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Games like Pink Noise

If Pink Noise is your kind of game, the closest matches are Scarlet Hollow, The Apocalypse Sacrifice and Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut — 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 Pink Noise: Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

2026IndieAdventureEarly Access8.68 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Somber Games
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Steam players who put hours into Pink Noise 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. Scarlet Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Apocalypse Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

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

    As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?

    2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

    WHY THIS

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

    You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling

    WHY THIS

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

    A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.

    2023IndieAdventure1.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?

    2019IndieAdventureCasual15.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Slender Threads

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pink Noise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pink Noise.

    In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit

    WHY THIS

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

    Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.

    2022IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Astronaut: The Best

    WHY THIS

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

    Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Pink Noise on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pink Noise.

    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 ~43% under Pink Noise on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pink Noise.

    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 ~43% under Pink Noise on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pink Noise.

    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 ~43% under Pink Noise on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pink Noise.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Pink Noise on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pink Noise.

    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 ~66% under Pink Noise on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pink Noise.

    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 ~43% under Pink Noise on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pink Noise.

    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 ~43% under Pink Noise on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pink Noise.

    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 with Pink Noise.

    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 Pink Noise.

    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 Indie with Pink Noise.

    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 Pink Noise.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Pink Noise.

    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 ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Scarlet Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pink Noise.

    Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pink Noise.

    You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slender Threads

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pink Noise.

    In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pink Noise.

    Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.

    2022IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Astronaut: The Best

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pink Noise.

    Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pink Noise

Does Pink Noise run on Steam Deck?
Pink Noise is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Pink Noise cost?
Pink Noise is listed on Steam at 8.68 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pink Noise?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pink Noise are Scarlet Hollow, The Apocalypse Sacrifice, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut.
Who developed Pink Noise?
Pink Noise was developed by Somber Games and published by Caspianborn Publishing.

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 Pink Noise.

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