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Games like The Witch's Yarn

If The Witch's Yarn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Leila, Loretta and Anxiety Puppy — 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 Witch's Yarn: Delightful reading. Comic book as theater. You are the director! A fun, new way to point and click through an illustrated story. A western styled visual novel with adventure game puzzles.

2014IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDWindows · macOSby Mousechief
The Witch's Yarn — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into The Witch's Yarn 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. Leila

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Witch's Yarn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Witch's Yarn.

    Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Loretta

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Witch's Yarn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Witch's Yarn.

    Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Anxiety Puppy

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Witch's Yarn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Witch's Yarn.

    Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. looK INside - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Witch's Yarn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Witch's Yarn.

    In a book found in the attic, Manon discovers the past of her family members through their memories, their gestures, their quirks and their little secrets.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Miskatonic

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Witch's Yarn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Witch's Yarn.

    Explore the most prestigious occult school in North America, The Miskatonic University, in a hilarious dark comedy set after the Lovecraft canon, in which the greatest threat to mankind is its own ambitions.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Wreck

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Witch's Yarn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Witch's Yarn.

    In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Farnham Fables

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Witch's Yarn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Witch's Yarn.

    When Naigye and her niece Cally visit the castle, a surprise encounter with King Farnham leads to a short story about his three sons visiting a village of native lizard people.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Journal

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Witch's Yarn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Witch's Yarn.

    Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams.

    2014IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Witch's Yarn at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Witch's Yarn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Witch's Yarn.

    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 ~50% under The Witch's Yarn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Witch's Yarn.

    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 ~50% under The Witch's Yarn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Witch's Yarn.

    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 ~50% under The Witch's Yarn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Witch's Yarn.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under The Witch's Yarn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Witch's Yarn.

    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 ~70% under The Witch's Yarn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Witch's Yarn.

    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 ~50% under The Witch's Yarn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Witch's Yarn.

    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 ~50% under The Witch's Yarn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Witch's Yarn.

    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 and Casual with The Witch's Yarn.

    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 Witch's Yarn.

    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 The Witch's Yarn.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Casual with The Witch's Yarn.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Witch's Yarn.

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Witch's Yarn.

    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 ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Witch's Yarn.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Witch's Yarn.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Witch's Yarn

How much does The Witch's Yarn cost?
The Witch's Yarn is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Witch's Yarn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Witch's Yarn are Leila, Loretta, Anxiety Puppy.
Who developed The Witch's Yarn?
The Witch's Yarn was developed by Mousechief.

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 Witch's Yarn.

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