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Games like Unlock

If Unlock is your kind of game, the closest matches are KARJALA, Silent Anomalies and Last Draft — 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 Unlock: A group of passwords in front of you, with no way forward. Impossible to solve.

2024IndieSimulation0.99 USDWindowsby ShiroNoPanda
Unlock — Steam game cover

Players who liked Unlock also play

Steam players who put hours into Unlock 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. KARJALA

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2026ActionIndieAdventure11.19 USDSteam ↗
  2. Silent Anomalies

    WHY THIS

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

    Silent Anomalies is an intense surveillance simulator. You are a monitoring operator whose job is to find anomalies. Switch cameras, analyze changes, and detect things that look strange or out of place.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Last Draft

    WHY THIS

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

    Complete your last draft before sunrise while enduring increasing paranormal activities and relentless monster stalks. Use your typing skills to progress and your instincts to hide, surviving 7 days of pure psychological horror.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Graveyard Cabin

    WHY THIS

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

    An FMV anomaly horror game. You are a night guard at a desolate graveyard. Monitor the cameras, spot the unnatural, and survive.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Red Balloon

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Crococo

    WHY THIS

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

    An urban legend says there are alligators living in the sewers of New York. Go down there… and see for yourself. A 90s-style comedy horror game featuring classic single-voice VHS dubbing.

    2026IndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Backrooms Recorded

    WHY THIS

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

    Navigate a nightmarish labyrinth, avoid eerie entities, and uncover dark secrets in this liminality based horror game. Explore realistic levels, unravel secrets, and figure out life or death puzzles. Will you escape the madness? Brought to you by a solo 13 year old dev.

    2023IndieSimulationEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Arctic Anxiety

    WHY THIS

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

    Survival simulator in extreme conditions. The game takes place in the Arctic ocean. The pilot of a cargo plane makes a hard landing on the water. To survive, the player will have to search for a cargo washed up on the shore.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unlock.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unlock.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unlock.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unlock.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unlock.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unlock.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unlock.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Shotgun Legend

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unlock.

    Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.

    2018ActionIndieRPG0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Unlock

How much does Unlock cost?
Unlock is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Unlock?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Unlock are KARJALA, Silent Anomalies, Last Draft.
Who developed Unlock?
Unlock was developed by ShiroNoPanda.

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 Unlock.

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