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Games like Confabulation

Below are 15 hand-picked alternatives to Confabulation for fans of indie, adventure, 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 Confabulation 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 Authogin. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Confabulation: Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.

2023IndieAdventureCasual2.49 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Authogin
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    Burial — Steam game cover

    Burial

    Top pick for Confabulation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Confabulation.

    A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...

    2025IndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Clink — Steam game cover

    Clink

    Second-strongest match for Confabulation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confabulation.

    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?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Dream Cage — Steam game cover

    Dream Cage

    Third-strongest match for Confabulation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Confabulation.

    Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.

    2025Adventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Fuck You Witch — Steam game cover

    Fuck You Witch

    Ranked #4 for Confabulation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confabulation.

    Your best friend has confessed her love for you... but the problems don't stop there. You've started to hallucinate. All this interferes with sleeping and eating, and in general disrupts your ideal lifestyle. Yell obscenities at the witch, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Qazaq steppes

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    What Happened to Lily? — Steam game cover

    What Happened to Lily?

    Ranked #5 for Confabulation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confabulation.

    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.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
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    The Mortuary Assistant — Steam game cover

    The Mortuary Assistant

    Ranked #6 for Confabulation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confabulation.

    Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    iBLiS — Steam game cover

    iBLiS

    Ranked #7 for Confabulation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confabulation.

    Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Witch's Doll — Steam game cover

    Witch's Doll

    Ranked #8 for Confabulation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confabulation.

    Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.

    2024IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Confabulation

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.

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    Phasmophobia — Steam game cover

    Phasmophobia

    Reviewers of Confabulation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Confabulation.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
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    I'm on Observation Duty — Steam game cover

    I'm on Observation Duty

    Reviewers of Confabulation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Confabulation.

    As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

    2019Indie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Mortuary Assistant — Steam game cover

    The Mortuary Assistant

    Reviewers of Confabulation cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confabulation.

    Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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    Buried — Steam game cover

    Buried

    Another title from Authogin, the studio behind Confabulation. Shares Indie with Confabulation.

    You wake up buried alive. You are running out of oxygen and you can't remember how you got here. There must be a way out, can you figure it out in time?

    2023Indie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Confabulation: Homestead — Steam game cover

    Confabulation: Homestead

    Another title from Authogin, the studio behind Confabulation. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confabulation.

    Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    The Gravedigger — Steam game cover

    The Gravedigger

    Another title from Authogin, the studio behind Confabulation. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confabulation.

    You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.

    2024IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
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    The Anomaly Experiment — Steam game cover

    The Anomaly Experiment

    Another title from Authogin, the studio behind Confabulation. Shares Indie and Adventure with Confabulation.

    Sentenced to life in prison, you’re offered freedom by joining a trial for a new drug. The experiment is simple: enter the room, observe, and identify what has changed. Complete all tasks, and your sentence is commuted. But, the further you go, the more unsettling your reality becomes.

    2025IndieAdventure3.49 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Confabulation

Does Confabulation run on Steam Deck?
Confabulation 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 Confabulation cost?
Confabulation is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Confabulation?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Confabulation are Burial, Clink, Dream Cage.
Who developed Confabulation?
Confabulation was developed by Authogin.

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