Games like The Rising
If The Rising is your kind of game, the closest matches are After Silence, Ghost Song and Creepy Tale: Snow Child — 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.
After Silence
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
A 2D isometric sci-fi survival adventure. Travel between remote locations, manage oxygen and suit systems, follow broken signals, and decide how far into a colony world locked in endless night you can go before turning back.
Ghost Song
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match 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.
Creepy Tale: Snow Child
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match 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?
The Coma 2B: Catacomb
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
LIBERATED
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
Lock, load, and get ready for a new kind of action adventure! Immerse yourself in a noir rain-soaked city inside a paperback comic. Uncover a cyberpunk conspiracy against human rights. THIS is the revolution.
Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Minute of Islands
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...
Shelter 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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.
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?
The Coma 2B: Catacomb
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
The Coma 2B: Catacomb is a Korean survival horror adventure. It is the back story to the previous game, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, and a story bridge for the full series. You return as Youngho, the hero from The Coma 1, as you once again venture forth into the terrifying mirror dimension…
LIBERATED
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
Lock, load, and get ready for a new kind of action adventure! Immerse yourself in a noir rain-soaked city inside a paperback comic. Uncover a cyberpunk conspiracy against human rights. THIS is the revolution.
Creepy Tale: Some Other Place
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.
Shelter 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Rising.
As a powerful Lynx, you will make your way through vast open landscapes. In the harsh tundra, you will raise and strengthen your cubs by mastering your skills for hunting prey. Do everything you can to prepare your little ones for the vicious entities dwelling in the wilderness.
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 After Silence, Ghost Song, Creepy Tale: Snow Child.
- 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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