Games like The Passenger
Below are 20 hand-picked alternatives to The Passenger for fans of indie, rpg, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Passenger also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Hosted Games, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Passenger: Your eldritch existence is threatened when another abomination tries to feast on you. You flee, trapping yourself in human flesh, but will that be enough?
Players who liked The Passenger also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Artifact
Top pick for The Passenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Passenger.
Adult Lovecraftian strategy. Stealthily transform your university into horny, blonde bimbos! Dynamically change genitalia and breast sizes, IQ, mind control your peers via eldritch powers or eldritch parasites, erase your competition, and avoid a mysterious rival faction!
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Paranormal Preparatory School
Second-strongest match for The Passenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
This school for supernaturals isn't hell, but it is a hellmouth! Can you make peace between the vampires and werewolves, and close the portal to hell?
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Haunted Hearts Hotel
Third-strongest match for The Passenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Check in to your hotel, and check out the ghosts! Sexy specters await you - but can you fix up the hotel in style so that the living guests will find luxury, too?
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Forbidden Magic
Ranked #4 for The Passenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Catch a magical arsonist before you lose your heart! Will you romance a rival agent, your hellhound shapeshifter partner, or your boss—an actual devil? A sweet romantic text-based, role playing game.
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The Fernweh Saga: Book One
Ranked #5 for The Passenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?
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Vampirii
Ranked #6 for The Passenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Prowl homes, explore neighborhoods, overcome random encounters, reveal dark secrets, and make difficult choices as a newly-risen vampire in this text-heavy visual novel. Make friends and enemies while surviving this new life in which one night you are the predator, another - the prey.
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Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One
Ranked #7 for The Passenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
Ranked #8 for The Passenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?
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More from Hosted Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Hosted Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Fallen Hero: Rebirth
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Passenger. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!
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Fallen Hero: Retribution
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Passenger. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.
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Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Passenger. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.
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Tin Star
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Passenger. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.
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Community College Hero: Trial by Fire
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Passenger. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.
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Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Passenger. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?
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Lords of Infinity
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Passenger. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
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Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Passenger. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Paranormal Preparatory School
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
This school for supernaturals isn't hell, but it is a hellmouth! Can you make peace between the vampires and werewolves, and close the portal to hell?
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The Fernweh Saga: Book One
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?
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Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Passenger.
Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?
Frequently asked about The Passenger
- Does The Passenger run on Steam Deck?
- The Passenger 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 Passenger cost?
- The Passenger is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Passenger?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Passenger are Artifact, Paranormal Preparatory School, Haunted Hearts Hotel.
- Who developed The Passenger?
- The Passenger was developed by Hosted Games.
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 Passenger.
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