Games like The Rising
If The Rising is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Zone: Stalker Stories, ALBATROSS and Em-A-Zurvival — 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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Players who liked The Rising also play
Steam players who put hours into The Rising 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.
The Zone: Stalker Stories
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
Tactical card battles and narrative RPG exploration in a world of monsters and anomalies. As one of the last remnants of humanity, trapped in the Zone, it's your turn to become a Stalker and walk where others fear to tread.
ALBATROSS
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
After an unnamed catastrophe, you've been left alone and stranded on a boat in the middle of a sunken world. Journey through vast megastructures and the giant rotting frames of mysterious machines. Feed the boat's engine with fish caught using your harpoon. Never slow down.
Em-A-Zurvival
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
The continuation of Em-A-Li in this zombie themed horror puzzle game. Escape from your apartment and survive the jump scares.
Green Alert
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Rising.
An action-adventure game with rpg elements. It portrays the story of a mass contamination caused by deforestation on the planet, where the player must investigate the whereabouts of his family and find a way out of the labyrinth that is found.
DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming.
Nocturnal
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Rising.
Carve your way with fire and steel to find out what secrets lie beyond the Mist in this intense 2-hour-long action-platformer game. Get ready to wield the flames and burn everything!
Creepy Tale: Snow Child
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
An explosive mix of action and mystery, seasoned with black humor and a sinister atmosphere. Journey into Hell alongside a brave boy named Blizzy and defeat Evil itself. Save the world and become a hero. But at what cost?
Ghost Song
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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 The Rising.
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 The Rising.
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 The Rising.
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 The Rising.
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 The Rising.
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 The Rising.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming.
Nocturnal
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Rising.
Carve your way with fire and steel to find out what secrets lie beyond the Mist in this intense 2-hour-long action-platformer game. Get ready to wield the flames and burn everything!
Creepy Tale: Snow Child
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
An explosive mix of action and mystery, seasoned with black humor and a sinister atmosphere. Journey into Hell alongside a brave boy named Blizzy and defeat Evil itself. Save the world and become a hero. But at what cost?
Ghost Song
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Frequently asked about The Rising
- What games are most similar to The Rising?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Rising are The Zone: Stalker Stories, ALBATROSS, Em-A-Zurvival.
- Who developed The Rising?
- The Rising was developed by Pirita Studio.
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 The Rising.
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