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Games like Subversive Memories

If Subversive Memories is your kind of game, the closest matches are Clown House: Lunacy, Dead of Darkness and Lamentum — 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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About Subversive Memories: Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.

2026ActionIndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Southward Studio
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Combat tied to political themesExcellent sound design and atmospheric immersionExploration based progression rewarding thoroughnessAtmosphericContemplativeDark

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Steam players who put hours into Subversive Memories 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. Clown House: Lunacy

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Subversive Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    A narrative horror experience where violence is a trap. Unravel the secrets of a derelict mansion and its uncanny clown residents. Solve puzzles. Observe the clowns, deduct their needs and what angers them to survive. And never harm the residents of the Clown House. It has eyes.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Dead of Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory management, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Second-strongest match for Subversive Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Lamentum

    WHY THIS

    Shares save system, inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Third-strongest match for Subversive Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Coma 3: Bloodlines

    WHY THIS

    Shares stealth avoidance, inventory management and atmospheric with Subversive Memories.

    Ranked #4 for Subversive Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...

    2026ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Alone in the Dark

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Subversive Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Subversive Memories.

    Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.

    2024ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Ranked #6 for Subversive Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Darkwood

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Ranked #7 for Subversive Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Subversive Memories.

    Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

    2017ActionStrategyAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Land of Pain

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Ranked #8 for Subversive Memories fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Subversive Memories.

    Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Subversive Memories

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Resident Evil

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory management, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Reviewers of Subversive Memories cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Subversive Memories.

    The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. SIGNALIS

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Reviewers of Subversive Memories cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Alan Wake

    WHY THIS

    Shares checkpoint based progression, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Reviewers of Subversive Memories cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Subversive Memories.

    A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

    2012ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Subversive Memories at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Subversive Memories on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Subversive Memories.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Subversive Memories on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Subversive Memories on Steam right now. Shares Action with Subversive Memories.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Subversive Memories on Steam right now. Shares Action with Subversive Memories.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Subversive Memories on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Subversive Memories.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Subversive Memories on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Subversive Memories.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Subversive Memories on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Subversive Memories.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Subversive Memories on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    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 ↗

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. Shares Indie with Subversive Memories.

    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 and Adventure with Subversive Memories.

    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 and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    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. Shares Indie and Adventure with Subversive Memories.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Subversive Memories.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Subversive Memories.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Subversive Memories.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Subversive Memories.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Dead of Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory management, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lamentum

    WHY THIS

    Shares save system, inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Subversive Memories.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Darkwood

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Subversive Memories.

    Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

    2017ActionStrategyAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Land of Pain

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Subversive Memories.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Subversive Memories.

    Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Subversive Memories

Is Subversive Memories verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Subversive Memories is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Subversive Memories cost?
Subversive Memories is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Subversive Memories?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Subversive Memories are Clown House: Lunacy, Dead of Darkness, Lamentum.
Who developed Subversive Memories?
Subversive Memories was developed by Southward 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 Subversive Memories.

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