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Games like The Mare of Jonah

If The Mare of Jonah is your kind of game, the closest matches are Don't Leave, Red Balloon and The Midnight Bus — 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 Mare of Jonah: A first-person psychological horror game where a young boy is trapped in a haunted, decaying mansion. Run, hide, and outsmart vengeful spirits as you uncover dark, twisted secrets. Can you survive the nightmare that waits in every shadow?

2024ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDWindowsby NALYCAN
The Mare of Jonah — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Mare of Jonah also play

Steam players who put hours into The Mare of Jonah 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. Don't Leave

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to a mysterious adventure where justice and the supernatural intertwine! Judge Harlan, in his old country cottage, faces a mysterious presence after his mother's sudden departure. Explore justice's limits in this extraordinary tale!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Red Balloon

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. The Midnight Bus

    WHY THIS

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

    A short narrative horror experience, in which you find yourself in the middle of nowhere in a snowstorm without knowing what has happened to the driver or the other passengers in the vehicle, you just know that there is something out there lurking.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. The Chaput's Baby

    WHY THIS

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

    The Chaput Baby is a first-person horror game. Play as Samantha, hired to care for the Chaput family's baby. Take on a babysitting night in a former church as you unravel deep secrets about one of the oldest families in the city.

    2022IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. iBLiS

    WHY THIS

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

    Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. DON'T LOOK AWAY

    WHY THIS

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

    A frightening asymmetrical multiplayer experience! Survive as the Human or terrorize as the Entity that can only move when it isn't being watched.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. V696

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Mare of Jonah fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Mare of Jonah.

    V696 is a first-person horror-thriller game. It contains a cult subject of veiled beings. Even if everything seems clear at first glance, it has a gripping story that will throw you a curve.

    2022ActionAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Midnight Scenes: The Nanny

    WHY THIS

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

    The Nanny is a short interactive horror story about the supernatural. Follow siblings Oliver and Tina in their quest to find their nanny after she disappears in the middle of the night. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Mare of Jonah on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Mare of Jonah.

    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 ~58% under The Mare of Jonah on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Mare of Jonah.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under The Mare of Jonah on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Mare of Jonah.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Mare of Jonah on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Mare of Jonah.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under The Mare of Jonah on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Mare of Jonah.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Mare of Jonah on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Mare of Jonah.

    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 ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Mare of Jonah on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Mare of Jonah.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under The Mare of Jonah on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Mare of Jonah.

    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 ↗

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 Mare of Jonah.

    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 Mare of Jonah.

    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 Mare of Jonah.

    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 Action and Indie with The Mare of Jonah.

    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 The Mare of Jonah.

    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 with The Mare of Jonah.

    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 Action and Indie with The Mare of Jonah.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about The Mare of Jonah

How much does The Mare of Jonah cost?
The Mare of Jonah is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Mare of Jonah?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Mare of Jonah are Don't Leave, Red Balloon, The Midnight Bus.
Who developed The Mare of Jonah?
The Mare of Jonah was developed by NALYCAN.

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 Mare of Jonah.

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