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Games like Searching For Rest

If Searching For Rest is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Dungeon Beneath, The Dark Cave and Lost For Swords — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and cozy. 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 Searching For Rest: Gain upgrades and form powerful synergies in order to break the curse that is keeping you from your eternal rest. Unlock new game changing upgrades each time you play and come back stronger than ever before.

2024StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Delightful Victory
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Charming art and atmospheric musicCharming skeleton protagonist with expressive animationsFast replayable runs with meaningful choicesAtmosphericContemplativeCozy

Players who liked Searching For Rest also play

Steam players who put hours into Searching For Rest 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 Dungeon Beneath

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Searching For Rest.

    Top pick for Searching For Rest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.

    2020StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Dark Cave

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Searching For Rest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Every move you make counts in this gritty turn-based game! Fight against foes in opposite 3x3 grid boards. Plan ahead of your enemies’ attacks and carefully choose your moves: running out of moves will cost you health, but enemies will always keep coming. How deep can you get into The Dark Cave?

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure2.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lost For Swords

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, build variety, adventure and an atmospheric mood with Searching For Rest.

    Third-strongest match for Searching For Rest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG8.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hadean Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Searching For Rest.

    Ranked #4 for Searching For Rest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!

    2023StrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. LONESTAR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Searching For Rest.

    Ranked #5 for Searching For Rest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cat God Ranch

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, build variety, casual and a cozy mood with Searching For Rest.

    Ranked #6 for Searching For Rest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Lead hundreds of "wise" little animals to pay tribute to the Cat God!! 7 animal families, 100+ animals, 10+ Cat Gods, 100+ items, and various animal combinations waiting for you to explore!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Crown Trick

    WHY THIS

    Shares build variety, meta progression and an atmospheric mood with Searching For Rest.

    Ranked #7 for Searching For Rest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Trials of Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with Searching For Rest.

    Ranked #8 for Searching For Rest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Searching For Rest at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Searching For Rest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Searching For Rest.

    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 ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Searching For Rest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Searching For Rest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Searching For Rest.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Searching For Rest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Searching For Rest.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Searching For Rest on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Searching For Rest.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Searching For Rest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Searching For Rest.

    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!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Searching For Rest on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Searching For Rest on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Searching For Rest.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Searching For Rest.

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  8. Evil Egg

    WHY THIS

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

    Blast it all to hell.

    2025ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. The Dungeon Beneath

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Searching For Rest.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.

    2020StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lost For Swords

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, build variety, adventure and an atmospheric mood with Searching For Rest.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG8.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hadean Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Searching For Rest.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!

    2023StrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. LONESTAR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Searching For Rest.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Trials of Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with Searching For Rest.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Searching For Rest.

    A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Searching For Rest

Does Searching For Rest run on Steam Deck?
Searching For Rest 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 Searching For Rest cost?
Searching For Rest is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Searching For Rest?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Searching For Rest are The Dungeon Beneath, The Dark Cave, Lost For Swords.
Who developed Searching For Rest?
Searching For Rest was developed by Delightful Victory.

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 Searching For Rest.

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