Games like Tale of the Shadow World
If Tale of the Shadow World is your kind of game, the closest matches are She Doesn't Walk, Venge and Rooten — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Tale of the Shadow World: Walking through the forest, the girl found an interesting book, after reading which her world turned upside down for a while. And maybe forever. The shadow flowers gently whispered to her, luring her further into the darkness. Will she be able to bear the moral of this tale?

Players who liked Tale of the Shadow World also play
Steam players who put hours into Tale of the Shadow World 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.
She Doesn't Walk
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Top pick for Tale of the Shadow World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
She's following you, but your fear keeps you from looking back. You must focus on the path ahead to escape the forest in this Survival-Horror, or risk exploring to find closure.
Venge
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Tale of the Shadow World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...
Rooten
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Tale of the Shadow World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.
Mirror Forge
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Tale of the Shadow World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Tale of the Shadow World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Kona
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Tale of the Shadow World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
MADiSON VR
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Tale of the Shadow World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.
Bendy and the Dark Revival
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Tale of the Shadow World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tale of the Shadow World at current Steam store prices.
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Tale of the Shadow World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Tale of the Shadow World on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tale of the Shadow World.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Tale of the Shadow World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Tale of the Shadow World on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tale of the Shadow World.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Shotgun Legend
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Priced ~51% under Tale of the Shadow World on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tale of the Shadow World.
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
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 Tale of the Shadow World.
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 Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
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 Tale of the Shadow World.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Tale of the Shadow World.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tale of the Shadow World.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tale of the Shadow World.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
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!
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Frequently asked about Tale of the Shadow World
- How much does Tale of the Shadow World cost?
- Tale of the Shadow World is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tale of the Shadow World?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tale of the Shadow World are She Doesn't Walk, Venge, Rooten.
- Who developed Tale of the Shadow World?
- Tale of the Shadow World was developed by Zentiva Lighthouse.
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 Tale of the Shadow World.
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