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Games like Prominence

If Prominence is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Fall of Lazarus, Rumu and J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its logical tool based challenges, atmospheric and contemplative. 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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About Prominence: When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?

2015IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDWindowsby Digital Media Workshop
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Players who liked Prominence also play

Steam players who put hours into Prominence 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.

  1. The Fall of Lazarus

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Top pick for Prominence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.

    2017IndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  2. Rumu

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Prominence.

    Second-strongest match for Prominence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    Rumu is an intimate, narrative-driven adventure that follows the path into sentience of a robot vacuum cleaner.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Third-strongest match for Prominence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.

    2014IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Event[0]

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Ranked #4 for Prominence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Ranked #5 for Prominence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Prominence.

    The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

    2022Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Eyes of Ara

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental exploration and an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Ranked #6 for Prominence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Deliver Us The Moon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Ranked #7 for Prominence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    The Moon has gone dark, cutting off Earth’s last source of energy. As a lone astronaut, you’ll explore abandoned lunar bases, solve intricate puzzles, and navigate stunning zero-gravity environments. Operate advanced vehicles, uncover hidden truths, and survive in this gripping sci-fi thriller.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Observation

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Ranked #8 for Prominence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

    2020IndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Prominence

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.

  1. Tacoma

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Reviewers of Prominence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    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.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Station

    WHY THIS

    Shares log reading and an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Reviewers of Prominence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.

    2018IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mission Critical

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Reviewers of Prominence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Prominence.

    THE ULTIMATE GAME OF SURVIVAL... The hull of your crippled vessel has ruptured, air is leaking into space, and weapons systems are down. Your mission could have ended fifteen years of interstellar war, but now - as the only remaining crewman - your first order of business is to stay alive...

    2019StrategyAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Myst

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental exploration and an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Reviewers of Prominence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Riven

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental exploration and an atmospheric mood with Prominence.

    Reviewers of Prominence cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Prominence at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prominence on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Prominence on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Prominence.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prominence on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prominence on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Prominence.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prominence on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Prominence.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Prominence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Prominence.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Prominence on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Prominence.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Prominence on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Prominence.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Prominence.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Prominence.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Prominence.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prominence.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Prominence.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Prominence.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Prominence

How much does Prominence cost?
Prominence is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Prominence?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Prominence are The Fall of Lazarus, Rumu, J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars.
Who developed Prominence?
Prominence was developed by Digital Media Workshop.

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 Prominence.

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