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Games like The Schism

If The Schism is your kind of game, the closest matches are CRYO, Paranormal Cleanup and Project Horror Tales — 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 The Schism: The Schism is a sci-fy horror game. There has been a paranormal split, colliding realities and causing all manner of dangerous lifeforms to scatter across the globe. With the world in chaos, it seems like it's down to you to get to the bottom of it.

2025ActionIndieAdventureEarly Access5.99 USDWindowsby Munky
The Schism — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Schism also play

Steam players who put hours into The Schism 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. CRYO

    WHY THIS

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

    CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Paranormal Cleanup

    WHY THIS

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

    Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Project Horror Tales

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Schism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Schism.

    When Travel plans go awry, the only way out is to face the darkness and find a way to survive to make it home alive. With something Lurking in the Dark. You are not alone.You will Have to Face the Darkness to Survive. The question is - Can you Survive?

    2023IndieCasualEarly Access3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Evil Doll 2

    WHY THIS

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

    You awaken, trapped in a dark, blood-stained house. A terrifying puppet hunts you. Solve puzzles, find tools, and unlock the front door to escape. But be quiet, it hears everything. Uncover the house's dark secrets before the Evil Doll finds you.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure3.39 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Unworthy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Schism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.

    What if Hell made a mistake? Based on the testimony of a man who survived clinical death, this cinematic psychological horror challenges you to confront your fears and fight your way back to life, while something lurking in the darkness does everything it can to keep you among the damned forever.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. The Escape: Together

    WHY THIS

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

    The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Daemonium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Schism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.

    Daemonium is a 1-4 player online co-op psychological horror game. Demonic possessions are running rampant. Grab your equipment, join your team, and locate the source of the demonic presence. Enter the portal to the demon realm and perform an exorcism to banish the demon to hell.

    2024ActionIndieEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Inwigo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Schism fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.

    A cooperative VR horror adventure where you explore haunted mansions as a child, outsmart unique monsters, solve puzzles, and uncover treasures in a spooky, story-rich world.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Schism on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Schism on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Schism on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Schism.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Schism on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Schism.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under The Schism on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Schism.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Schism on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Schism on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

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

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 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 Schism.

    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 The Schism.

    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 The Schism.

    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 Schism.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 The Schism.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Schism

How much does The Schism cost?
The Schism is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Schism?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Schism are CRYO, Paranormal Cleanup, Project Horror Tales.
Who developed The Schism?
The Schism was developed by Munky.

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 The Schism.

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