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Games like Dreamfall Chapters

If Dreamfall Chapters is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, Welcome To Mars 9 and Beyond a Steel Sky — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its writing quality is exceptional, atmospheric and emotional. 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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Dreamfall Chapters is a 2017 story-driven adventure game set across two parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm. The experience centers on choice-consequence systems, voice acting, and deep world-building as players navigate both settings. Reviewers highlight how well-written the characters are and how choices genuinely impact the narrative, creating emotional and poignant moments throughout. The game offers a substantial long-form experience designed for seated play with normal difficulty. It runs Playable on Steam Deck and currently costs $24.99 USD. Players and reviewers describe the atmosphere as compelling, and the game holds an 80% positive rating from 1917 Steam reviews.

About Dreamfall Chapters: The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.

2017IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 71Windows · macOS · Linuxby Red Thread Games
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Characters are incredibly well writtenChoices matter and have consequencesWriting quality is exceptionalAtmosphericEmotionalPoignant

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Steam players who put hours into Dreamfall Chapters 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. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Top pick for Dreamfall Chapters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.

    2007AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Welcome To Mars 9

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up in a luxurious space station orbiting Mars with no memory of your past. Explore, solve puzzles, and make ethical choices in this narrative adventure with multiple endings.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Beyond a Steel Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Third-strongest match for Dreamfall Chapters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Uncertain: Light At The End

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

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

    The Uncertain is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots. Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

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

    The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Whispers of a Machine

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Ranked #6 for Dreamfall Chapters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

    2019Adventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Technobabylon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

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

    A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

    2015IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Born Punk

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

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

    A former combat hacker, a corporate CEO and a malfunctioning android get possessed by mysterious, otherworldly entities and must band together to save themselves and uncover the entities' origins. Talk, puzzle and explore your way through this (often humorous) cyberpunk thriller.

    2022IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Dreamfall Chapters

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.

  1. The Longest Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares voice acting and an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Reviewers of Dreamfall Chapters cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.

    2007ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Syberia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Reviewers of Dreamfall Chapters cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

    2011AdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Die With Glory — Point and Click Adventure Game

    WHY THIS

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

    Die With Glory is a humor-packed adventure game with a rich, non-linear storyline where your ultimate goal is to die.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dreamfall Chapters at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Dreamfall Chapters on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Dreamfall Chapters on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Dreamfall Chapters on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Dreamfall Chapters on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Dreamfall Chapters on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Dreamfall Chapters on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dreamfall Chapters.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Dreamfall Chapters on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under Dreamfall Chapters on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    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 ↗

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. Shares Indie with Dreamfall Chapters.

    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 Dreamfall Chapters.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Dreamfall Chapters.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dreamfall Chapters.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Red Thread Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Red Thread Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Draugen

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Another title from Red Thread Games, the studio behind Dreamfall Chapters. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

    2019IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dustborn

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Another title from Red Thread Games, the studio behind Dreamfall Chapters. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dreamfall Chapters.

    Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hello Sunshine

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Red Thread Games, the studio behind Dreamfall Chapters. Shares Indie with Dreamfall Chapters.

    A survival mystery set in the ruins of a corporate empire. Walk in the shadow of a giant robot during the sweltering days; stay close to keep warm during the cold nights. Scavenge, craft, upgrade — and piece together the broken puzzle of a world ruled by machines that refuse to shut down.

    IndieRPGSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dreamfall Chapters

Does Dreamfall Chapters run on Steam Deck?
Dreamfall Chapters 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 Dreamfall Chapters cost?
Dreamfall Chapters is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dreamfall Chapters?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dreamfall Chapters are Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, Welcome To Mars 9, Beyond a Steel Sky.
Who developed Dreamfall Chapters?
Dreamfall Chapters was developed by Red Thread Games.

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