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Games like Frightence

If Frightence is your kind of game, the closest matches are Scary Game, Firewatch and Year Walk — 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 Frightence: Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.

2023Adventure3.99 USDWindowsby Playstige Interactive
Frightence — Steam game cover

Players who liked Frightence also play

Steam players who put hours into Frightence 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. Scary Game

    WHY THIS

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

    You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Firewatch

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Frightence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Year Walk

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Frightence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.

    2014IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Homesick

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Frightence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

    2015IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Frightence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Station

    WHY THIS

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

    The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Scanner Sombre

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Frightence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

    2017IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Neverending Nightmares

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Frightence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Frightence on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Frightence on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Frightence on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Frightence on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    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 ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Frightence on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Frightence on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TOEM: A Photo Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Frightence on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Frightence on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Pornește într-o aventură scurtă de uitat în maxim 30min după ce ai închis jocul! Ce mai aștepți? Aventura îl urmărește pe Copilul Albastru și Urât într-o lume bizară, seara. 2D Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Supper

    WHY THIS

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

    The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Samsara Room

    WHY THIS

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

    You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Trick & Treat

    WHY THIS

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

    Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

    2016IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Plan

    WHY THIS

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

    A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion

    WHY THIS

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

    Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist

    WHY THIS

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

    A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina

    2015IndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Yume Nikki

    WHY THIS

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

    This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Playstige Interactive

Other recommendable Steam games by Playstige Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Solarix

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Playstige Interactive, the studio behind Frightence.

    Solarix is a science-fiction stealth/horror game, set in world that overpowers you with unease, insecurity, and desperation, forcing you to confront your own role in the horrors to come.

    2015ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. De-Void

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Playstige Interactive, the studio behind Frightence. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.

    2016IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Post War Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Playstige Interactive, the studio behind Frightence.

    POST-WAR DREAMS is a 2.5D Story-Rich, Side Scrolling Action Game, set in the wasteland of USA, plagued with constant war.

    2019ActionIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Reframed

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Playstige Interactive, the studio behind Frightence.

    ReFramed is a badass, old-school FPS horror game set in the Solarix universe. Relive the terrors of Solarix in this high-octane, bullet spraying reimagining, only this time, stealth is not an option...

    2018ActionIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Blind Souls

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Playstige Interactive, the studio behind Frightence. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Blind Souls is a first-person adventure game where you can see the world through the eyes of a dead painter.

    2019Adventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Caretaker

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Playstige Interactive, the studio behind Frightence.

    Caretaker is a first-person horror experience. You are hungry for truth and maybe this "caretaker" is hungry for something else. Enjoy a ride of psychotic wickedness, through a maze of “criminally insane” mind

    2019Action7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Platform Game Maker

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Playstige Interactive, the studio behind Frightence.

    Platform Game Maker is exciting tool to make your dream Platform Game!

    2023CasualEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Death Motel

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Playstige Interactive, the studio behind Frightence. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.

    2024Adventure2.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Firewatch

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Neverending Nightmares

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Frightence.

    Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Frightence

How much does Frightence cost?
Frightence is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Frightence?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Frightence are Scary Game, Firewatch, Year Walk.
Who developed Frightence?
Frightence was developed by Playstige Interactive.

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 Frightence.

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