Games like KARJALA
If KARJALA is your kind of game, the closest matches are Red Balloon, Chance at Life and Gion Corridor — 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 KARJALA: A hot-tempered private of the Soviet army is sent through a portal to the Backrooms behind a fight with an officer, he needs to find a missing scientists. Monsters are hunting him. Will the soldier be able to survive and return?
Players who liked KARJALA also play
Steam players who put hours into KARJALA 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.
Red Balloon
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Top pick for KARJALA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KARJALA.
A first-person psychological horror experience. Explore, solve puzzles, and make decisions as you descend through 66 levels to save your little brother. How far are you willing to descend for him?
Chance at Life
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for KARJALA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with KARJALA.
The events unfold in an old house built in 1876. Two friends returning from a party were caught in a storm. They had to stay in an abandoned house to wait out the bad weather. To survive, the friends had to unravel the secrets of the mansion, go after the one who is trying to help.
Gion Corridor
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for KARJALA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KARJALA.
Set against the backdrop of a Japanese-style townscape reminiscent of Gion, this exploration-based horror game involves searching for “anomalies” and offering prayers. A work dedicated to those who feel bored with their daily lives.
Infernal West
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Ranked #4 for KARJALA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KARJALA.
Infernal West is a first-person psychological horror puzzle game set in a Wild West saloon. Observe every detail, identify the anomalies warping reality, and unravel the mysteries hidden within an endless loop. Every decision may bring you closer to the exit... or trap you in the loop forever.
Lost Luminosity
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Ranked #5 for KARJALA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KARJALA.
The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.
Christmas Story
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Ranked #6 for KARJALA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KARJALA.
Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.
The Scourge | Tai Ương
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Ranked #7 for KARJALA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KARJALA.
Explore the nightmarish lucid dreams of Nhat Huy to solve his family's mystery. Set in 90s Saigon, navigate dilapidated corridors, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Can you survive the twisting maze and The Scourge?
Dollmare
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Ranked #8 for KARJALA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KARJALA.
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below KARJALA at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under KARJALA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with KARJALA.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under KARJALA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KARJALA.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under KARJALA on Steam right now. Shares Action with KARJALA.
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.
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~44% under KARJALA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with KARJALA.
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!
How to Fish
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Priced ~56% under KARJALA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KARJALA.
A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under KARJALA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with KARJALA.
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.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~55% under KARJALA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with KARJALA.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~91% under KARJALA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KARJALA.
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?
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 with KARJALA.
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 KARJALA.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with KARJALA.
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 KARJALA.
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 KARJALA.
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 KARJALA.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with KARJALA.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KARJALA.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about KARJALA
- How much does KARJALA cost?
- KARJALA is listed on Steam at 11.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to KARJALA?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside KARJALA are Red Balloon, Chance at Life, Gion Corridor.
- Who developed KARJALA?
- KARJALA was developed by UWEG and published by SQRT Games.
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 KARJALA.
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