Games like Don't Wake Me Up
If Don't Wake Me Up is your kind of game, the closest matches are Diaspora, Keeper's Vigil and Whiskey-Four — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and dark. 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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Diaspora
WHY THIS
Top pick for Don't Wake Me Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
Navigate unknown waters, deadly politics, and ancient magic in this low-fantasy adventure. Can you turn the tides of war and forge a future for your clan? A text-based interactive novel, 1 million words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Keeper's Vigil
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Don't Wake Me Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
As the Harbinger, you are the only Keeper who can cast spells. Stop a necromantic plague, uncover an Elven conspiracy, and decide the fate of a dying world! A text-based fantasy novel, 193,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects."
Whiskey-Four
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative, visual novel style, psychological and an atmospheric mood with Don't Wake Me Up.
Third-strongest match for Don't Wake Me Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
Never stop running, not with the galaxy at stake. Save it at all costs, and save yourself if you can.
Dawn of Heroes
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative, visual novel style, character driven and an atmospheric mood with Don't Wake Me Up.
Ranked #4 for Don't Wake Me Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
By day, you're just another citizen. By night, you defend the city. But don’t quit your day job, hero. A text-based superhero novel, 450,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Scales of Justice
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Don't Wake Me Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
Travel across a magical kingdom with four eccentric individuals! Will you find your destiny—or will you write it for yourself? A text-based interactive fantasy novel, 600,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.
Message in a Melody
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Don't Wake Me Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
Can music save the human race? You and the Raqullan Empire will soon find out. Decide whether music, and the humans who make it, should survive.
Scarlet Sails
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Don't Wake Me Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
Hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail to find the legendary Titan’s Treasure! Do you fight with a cutlass or with magic? Are you biding your time until you can shoot your captain in the back, or are you the reason the rum is gone?
Dragon of Steelthorne
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Don't Wake Me Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
Rule a mighty city, fight battles and go on adventures as the Ardent or Ardessa of the city of Lake Steelthorne. Find love, power, and a secret that could change the world.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Don't Wake Me Up at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Don't Wake Me Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
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 ~63% under Don't Wake Me Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Don't Wake Me Up.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Don't Wake Me Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
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 ~75% under Don't Wake Me Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
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 ~81% under Don't Wake Me Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
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 ~88% under Don't Wake Me Up on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
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 ~63% under Don't Wake Me Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Don't Wake Me Up.
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 ~50% under Don't Wake Me Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Don't Wake Me Up.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
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!
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Don't Wake Me Up.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
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.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Other recommendable Steam games by Hosted Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Fallen Hero: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and an emotional mood with Don't Wake Me Up.
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind Don't Wake Me Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!
Fallen Hero: Retribution
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative and an atmospheric mood with Don't Wake Me Up.
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind Don't Wake Me Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.
Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Don't Wake Me Up.
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind Don't Wake Me Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.
Tin Star
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative and an atmospheric mood with Don't Wake Me Up.
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind Don't Wake Me Up. Shares Indie and RPG with Don't Wake Me Up.
Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.
Community College Hero: Trial by Fire
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Don't Wake Me Up.
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind Don't Wake Me Up. Shares Indie and RPG with Don't Wake Me Up.
Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.
Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Don't Wake Me Up.
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind Don't Wake Me Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?
Lords of Infinity
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Don't Wake Me Up.
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind Don't Wake Me Up. Shares Indie and RPG with Don't Wake Me Up.
Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.
Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative and an atmospheric mood with Don't Wake Me Up.
Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind Don't Wake Me Up. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Wake Me Up.
Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.
Frequently asked about Don't Wake Me Up
- Is Don't Wake Me Up verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Don't Wake Me Up is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Don't Wake Me Up cost?
- Don't Wake Me Up is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Don't Wake Me Up?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Don't Wake Me Up are Diaspora, Keeper's Vigil, Whiskey-Four.
- Who developed Don't Wake Me Up?
- Don't Wake Me Up was developed by Hosted Games.
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