Games like Rubbings
If Rubbings is your kind of game, the closest matches are 春泥 Soil of Rebirth, 子归 - Blossom and 迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and dark. 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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Steam players who put hours into Rubbings 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.
春泥 Soil of Rebirth
WHY THIS
Shares evidence collection, investigation and atmospheric with Rubbings.
Top pick for Rubbings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rubbings.
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子归 - Blossom
WHY THIS
Shares investigation, visual novel style and atmospheric with Rubbings.
Second-strongest match for Rubbings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rubbings.
Third-strongest match for Rubbings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
The Vigilant Villa is a plots-oriented, texts-based AVG adventure game inheriting the classic “A locked room mystery" story mode. Where the game heads towards is completely decided by player’s own deductions and choices.
ISOLAND4: The Anchor of Memory
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, environmental puzzle solving and atmospheric with Rubbings.
Ranked #4 for Rubbings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rubbings.
ISOLAND4 is the fifth installment in the ISOLAND series by CottonGame. The game continues to feature the distinctive hand-drawn style of CottonGame, with point-and-click gameplay. The game also features a second playthrough mode, which allows players to gain a deeper understanding of the game.
Murders on the Yangtze River
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rubbings.
Ranked #5 for Rubbings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
"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.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Rubbings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
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?
Xi
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, environmental puzzle solving and atmospheric with Rubbings.
Ranked #7 for Rubbings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
"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.
Telling Lies
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rubbings.
Ranked #8 for Rubbings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rubbings at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~87% under Rubbings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
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 ~60% under Rubbings on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Rubbings.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rubbings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
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 ~73% under Rubbings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
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 ~80% under Rubbings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
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 ~87% under Rubbings on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Rubbings.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Rubbings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Rubbings.
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 ~47% under Rubbings on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rubbings.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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 Rubbings.
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 Rubbings.
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 Rubbings.
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 Rubbings.
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 and Casual with Rubbings.
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 Rubbings.
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 Rubbings.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Rubbings
- Does Rubbings run on Steam Deck?
- Rubbings is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Rubbings cost?
- Rubbings is listed on Steam at 7.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Rubbings?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rubbings are 春泥 Soil of Rebirth, 子归 - Blossom, 迷雾之夏-The Vigilant Villa.
- Who developed Rubbings?
- Rubbings was developed by 午夜说书人.
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