbra on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Umbra.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Umbra on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Umbra.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Umbra on Steam right now. Shares Action with Umbra.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Umbra on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Umbra.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Umbra on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Umbra.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Umbra on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Umbra.
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".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Umbra on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Umbra.
"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!
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 Umbra.
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 with Umbra.
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 Umbra.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Umbra.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Umbra.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Umbra.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Umbra.
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.).
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Umbra.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about Umbra
- How much does Umbra cost?
- Umbra is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Umbra?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Umbra are The Jurassic Labyrinth, Hidden Shelter, Light the Backrooms.
- Who developed Umbra?
- Umbra was developed by Leslie Phillips.
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 Umbra.
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