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Games like School Curse

If School Curse is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Short Death, Deadlight Maze and Departure of Darkness — 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.

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About School Curse: ``-School is a cursed place. -That's why I'm going to take revenge...''

2023Indie0.99 USDWindowsby ryuukyuushi
School Curse — Steam game cover

Players who liked School Curse also play

Steam players who put hours into School Curse 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. A Short Death

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for School Curse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    A short 3D Platformer and Collectathon situated in Hell. Play as a humble cat (with wings!) and get to the top of the mysterious tower!

    2025IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Deadlight Maze

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for School Curse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    Deadlight Maze is a tense horror maze game where players must survive deadly traps and escape relentless zombies using strategy, flashlight colors, and quick decision-making. Navigate dangerous mazes, freeze zombies with matching light colors, and survive the darkness before the maze consumes you.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Departure of Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for School Curse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    Pure determination to save her brother keeps Emma in this parasite-infected airport. Scavenge, unravel, and slaughter your way through Departure of Darkness, a 90s survival-horror throwback. Tread lightly when rescuing the survivors or you’ll succumb to the hive mind…

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Purrate Adventure: Volcano Isle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for School Curse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    Explore, Platform & Plunder a large Volcanic Isle in search of Coins, Gems, Crowns, and the 5 hidden talismans!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Plastomorphosis

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for School Curse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Mini Reaper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for School Curse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    The file for a lost and unfinished platformer from 1999 about collecting souls for the vacationing Grim Reaper has resurfaced online.

    2024Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Dead Beacon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for School Curse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by late 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Holstin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for School Curse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A psychological survival horror game set in an eerie, isolated 90’s Polish town consumed by an ominous presence. You’ve come looking for answers, but everyone seems possessed by something foul. Explore the festering town, interrogate locals and fight ungodly manifestations to get to the truth.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under School Curse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under School Curse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under School Curse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under School Curse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under School Curse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under School Curse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under School Curse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Shotgun Legend

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under School Curse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with School Curse.

    Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.

    2018ActionIndieRPG0.49 USDSteam ↗

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 with School Curse.

    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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 School Curse.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about School Curse

How much does School Curse cost?
School Curse is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to School Curse?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside School Curse are A Short Death, Deadlight Maze, Departure of Darkness.
Who developed School Curse?
School Curse was developed by ryuukyuushi and published by Ryuukyuushi Company.

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 School Curse.

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