Games like The Crimping
If The Crimping is your kind of game, the closest matches are Water of M: Beneath the School, Ferus-The dark abyss and Opus Castle — 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Crimping: A quirky first-person action-adventure game set in one of America's most haunted locations. Use your wits and reflexes to escape supernatural encounters within Oregon's underground "Shanghai Tunnels."
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Water of M: Beneath the School
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Crimping fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimping.
A third-person psychological survival horror game set in a corpse-strewn school. Explore twisted halls, solve tense escape room puzzles, evade relentless pursuers, and uncover the truth behind a hidden paranormal research facility.
Ferus-The dark abyss
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Crimping fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimping.
Pay attention to what is hidden in the darkness, if you want to get out alive you will have to sharpen your wits!
Opus Castle
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Crimping fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Crimping.
Opus Castle it's a 3D horror, adventure and mysterious game with a narrative based on the real tragic history of the little castle on Apa Street, located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil.
坤坤之家
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Crimping fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimping.
This is a fictional story in which you play as a KunKun enthusiast named Su Shan, who sneaks into the suspected KunKun residence to explore.All content in the game is unrelated to reality, and any similarity is purely coincidental.
Project Vic
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Ranked #5 for The Crimping fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimping.
As a freelance journalist, you receive a tip-off from a policeman friend about a death. You immediately make your way to the scene to get a first-hand impression of the case. But shortly after you arrive, you realize that things are not quite right here...
Recycling Factory
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Ranked #6 for The Crimping fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimping.
Your goal in this horror game is simple: collect bodies, get rid of them, and find a way out. But in this dark place, everything is dangerous. Solve puzzles and escape the fear that surrounds you.
A Normal Home İn Ohio
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Ranked #7 for The Crimping fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimping.
A fabulous puzzle house escape game where you can experience Horror and Comedy together.
Don't Leave
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Ranked #8 for The Crimping fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimping.
Welcome to a mysterious adventure where justice and the supernatural intertwine! Judge Harlan, in his old country cottage, faces a mysterious presence after his mother's sudden departure. Explore justice's limits in this extraordinary tale!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Crimping at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Crimping on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Crimping.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Crimping on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimping.
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 ~70% under The Crimping on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimping.
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 ~80% under The Crimping on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Crimping.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Crimping on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Crimping.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under The Crimping on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crimping.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Crimping on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Crimping.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under The Crimping on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crimping.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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 Crimping.
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 Action and Adventure with The Crimping.
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 Action and Indie with The Crimping.
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 Crimping.
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 Crimping.
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 Action and Indie with The Crimping.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Crimping.
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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Frequently asked about The Crimping
- How much does The Crimping cost?
- The Crimping is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Crimping?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Crimping are Water of M: Beneath the School, Ferus-The dark abyss, Opus Castle.
- Who developed The Crimping?
- The Crimping was developed by Mama Makes 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 The Crimping.
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