Games like The Lies We Tell Ourselves
If The Lies We Tell Ourselves is your kind of game, the closest matches are Invisum Piscium 嫌魚, Cryphora and Layers of Fear 2 (2019) — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its slow burn horror atmosphere, storyline explores psychological depth and atmospheric. 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 The Lies We Tell Ourselves: The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.
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Invisum Piscium 嫌魚
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Lies We Tell Ourselves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
An atmosphere-driven walking simulator where you explore familiar yet unsettling spaces, interact with fragmented conversations, and influence partial changes in the world through small actions, observation, and quiet choices that shape how the experience unfolds.
Cryphora
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Lies We Tell Ourselves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
A remote mountain cabin, a raging snowstorm, and the line between reality and madness begins to blur. Make difficult choices, explore surreal worlds, and confront what waits in the dark.
Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Third-strongest match for The Lies We Tell Ourselves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
What Happened to Lily?
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Lies We Tell Ourselves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Anamorphine
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Lies We Tell Ourselves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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.
Dead Take
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Ranked #6 for The Lies We Tell Ourselves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Chasing Static
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Ranked #7 for The Lies We Tell Ourselves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.
Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Ranked #8 for The Lies We Tell Ourselves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Reviewers of The Lies We Tell Ourselves cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Visage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Reviewers of The Lies We Tell Ourselves cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
REVEIL
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Reviewers of The Lies We Tell Ourselves cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
Gone Home
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Reviewers of The Lies We Tell Ourselves cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Layers of Fear (2016)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Reviewers of The Lies We Tell Ourselves cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Lies We Tell Ourselves at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under The Lies We Tell Ourselves on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Lies We Tell Ourselves on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under The Lies We Tell Ourselves on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Lies We Tell Ourselves on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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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Priced ~81% under The Lies We Tell Ourselves on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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 ~88% under The Lies We Tell Ourselves on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Lies We Tell Ourselves on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Lies We Tell Ourselves on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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 Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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 Indie with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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 and Adventure with The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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 The Lies We Tell Ourselves.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Lies We Tell Ourselves.
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 The Lies We Tell Ourselves
- How much does The Lies We Tell Ourselves cost?
- The Lies We Tell Ourselves is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Lies We Tell Ourselves?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Lies We Tell Ourselves are Invisum Piscium 嫌魚, Cryphora, Layers of Fear 2 (2019).
- Who developed The Lies We Tell Ourselves?
- The Lies We Tell Ourselves was developed by Poopsy.
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