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Games like Poveglia: The Island of No Return

If Poveglia: The Island of No Return is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Veil of Death, Dark Pals: The 1st Floor and Fear The Timeloop — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Poveglia: The Island of No Return: Visit one of the darkest places in Italy where hundreds of souls were forgotten in time. After an acclaimed career as a private investigator, detective William Miller takes on one last case; the disappearance of the Family Pierangelli, which has remained in mystery for over thirty years.

2024AdventureEarly Access14.99 USDWindowsby INTI Game Productions
Poveglia: The Island of No Return — Steam game cover

Players who liked Poveglia: The Island of No Return also play

Steam players who put hours into Poveglia: The Island of No Return 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. The Veil of Death

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Poveglia: The Island of No Return fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    A psychological horror game inspired by the myths and legends of Mexican folklore, set in the Juárez Hospital in Mexico City in 2007. Explore, solve puzzles, fight entities from beyond and reconstruct the truth behind a forgotten tragedy.

    ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  2. Dark Pals: The 1st Floor

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Poveglia: The Island of No Return fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    In this singleplayer mascot horror game you're trapped in an abandoned children’s asylum. Solve twisted puzzles with your Ink Blaster, evade its disturbing mascots, and uncover secrets you had long forgotten about. Do you remember?

    2026Adventure5.69 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fear The Timeloop

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Poveglia: The Island of No Return fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.

    2026ActionAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Alan Wake's American Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Poveglia: The Island of No Return fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

    2012ActionAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Alan Wake

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Poveglia: The Island of No Return fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

    2012ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Last of Us™ Part I

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Poveglia: The Island of No Return fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

    2023ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dead Space

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Poveglia: The Island of No Return fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

    2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. I Am Alive

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Poveglia: The Island of No Return fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    I Am Alive casts the player as a lone survivor in a believable, dark and insecure post-apocalyptic world.

    2012ActionAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Poveglia: The Island of No Return at current Steam store prices.

  1. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Poveglia: The Island of No Return on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Poveglia: The Island of No Return on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Poveglia: The Island of No Return on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Poveglia: The Island of No Return on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under Poveglia: The Island of No Return on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    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 ↗
  6. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Poveglia: The Island of No Return on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Human Fall Flat

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Poveglia: The Island of No Return on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Poveglia: The Island of No Return on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    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 ↗

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.

    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. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    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.

    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 Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    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.

    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 Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Alan Wake's American Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

    2012ActionAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Alan Wake

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

    2012ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Last of Us™ Part I

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

    Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

    2023ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Poveglia: The Island of No Return

How much does Poveglia: The Island of No Return cost?
Poveglia: The Island of No Return is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Poveglia: The Island of No Return?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Poveglia: The Island of No Return are The Veil of Death, Dark Pals: The 1st Floor, Fear The Timeloop.
Who developed Poveglia: The Island of No Return?
Poveglia: The Island of No Return was developed by INTI Game Productions and published by WBStudios 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 Poveglia: The Island of No Return.

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