Games like 98xx
If 98xx is your kind of game, the closest matches are Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Close Your Eyes and a Dogs Dream — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and eerie. 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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Steam players who put hours into 98xx 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.
Static Dread: The Lighthouse
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling, puzzle solving and atmospheric with 98xx.
Top pick for 98xx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
Close Your Eyes
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with 98xx.
Second-strongest match for 98xx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 98xx.
An anthology of 7 horror tales within a connected universe. Join a murderous marshmallow bound by their past down an atmospheric descent, brought into question by an odd game show host. Follow a Witch trying to seduce her love with sweet things. Plus 5 other surprisingly twisted yet emotional tales.
a Dogs Dream
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for 98xx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Test your sixth sense. Will you eat a wild rabbit, or tie someone to the train tracks? Every choice is yours to make. May you find a reason to laugh inside your nightmares.
A List Of People Who Went Missing In The Scheleirland National Forest
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for 98xx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 98xx.
A story about a woman who lives alone near the forest.
Smell like a puddle
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for 98xx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 98xx.
— Each of us fell into a puddle. And everyone knows that you can find yourself after that... in a strange place from which there is no escape. Didn't it happen?.. Well, it's nothing — it's going to happen soon! You will have to explore your new home... and become a part of it. ^-^
Bad Dream: Stories
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with 98xx.
Ranked #6 for 98xx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Bad Dream: Stories is a collection of older games in the Bad Dream series in a new, remastered form. Play the series of short point & click titles and travel through the disturbing and atmospheric world of dreams.
Julian & Friends
WHY THIS
Shares hidden object search, hidden collectibles and atmospheric with 98xx.
Ranked #7 for 98xx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with 98xx.
Ranked #8 for 98xx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 98xx.
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 98xx at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under 98xx on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 98xx.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under 98xx on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 98xx.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under 98xx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under 98xx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under 98xx on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under 98xx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under 98xx on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 98xx.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
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 98xx.
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.
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 Indie with 98xx.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
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 Indie with 98xx.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with 98xx.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about 98xx
- Does 98xx run on Steam Deck?
- 98xx 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 98xx cost?
- 98xx is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to 98xx?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 98xx are Static Dread: The Lighthouse, Close Your Eyes, a Dogs Dream.
- Who developed 98xx?
- 98xx was developed by JacksonG13 and published by JacksonGameStudios.
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 98xx.
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