Games like Shadows Are Alive
If Shadows Are Alive is your kind of game, the closest matches are Party Club: Hangry Animals, SCREAM NOTE and PIGGY: Hunt — 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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Party Club: Hangry Animals
WHY THIS
Top pick for Shadows Are Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Shadows Are Alive.
A chaotic party game for up to 4 players — online, on the couch, and across platforms. Jump into ridiculous mini-games, betray your friends equally on every device, and embrace the madness.
SCREAM NOTE
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Shadows Are Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Shadows Are Alive.
Jumpscare your friends. If you write your friend's name on a page, the monster jumpscares them and they scream. Co-op horror where you and your friends are trapped in a haunted neighborhood. Scare each other out. Get jumpscared three times and you're out. Last friend not crying wins.
PIGGY: Hunt
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Shadows Are Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Shadows Are Alive.
PIGGY: Hunt is a fast-paced survival horror multiplayer game. Survivors must work together to survive and escape from the Infected.
Unlasting Horror
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Shadows Are Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Shadows Are Alive.
Experience the story of a Private Detective and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. play solo or with up to five friends using unique features from solving puzzles, buying equipment to stun the monsters and progress through the story.
Survive
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Shadows Are Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows Are Alive.
SURVIVE is a 6 player multiplayer horror game. Survive a killer in different environments, accomplish objectives and call the police to escape.
Bouncy Blobs
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Shadows Are Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Shadows Are Alive.
You are a blob. Prove your worth as the greatest blob to ever live by solving puzzles or vanquishing your squishy brethren.
Fall Guys
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Shadows Are Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows Are Alive.
Fall Guys is a free, cross-platform massively multiplayer party royale game. Clumsily compete in absurd obstacle courses with friends or build your very own chaotic course to share with the community.
Party Animals
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Shadows Are Alive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows Are Alive.
Fight your friends as puppies, kittens and other fuzzy creatures in PARTY ANIMALS! Paw it out with your friends remotely, or huddle together for chaotic fun on the same screen. Interact with the world under our realistic physics engine. Did I mention PUPPIES?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shadows Are Alive at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Shadows Are Alive on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows Are Alive.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Shadows Are Alive on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows Are Alive.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Shadows Are Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows Are Alive.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Shadows Are Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows Are Alive.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Shadows Are Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows Are Alive.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Shadows Are Alive on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Are Alive.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Shadows Are Alive on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows Are Alive.
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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Shadows Are Alive on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows Are Alive.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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 and Casual with Shadows Are Alive.
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. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Are Alive.
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 Action and Indie with Shadows Are Alive.
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 with Shadows Are Alive.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows Are Alive.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Casual with Shadows Are Alive.
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 Action and Indie with Shadows Are Alive.
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.
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Frequently asked about Shadows Are Alive
- How much does Shadows Are Alive cost?
- Shadows Are Alive is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Shadows Are Alive have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Shadows Are Alive supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Shadows Are Alive?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadows Are Alive are Party Club: Hangry Animals, SCREAM NOTE, PIGGY: Hunt.
- Who developed Shadows Are Alive?
- Shadows Are Alive was developed by Futura Games and published by TheGamePublisher.com.
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 Shadows Are Alive.
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