Games like Sinking The Boats
If Sinking The Boats is your kind of game, the closest matches are Expelled!, Murders on the Yangtze River and Sanfu — 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 Sinking The Boats: It's a choice-oriented story game. Play as a group of underground workers who fight in the dark, and stage a treacherous spy war story in Nanjing during World War II. How will you respond to identity crises, betrayals, and collapsed beliefs? Loyalty or betrayal, abandon others or be abandoned...
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Expelled!
WHY THIS
Top pick for Sinking The Boats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Sinking The Boats.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Murders on the Yangtze River
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Sinking The Boats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Sinking The Boats.
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Sanfu
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Sinking The Boats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Sinking The Boats.
2000年，山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告，而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入，一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sinking The Boats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Sinking The Boats.
ATONE is a Norse mythology-inspired, hand-drawn game that blends interactive storytelling and complex puzzles with a rhythm game combat system. Inherit the role of a young warrior named Estra as she journeys through Midgard to unveil the truth behind her father’s death.
再见断刀
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Sinking The Boats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Sinking The Boats.
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Xi
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Sinking The Boats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Sinking The Boats.
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
Aviary Attorney
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Sinking The Boats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.
Herald: The Interactive Period Drama – Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Sinking The Boats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
Herald is a choice-driven adventure set on the high seas. Board the HLV Herald and uncover its dark secrets in an intriguing tale about tyranny and servitude.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sinking The Boats at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Sinking The Boats on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Sinking The Boats on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Sinking The Boats on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Sinking The Boats on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Sinking The Boats.
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 ~79% under Sinking The Boats on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Sinking The Boats on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Sinking The Boats.
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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Sinking The Boats on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Sinking The Boats on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
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 Sinking The Boats.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sinking The Boats.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Frequently asked about Sinking The Boats
- How much does Sinking The Boats cost?
- Sinking The Boats is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sinking The Boats?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sinking The Boats are Expelled!, Murders on the Yangtze River, Sanfu.
- Who developed Sinking The Boats?
- Sinking The Boats was developed by 孟夏Mengxia and published by 糕薯科技.
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