Games like Red Tape
If Red Tape is your kind of game, the closest matches are Melancholia Maze, Urbex Night Security and For Her — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, dark and funny. 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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Melancholia Maze
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Top pick for Red Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
Melancholia Maze is a brief atmospheric horror adventure in a twisted version of home. Complete everyday tasks while avoiding lurking demons, collect clues to piece together a lifeline, and find your way out of the darkness. Escape is just a call away.
Urbex Night Security
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Red Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Red Tape.
Atmospheric slow-burn indie horror game. Walking simulator interspersed with various events, sometimes simple puzzles and a bit of running away.Student starts working as a security guard in the old abandoned factory that hides a dark secret.
For Her
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Red Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
For Her is a single-player, story-driven psychological horror game that delves into the depths of morality, sacrifice, and the human psyche. You play as David Hill, a dedicated police officer in Dismas City. A loving husband and father, David always puts his family first, no matter the cost.
Just an Ordinary Bike Ride
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Red Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
In this adventure horror game you experience nothing but a calm bike ride home, your chauffeur is late and it's starting to rain. You only have a bike but you need to get home, it's a rather empty street aside from some debris. It's just a bike ride home.
Cryptica
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Ranked #5 for Red Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
Cryptica is a narrative-based psychological horror game where the apocalypse is just the beginning. Explore the enigmatic lands of Antarctica and find the missing film crew.
Clink
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Red Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
They Can Hear Us
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Red Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
"They Can Hear Us," the first episode, narrates horror stories that interact with you through the microphone, playing on the fear of whoever is listening.
RATSHAKER™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Red Tape.
Ranked #8 for Red Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?
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The Stanley Parable
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Red Tape.
Reviewers of Red Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Red Tape.
Reviewers of Red Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The smash-hit stylish action game DMC4 is back and better than ever, boasting new playable characters and game modes!
The Norwood Suite
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Red Tape.
Reviewers of Red Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.
Duck's Inferno
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Red Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Red Tape.
Duck’s Inferno is a fun and challenging Action/Runner game. Fly through the nine circles of Dante’s Hell! Improve your hand agility dodging fatal blows and slashing demon hordes. Grab awesome prizes and win the epic battle against Evil!
Smile For Me
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Red Tape.
Reviewers of Red Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
A heartbroken clown, wayward souls, and juicy mechanical lips. As “The Big Event" draws near, help the troubled residents of the Habitat and de-mask the mysterious Doctor Habit... before it's too late.
The Procession to Calvary
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Red Tape.
Reviewers of Red Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
Pilfer from pirates, conspire with cardinals and perform miracles with an incompetent magician. The Procession to Calvary is a Pythonesque adventure game made from Renaissance paintings, and a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Four Last Things.
Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
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Shares a whimsical mood with Red Tape.
Reviewers of Red Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
On the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street, all is not what it seems. What role will you play in a city's fate?
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Red Tape.
Reviewers of Red Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Red Tape at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Red Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
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 ~50% under Red Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Red Tape.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~67% under Red Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
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 ~75% under Red Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
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 ~83% under Red Tape on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Red Tape.
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 ~50% under Red Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Red Tape.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Red Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Red Tape.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Red Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Red Tape.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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 Red Tape.
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 Red Tape.
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 Red Tape.
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 Red Tape.
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 Indie and Adventure with Red Tape.
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 Red Tape.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Red Tape.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Red Tape
- How much does Red Tape cost?
- Red Tape is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Red Tape?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Red Tape are Melancholia Maze, Urbex Night Security, For Her.
- Who developed Red Tape?
- Red Tape was developed by Pollaris Studios and published by DreadXP.
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 Red Tape.
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