Rank 01Games like Journal
- 32 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Journal: Leila, Gone Home, Year Walk, Beyond Eyes, and Sumire. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Sumire
Why this: Also Walking Simulator and Interactive Fiction, like Journal.
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A Bird Story
Why this: Also Short and Interactive Fiction, like Journal.
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If Found...
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Journal.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Locked Door Puzzle
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- 81% of 238 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 59
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Memory fragments hide the truth until the end
- Psychedelic finale reframes the entire story
- Short but emotionally dense experience
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Melancholic
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Journal
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
To the Moon
Why this: Also Short and Interactive Fiction, like Journal.
Life is Strange Remastered
Why this: Same melancholic mood as Journal.
Close Your Eyes
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Journal.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Journal at current Steam store prices.
Actual Sunlight
Why this: Same unsettling mood as Journal.
The Charnel House Trilogy
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Journal.
Neverending Nightmares
Why this: Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Journal.
Florence
Why this: Shares chapter based progression with Journal.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Journal, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Emily is Away
Why this: Also Short and Interactive Fiction, like Journal.
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
Why this: Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Journal.
Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
Why this: Also Walking Simulator and Interactive Fiction, like Journal.
About Journal
The closest matches to Journal: Leila, Gone Home, Year Walk, Beyond Eyes, and Sumire. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Journal is your kind of game, the closest matches are Leila, Gone Home and Year Walk — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and melancholic, and single out its chapter based progression and choice based dialogue. 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.
About Journal: Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams.
Is Journal worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 81% of 238 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.4 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Memory fragments hide the truth until the end
- Psychedelic finale reframes the entire story
- Short but emotionally dense experience
- Sketchy art style enhances emotional rawness
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I was in the mood for a quick, single sitting, interactive narrative experience but I couldn't even make it to the end of this short game. I'll start with what I like about this game. I like the storybook graphic design, music, voice…”
Frequently asked about Journal
Can I run it?
How much does Journal cost?
Journal is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Journal?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Journal are Leila, Gone Home, Year Walk.
Who developed Journal?
Journal was developed by Locked Door Puzzle and published by Lupus Studios Limited.