Games like Phenom
If Phenom is your kind of game, the closest matches are Root Of Evil, Maze Escape and Obscula — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Phenom: In the midst of an outbreak of a mysterious virus that turns people into crazed zombies, James's wife has disappeared and now he has to find her and survive in a zombie apocalypse with moving around the grid using improvised means, environment and logic.
Players who liked Phenom also play
Steam players who put hours into Phenom 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.
Root Of Evil
WHY THIS
Top pick for Phenom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Survive and destroy the devastating Root that is growing and crawling around the cracks and crevasses of the Hotel. Using whatever tools you have to keep your self alive. Find the antidote that will destroy it or die trying.
Maze Escape
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Phenom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phenom.
This game is to escape the maze while avoiding zombies and obstacles. Use the item and remember the way you came to escape from the maze. Good luck.
Obscula
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Phenom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
Dead Seater
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Phenom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Explore the halls and travel deeper into the Vincent estate, but beware what lurks there. Father is coming home.
Pyromaniac
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Phenom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
The Backrooms Project
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Phenom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
LOST ZION
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Phenom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Lost Zion is an atmospheric cyberpunk horror game. Awakened by a faint signal as a service bot, explore the forsaken megacity of Lost Zion. Uncover the Emperor's horrific secrets. Obey your sole command: Activate the Gravity Core.
The Heilwald Loophole
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Phenom fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phenom.
The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Phenom at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Phenom on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Phenom on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phenom.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Phenom on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phenom.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Phenom on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Phenom.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Phenom on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Phenom.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Phenom on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Phenom.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Phenom on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Phenom.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Phenom on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phenom.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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 and Casual with Phenom.
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 Action and Adventure with Phenom.
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 Action and Indie with Phenom.
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 Phenom.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phenom.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Phenom.
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.).
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More from Red Kraken studio
Other recommendable Steam games by Red Kraken studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
MEGA
WHY THIS
Another title from Red Kraken studio, the studio behind Phenom. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
This is a short story about humanity's last attempt to resist nature. Cities lie in ruins, there are traces of huge claws everywhere - once disturbed by people, giants began to wreak havoc around the world. But is there a solution?...
Climber
WHY THIS
Another title from Red Kraken studio, the studio behind Phenom. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
This is a little adventure in the depths of a mysterious cave. Try on the role of a rescuer and try to save the lives of a team of missing cavers as quickly as possible. You will need concentration, discipline and strong hands, because the owners of these depths do not like uninvited guests.
On the other side
WHY THIS
Another title from Red Kraken studio, the studio behind Phenom. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Take on the role of a modern exorcist in this realistic ghost hunting horror. You have to fulfill contracts related to paranormal phenomena. Your main weapon is an old camera that can shoot what is not visible to the human eye.
Mannequin machine
WHY THIS
Another title from Red Kraken studio, the studio behind Phenom. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
"Mannequin machine" is a first-person psychological horror game with camera effects that tells the story of working in a mannequin factory. Beware of the evil at the heart of the plant, it drives its victims crazy
Deep Hell
WHY THIS
Another title from Red Kraken studio, the studio behind Phenom. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Immerse yourself in a dark dense forest in which terrible inexplicable things happen. You will have to find the missing people's belongings by following the coordinates left in the notes of the missing brother. Someone or something lives in the forest and changes everyone who goes there.
Frequently asked about Phenom
- How much does Phenom cost?
- Phenom is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Phenom?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Phenom are Root Of Evil, Maze Escape, Obscula.
- Who developed Phenom?
- Phenom was developed by Red Kraken 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 Phenom.
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