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Games like The Fernweh Saga: Book One

If The Fernweh Saga: Book One is your kind of game, the closest matches are Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest, Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One and The Passenger — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choices subtly shape relationships, gender flexible romance options and hidden secrets reward replays. 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 The Fernweh Saga: Book One: 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?

2023IndieRPGCasual7.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby Hosted Games
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Steam players who put hours into The Fernweh Saga: Book One 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. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Top pick for The Fernweh Saga: Book One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

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    2020IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Second-strongest match for The Fernweh Saga: Book One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Passenger

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Third-strongest match for The Fernweh Saga: Book One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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?

    2022IndieRPGCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Ranked #4 for The Fernweh Saga: Book One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

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  5. The Golden Rose: Book One

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Ranked #5 for The Fernweh Saga: Book One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?

    2022IndieRPGCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Ranked #6 for The Fernweh Saga: Book One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG and Casual with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!

    2023AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Ranked #7 for The Fernweh Saga: Book One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Ranked #8 for The Fernweh Saga: Book One fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Fernweh Saga: Book One

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. Oxenfree

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Reviewers of The Fernweh Saga: Book One cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Haunting of Billy

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Fernweh Saga: Book One cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    It’s Halloween night and your girlfriend is missing! Play as Billy, fighting through the procedurally generated halls of an old, haunted mansion. Fight zombies, ghosts, goblins, and more with over 1 million costume combinations and more than 60 unique weapons to use!

    2018Indie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Reviewers of The Fernweh Saga: Book One cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

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Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Fernweh Saga: Book One at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under The Fernweh Saga: Book One on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Fernweh Saga: Book One on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under The Fernweh Saga: Book One on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Fernweh Saga: Book One on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under The Fernweh Saga: Book One on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under The Fernweh Saga: Book One on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Fernweh Saga: Book One on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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!

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  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Fernweh Saga: Book One on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

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  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

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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.

  1. Fallen Hero: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship tracking and a mysterious mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Fernweh Saga: Book One. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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!

    2018IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Fallen Hero: Retribution

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Fernweh Saga: Book One. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Fernweh Saga: Book One. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tin Star

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Fernweh Saga: Book One. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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.

    2015IndieRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Community College Hero: Trial by Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares relationship tracking and an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Fernweh Saga: Book One. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.

    2015IndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Fernweh Saga: Book One. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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?

    2016IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Lords of Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Fernweh Saga: Book One. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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.

    2023IndieRPGCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Fernweh Saga: Book One. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Your decisions will shape who is friend or foe, who will share in your secrets, and just how your romance with a certain vampire will grow!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG and Casual with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!

    2023AdventureSimulationRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    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?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Fernweh Saga: Book One.

    The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?

    2020IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Fernweh Saga: Book One

Is The Fernweh Saga: Book One verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Fernweh Saga: Book One 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 The Fernweh Saga: Book One cost?
The Fernweh Saga: Book One is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Fernweh Saga: Book One?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Fernweh Saga: Book One are Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest, Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One, The Passenger.
Who developed The Fernweh Saga: Book One?
The Fernweh Saga: Book One was developed by Hosted Games.

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