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Games like The Demons Told Me to Make This Game

If The Demons Told Me to Make This Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are Glasshouse, Antediluvial : Yalroc Island and Please, Watch The Artwork — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and emotional. 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 Demons Told Me to Make This Game: Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...

2025IndieAdventureRPGEarly Access9.09 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Haunted Dude
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Endearing protagonist duo tape and gum worth protectingEvery choice unlocks new paths even failuresExceptional writing that balances cosmic horror and dark comedyAtmosphericDarkEmotional

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  1. Glasshouse

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Demons Told Me to Make This Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Feudalpunk CRPG, with Turn-based combat, set in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn of a world war. Investigate the mysterious triple murder next door, fight the Political Conspiracy, and make terrible choices before the flatmates do it for you!

  2. Antediluvial : Yalroc Island

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Demons Told Me to Make This Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Three days before the Great Flood, and as many loops as you need. Isometric action-adventure inspired by 90s classics like Landstalker and Majora's Mask. The sea rises relentlessly and reshapes the island by the hour.

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. Please, Watch The Artwork

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Demons Told Me to Make This Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Night surveillance at the museum but the paintings are alive. Watch, listen and report all changes. A lonely clown roams the canvases. Deceptive. Weird. Melancholic. Relaxing? No jump scares or monsters, but the game can feel oppressive at times.

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  4. Gamedec - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Ranked #4 for The Demons Told Me to Make This Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Ranked #5 for The Demons Told Me to Make This Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

    2020IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dreams in the Witch House

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Ranked #6 for The Demons Told Me to Make This Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Navigate the eerie world of Dreams in the Witch House, a unique blend of point-and-click and RPG-adventure. Unravel occult mysteries in Arkham, maintain your sanity, and survive the May-Eve in this Lovecraftian horror game.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. MOOD

    WHY THIS

    Shares character interaction, visual novel style, story heavy and an atmospheric mood with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Ranked #7 for The Demons Told Me to Make This Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!

    2025IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. of the Devil

    WHY THIS

    Shares visual novel style, dialogue choices, indie and an atmospheric mood with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Ranked #8 for The Demons Told Me to Make This Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Demons Told Me to Make This Game at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under The Demons Told Me to Make This Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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 ~45% under The Demons Told Me to Make This Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under The Demons Told Me to Make This Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under The Demons Told Me to Make This Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under The Demons Told Me to Make This Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Demons Told Me to Make This Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under The Demons Told Me to Make This Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under The Demons Told Me to Make This Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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 Adventure with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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 Indie with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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 Indie and Adventure with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Demons Told Me to Make This Game.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Demons Told Me to Make This Game

Does The Demons Told Me to Make This Game run on Steam Deck?
The Demons Told Me to Make This Game 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 The Demons Told Me to Make This Game cost?
The Demons Told Me to Make This Game is listed on Steam at 9.09 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Demons Told Me to Make This Game?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Demons Told Me to Make This Game are Glasshouse, Antediluvial : Yalroc Island, Please, Watch The Artwork.
Who developed The Demons Told Me to Make This Game?
The Demons Told Me to Make This Game was developed by Haunted Dude.

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