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Games like Strange

If Strange is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Exhibition, Solitary and The Door at the End of the Hall — 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.

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About Strange: The main character, who moves to another city, finds himself in unexpected mysterious events when her new friend disappears.

2024IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDWindowsby Gokmen Bolat
Strange — Steam game cover

Players who liked Strange also play

Steam players who put hours into Strange 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. The Exhibition

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Strange fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange.

    You’ve just arrived on this island to visit The Exhibition. Explore this place, its architecture, and its space. There’s no real goal, just your desire to explore and discover what lies behind these walls. If you get lost, stay calm, you’re still alone.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Solitary

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Strange fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange.

    You wake up in a silent white room with no exit—just a voice that follows you through five strange spaces, growing more unsettling as the world twists around you.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Door at the End of the Hall

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Strange fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange.

    Trapped in a looping hallway, you must study subtle changes to choose the right doors. Each passage resets the hall, but slightly wrong. Observe carefully, make smart choices, and uncover the path that unlocks the mysterious door at the end of the hall.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation4.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Door

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Strange fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange.

    You will have to face hundreds of different doors, and decide which one you should go to in order to get to the main secret. You have to open the doors in many locations of this world, each of which is dedicated to its type of doors.

    2018IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. HELLMART

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Strange fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange.

    Supermarket simulator meets horror. You’re a clerk at a 24-hour convenience store. During the day - serve customers and hit your sales goals. At night - beware of strange clients. Try to survive 7 days in the Far North.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Computer Repair Shop

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Strange fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Strange.

    Become a dishonest computer repairman, steal rams. Burn the motherboards!

    2024IndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Epitasis

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Strange fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange.

    After discovering an ancient portal, you suddenly find yourself among the remnants of an ancient alien civilization. Technological relics, sprawling ruins, and cryptic puzzles are all that remain. If you are to learn their secrets, you must unearth the fate of the race that called this world home.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Obduction

    WHY THIS

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

    A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

    2016IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Strange.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Strange.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Strange.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Strange.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Strange.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Strange.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Strange on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Strange.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 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 Strange.

    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 Strange.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Simulation with Strange.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Strange.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Strange

How much does Strange cost?
Strange is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Strange?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Strange are The Exhibition, Solitary, The Door at the End of the Hall.
Who developed Strange?
Strange was developed by Gokmen Bolat.

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 Strange.

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