Games like Year Walk
If Year Walk is your kind of game, the closest matches are Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition, Fran Bow and Bulb Boy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, eerie and melancholic. 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 Year Walk: Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
Players who liked Year Walk also play
Steam players who put hours into Year Walk 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.
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Top pick for Year Walk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Fran Bow
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Year Walk.
Second-strongest match for Year Walk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Bulb Boy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Third-strongest match for Year Walk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Rusty Lake Hotel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Ranked #4 for Year Walk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
The White Door
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Ranked #5 for Year Walk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Dead Take
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Ranked #6 for Year Walk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
The Old City: Leviathan
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Ranked #7 for Year Walk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Ranked #8 for Year Walk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Year Walk at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Year Walk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
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 ~50% under Year Walk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Year Walk.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Year Walk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
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 ~75% under Year Walk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
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 ~83% under Year Walk on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Year Walk.
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 ~50% under Year Walk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Year Walk.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Year Walk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Year Walk.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Year Walk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Year Walk.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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 Year Walk.
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 Year Walk.
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 Year Walk.
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 Year Walk.
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 with Year Walk.
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 Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
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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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Fran Bow
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Year Walk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Bulb Boy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Rusty Lake Hotel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
The White Door
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Enter The White Door and discover Rusty Lake’s universe in a new game with a unique style! Explore Robert Hill’s dreams and help him to find his lost memories. Can you survive the strict daily routine and bring back color to Robert's life?
Dead Take
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Year Walk.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
Frequently asked about Year Walk
- Does Year Walk run on Steam Deck?
- Year Walk 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 Year Walk cost?
- Year Walk is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Year Walk?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Year Walk are Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition, Fran Bow, Bulb Boy.
- Who developed Year Walk?
- Year Walk was developed by Simogo.
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 Year Walk.
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