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Games like The Book of Good

If The Book of Good is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Mare of Jonah, Banish and THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE — 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 The Book of Good: Play as Yvonne in this first-person, single life horror adventure. There are no second chances. Complete the tasks her mother started and be careful--stay alive! Find the Book of Good and what it means. Get out of the house as soon as possible!

2024Action5.99 USDWindowsby Gregory Matthews
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Steam players who put hours into The Book of Good 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 Mare of Jonah

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Book of Good fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    A first-person psychological horror game where a young boy is trapped in a haunted, decaying mansion. Run, hide, and outsmart vengeful spirits as you uncover dark, twisted secrets. Can you survive the nightmare that waits in every shadow?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Banish

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Book of Good fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    BANISH is a Single Player Horror game (for now). As a Priest, you are sent by the local church to a failed exorcism attempt in the Luxford Mansion. Fear, Panic, and Horror awaits you...

    2023ActionEarly Access3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Book of Good fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    THE ILLUSION NIGHTMARE Is a horror game made by professional crew In the art of horror. You will have the opportunity to experience one of the most powerful types of psychological horror Based on an environment designed in every detail to be a real hell that makes you terrified.

    2022Adventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Rotten Angel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Book of Good fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    An unknowable entity hunts you through a corrupted divine purgatory. You have no weapon to kill it, only shadows, wit, and flight. Survive a relentless predator that learns from your every move.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. V696

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Book of Good fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    V696 is a first-person horror-thriller game. It contains a cult subject of veiled beings. Even if everything seems clear at first glance, it has a gripping story that will throw you a curve.

    2022ActionAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Hazing - Night Shift

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Book of Good fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.

    2024IndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. İblis3:Phenomena

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Book of Good fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    İBLİS 3: PHENOMENA is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious house set in realistic, slow-paced, atmospheric, and disturbing environments. It contains no puzzle or exploration elements; it is entirely built on tension and psychological pressure.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Mirror Forge

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Book of Good fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation12.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Book of Good at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Book of Good on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Book of Good on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Book of Good on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Book of Good on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Book of Good on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Book of Good on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Superflight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Book of Good on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!

    2017ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Post Void

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Book of Good on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

    2020ActionIndie2.99 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.

    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 Action with The Book of Good.

    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 Action with The Book of Good.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Book of Good.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Book of Good

How much does The Book of Good cost?
The Book of Good is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Book of Good?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Book of Good are The Mare of Jonah, Banish, THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.
Who developed The Book of Good?
The Book of Good was developed by Gregory Matthews.

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 Book of Good.

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