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Games like MimiCries

If MimiCries is your kind of game, the closest matches are Scrutator Tenebris, Shroud of Gloom and The Sleeping Sickness — 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 MimiCries: Investigate the mysteries of a haunted mansion as you solve various challenging puzzles in this Victorian-inspired, narrative-driven escape room game. With only your wit and a lantern to light the way forward, will the choices you make seal your fate, or open the path to freedom?

2024IndieRPG11.99 USDWindowsby Miniversal Games
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Players who liked MimiCries also play

Steam players who put hours into MimiCries 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. Scrutator Tenebris

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for MimiCries fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with MimiCries.

    Become a pathologist in a sinister mansion filled with unsolved mysteries. Examine bodies and make decisions that alter the course of the investigation. Your choices shape multiple story endings in this narrative-driven psychological horror — where every secret could cost your sanity.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Shroud of Gloom

    WHY THIS

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

    Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror adventure. Investigate an old manor, gather items and clues to solve environmental puzzles and discover dark secrets. Can you uncover the mystery… and make it out alive?

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. The Sleeping Sickness

    WHY THIS

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

    The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.

    2024Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. CLeM

    WHY THIS

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

    CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

    WHY THIS

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

    An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Rise of the Golden Idol

    WHY THIS

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

    The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for MimiCries fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with MimiCries.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Ratline

    WHY THIS

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

    A murdered priest. A secret list. Hunt Nazi fugitives across the globe in this gritty 1971 detective thriller. Analyze evidence, follow leads, and make sharp deductions before the trail goes cold. From the creators of Family, Rivals, Conspiracy, Echo Beach and Riley & Rochelle.

    2026IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under MimiCries on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MimiCries.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under MimiCries on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with MimiCries.

    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 ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under MimiCries on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MimiCries.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under MimiCries on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MimiCries.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under MimiCries on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MimiCries.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under MimiCries on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MimiCries.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under MimiCries on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MimiCries.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under MimiCries on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MimiCries.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

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 MimiCries.

    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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 MimiCries.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. CLeM

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with MimiCries.

    CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with MimiCries.

    An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Rise of the Golden Idol

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with MimiCries.

    The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with MimiCries.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about MimiCries

How much does MimiCries cost?
MimiCries is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to MimiCries?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MimiCries are Scrutator Tenebris, Shroud of Gloom, The Sleeping Sickness.
Who developed MimiCries?
MimiCries was developed by Miniversal Games.

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 MimiCries.

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