Games like Serena
If Serena is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Paradixion: Christmas, The Paradixion: Restroom and ASYLUM — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its emotional impact outweighs gameplay, atmospheric 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 →Serena is a free-to-play first-person point-and-click adventure developed and published by Senscape that released in 2014. Players find themselves in a distant cabin, piecing together a disturbing narrative through environmental storytelling and object interaction. The game employs memory reconstruction as a core mechanic, where objects shift in meaning as the story unfolds, rewarding careful observation and engagement. Reviewers note that tension builds through atmosphere rather than jump scares, creating an unsettling psychological experience. Players describe the mood as atmospheric, melancholic, and mysterious, with the short runtime encouraging focused exploration. The absence of a save system adds weight to choices made within the one-hour experience. The game is verified to run on Steam Deck and holds a 77% positive rating based on over 4,300 Steam reviews.
About Serena: How long has it been? A man sits in a distant getaway cabin waiting for his wife Serena. Where is she? Things in the cabin evoke memories, and the husband comes to a disturbing realization... This short point-and-click adventure is the result of a massive collaborative effort between dozens of fans and designers of adventure games.
Players who liked Serena also play
Steam players who put hours into Serena 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 Paradixion: Christmas
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Top pick for Serena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
[The Paradixion: Christmas] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
The Paradixion: Restroom
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Serena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
[The Paradixion: Restroom] is a point-and-click adventure game with a mysterious atmosphere.Solve various puzzles with a unique atmosphere and find the hidden elements in the game to gather clues about the story.
ASYLUM
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Serena.
Third-strongest match for Serena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Draugen
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Serena.
Ranked #4 for Serena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Quest room: Hanon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Serena.
Ranked #5 for Serena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
After 20 years in search of the mysterious Egyptian artifact of Hanon, you managed to find the entrance, but to get inside you need to solve more than one puzzle. You do not have much time, you are locked in 4 walls and oxygen is running out.
The Room Two
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Serena.
Ranked #6 for Serena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
The Room
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Serena.
Ranked #7 for Serena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Serena.
Ranked #8 for Serena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
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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.
ASYLUM
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Serena.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
The Room
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Serena.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Serena.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Serena.
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Frequently asked about Serena
- Is Serena verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Serena is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- Is Serena free to play?
- Yes — Serena is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Serena?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Serena are The Paradixion: Christmas, The Paradixion: Restroom, ASYLUM.
- Who developed Serena?
- Serena was developed by Senscape.
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 Serena.
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