Games like Back to Hearth
If Back to Hearth is your kind of game, the closest matches are Morgan: Metal Detective, Olga - Episode 1 and What Remains of Edith Finch — 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 Back to Hearth: Step into a quiet, abandoned Ukrainian village, left empty after the Calamity. In this short, meditative, and melancholic journey, you’ll rekindle the hearths of deserted homes, restoring warmth and hope to the families who once lived here.
Players who liked Back to Hearth also play
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Morgan: Metal Detective
WHY THIS
Top pick for Back to Hearth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A cozy, first person metal detector adventure game, where you reunite residents of the beautiful Cornish island of Glasden with things they have lost. And with your late Grandpa's help, maybe restore magic along the way.
Olga - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Back to Hearth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Back to Hearth.
Olga is a spooky cozy, first-person linear mystery game set in a Slavic inspired mountain village, where you relive Olga's childhood memories as she visits her grandparents' home in Belovodica and uncovers its dark secrets.
What Remains of Edith Finch
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Back to Hearth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Sunset
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Back to Hearth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Back to Hearth.
It's 1972 and a military coup has rocked Anchuria. You, Angela Burnes, are trapped in the metropolitan capital of San Bavón. Your paradise has turned into a warzone. You take up a job as a housekeeper. Every week, an hour before sunset, you clean the swanky bachelor pad of the wealthy Gabriel Ortega.
Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Back to Hearth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Back to Hearth.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Silence
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Back to Hearth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
Gone Home
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Back to Hearth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Tacoma
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Back to Hearth fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Back to Hearth
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Back to Hearth cross-mention this title as a similar play.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
The Long Dark
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Back to Hearth cross-mention this title as a similar play.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Stalker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Back to Hearth cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Back to Hearth.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Back to Hearth at current Steam store prices.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Back to Hearth on Steam right now.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Back to Hearth on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Back to Hearth.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Back to Hearth on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Back to Hearth.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Back to Hearth on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Back to Hearth.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Back to Hearth on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Back to Hearth.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Back to Hearth on Steam right now.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Back to Hearth on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Back to Hearth.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
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 Casual with Back to Hearth.
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.
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.
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.
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 Casual with Back to Hearth.
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.
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.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Podoba Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Podoba Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Blessed Burden
WHY THIS
Another title from Podoba Interactive, the studio behind Back to Hearth.
Begin your journey as a frail, armless priest and grow stronger through sacred relics. With no weapons but your speed, skill and faith, rise to become a true warrior of God - and face the Devil himself.
Museum of Monoliths
WHY THIS
Another title from Podoba Interactive, the studio behind Back to Hearth.
A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.
Dread Fields
WHY THIS
Another title from Podoba Interactive, the studio behind Back to Hearth.
You bought an isolated farm to start a new life. Your peaceful routine is shattered when the former owner's terrible secrets rise from beneath the ground. A slow-burn rural horror.
I Hear the Forest
WHY THIS
Another title from Podoba Interactive, the studio behind Back to Hearth.
A slow-burn folk horror. You play as a forest ranger who finds himself surrounded by talking trees, flying witches' heads, and cursed dryads. You'll be very lucky if you make it out of the forest alive.
Job Burnout
WHY THIS
Another title from Podoba Interactive, the studio behind Back to Hearth.
Psychological horror game about your lovely work. Absurd humor, incompetent management, pointless tasks, weird coworkers, and monsters that show up in the office after the workday ends.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
What Remains of Edith Finch
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Back to Hearth.
You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.
Silence
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.
Gone Home
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Tacoma
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Frequently asked about Back to Hearth
- Does Back to Hearth run on Steam Deck?
- Back to Hearth is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Back to Hearth cost?
- Back to Hearth is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Back to Hearth?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Back to Hearth are Morgan: Metal Detective, Olga - Episode 1, What Remains of Edith Finch.
- Who developed Back to Hearth?
- Back to Hearth was developed by Podoba Interactive and published by Marevo Collective.
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