Games like Never Forgotten
If Never Forgotten is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Clown's Forest, Darkwood and Lamentum — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anxious, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 Never Forgotten: A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.
Players who liked Never Forgotten also play
Steam players who put hours into Never Forgotten 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.
The Clown's Forest
WHY THIS
Top pick for Never Forgotten fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
You play as Michael, an 18-Year-old College Student, who had gone camping with his friends over the weekend, although, unfortunately for them, it turned from a peaceful getaway to a fight for survival.
Darkwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Second-strongest match for Never Forgotten fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Lamentum
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Third-strongest match for Never Forgotten fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Dead of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Ranked #4 for Never Forgotten fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Corpse Party
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Ranked #5 for Never Forgotten fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
You Will Die Here Tonight
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling, exploration and an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Ranked #6 for Never Forgotten fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
The Witch's House MV
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Ranked #7 for Never Forgotten fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
SOMA
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Ranked #8 for Never Forgotten fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Never Forgotten
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SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling, exploration and an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Reviewers of Never Forgotten cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Never Forgotten at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Never Forgotten on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
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 Never Forgotten on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Never Forgotten on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Never Forgotten on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
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 Never Forgotten on Steam right now. Shares Action with Never Forgotten.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Never Forgotten on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Never Forgotten.
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 Never Forgotten on Steam right now. Shares Action with Never Forgotten.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Never Forgotten on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
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 Never Forgotten.
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 Never Forgotten.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
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 Never Forgotten.
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 Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
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 Never Forgotten.
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 Never Forgotten.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Darkwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Lamentum
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
Dead of Darkness
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
Corpse Party
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Never Forgotten.
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
SOMA
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Never Forgotten.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Never Forgotten.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Frequently asked about Never Forgotten
- Does Never Forgotten run on Steam Deck?
- Never Forgotten 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 Never Forgotten cost?
- Never Forgotten is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Never Forgotten?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Never Forgotten are The Clown's Forest, Darkwood, Lamentum.
- Who developed Never Forgotten?
- Never Forgotten was developed by Cody Hodge.
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 Never Forgotten.
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