Games like I Did Not Buy This Ticket
If I Did Not Buy This Ticket is your kind of game, the closest matches are GAG, Melbourne: Route 96 and To Be With You — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fragmented storytelling demands replayability, atmospheric and bleak. 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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Steam players who put hours into I Did Not Buy This Ticket 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.
Melbourne: Route 96
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Second-strongest match for I Did Not Buy This Ticket fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Part travel journal, part visual novel with a hint of psychological horror, Melbourne: Route 96 is an experimental game about catching a tram in the wrong direction - and a polaroid camera.
To Be With You
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Third-strongest match for I Did Not Buy This Ticket fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
The Window Box
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Ranked #4 for I Did Not Buy This Ticket fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Wander from room to room in this whimsical and dark visual novel as you follow five friends trapped during a freak storm. Listen while they have hard conversations and tough realizations as they confront the conflict in their lives. For what is a house but a box with windows?
Tonight, I Die in My Sleep
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Ranked #5 for I Did Not Buy This Ticket fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Navigate broken memories in a powerless fantasy fueled equally by nightmares and confessional poetry. A narrative experiment in adapting dreams and poems to the medium of video games.
Pikabuu: STOP!
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Ranked #6 for I Did Not Buy This Ticket fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Beni, a loving husband to Nadia and father to Kaila, always ensured his family's needs were met with simple contentment. However, one day, an unwitting decision dragged his small family into a spiral that threatens everything.
Room 337
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Ranked #7 for I Did Not Buy This Ticket fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
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.
Anamorphine
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Ranked #8 for I Did Not Buy This Ticket fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.
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Chariot
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Reviewers of I Did Not Buy This Ticket cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Embark on a journey to give his majesty the ride of his afterlife. Guide a chariot containing the King's remains through underground caves using physics-based mechanics such as pushing, pulling, riding and swinging.
The Outsiders
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Reviewers of I Did Not Buy This Ticket cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
The Outsiders is a sci-fi top-down survival shooter, a fun little indie game where you play as the Alien Boss slaying humans who are invading your planet! Be the Boss, destroy multiple enemies with a single blow or all of them with your badass power!
Paratopic
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Shares an atmospheric mood with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Reviewers of I Did Not Buy This Ticket cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Shares an atmospheric mood with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Reviewers of I Did Not Buy This Ticket cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
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.
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
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Shares a bleak mood with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Reviewers of I Did Not Buy This Ticket cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
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Shares an atmospheric mood with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Reviewers of I Did Not Buy This Ticket cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Mediterranea Inferno
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Shares an atmospheric mood with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Reviewers of I Did Not Buy This Ticket cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
q.u.q.
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Shares an atmospheric mood with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Reviewers of I Did Not Buy This Ticket cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
q.u.q. is a surreal visual novel about a somewhat crude girl that wanders a desert.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below I Did Not Buy This Ticket at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~88% under I Did Not Buy This Ticket on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~63% under I Did Not Buy This Ticket on Steam right now. Shares Indie with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
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Priced ~53% under I Did Not Buy This Ticket on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
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Priced ~75% under I Did Not Buy This Ticket on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
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
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Shares an atmospheric mood with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Priced ~81% under I Did Not Buy This Ticket on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
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
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Priced ~88% under I Did Not Buy This Ticket on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~63% under I Did Not Buy This Ticket on Steam right now. Shares Indie with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
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Priced ~50% under I Did Not Buy This Ticket on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with I Did Not Buy This Ticket.
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.
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Frequently asked about I Did Not Buy This Ticket
- Is I Did Not Buy This Ticket verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — I Did Not Buy This Ticket 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 I Did Not Buy This Ticket cost?
- I Did Not Buy This Ticket is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to I Did Not Buy This Ticket?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside I Did Not Buy This Ticket are GAG, Melbourne: Route 96, To Be With You.
- Who developed I Did Not Buy This Ticket?
- I Did Not Buy This Ticket was developed by Tiago Rech, Time Galleon and published by Time Galleon.
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