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Same atmospheric mood as They Breathe.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Playable
- 2009
Games like They Breathe
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to They Breathe: Penumbra Overture, Darkwood, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, Through the Woods, and Neverending Nightmares. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Through the Woods
Why this: Also Nature and Survival Horror, like They Breathe.
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Neverending Nightmares
Why this: Also Short and Survival Horror, like They Breathe.
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: The Working Parts
- Price: $1.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 86% of 638 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Ambiguous storytelling leaves room for interpretation
- Cheap price makes it accessible for a unique experience
- Hand drawn art and limited lighting create surreal horror
- Atmospheric
- Eerie
- Mysterious
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Darkwood
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as They Breathe.
Neverending Nightmares
Why this: Also Short and Survival Horror, like They Breathe.
About They Breathe
The closest matches to They Breathe: Penumbra Overture, Darkwood, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters, Through the Woods, and Neverending Nightmares. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If They Breathe is your kind of game, the closest matches are Penumbra Overture, Darkwood and The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, eerie and mysterious, and single out its achievement hunting and no tutorial. 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.
About They Breathe: They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!
Is They Breathe worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 638 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $1.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Ambiguous storytelling leaves room for interpretation
- Cheap price makes it accessible for a unique experience
- Hand drawn art and limited lighting create surreal horror
- No dialogue forces immersion in environmental storytelling
People who play it also play: Penumbra Overture, Darkwood, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
Frequently asked about They Breathe
Can I run it?
Is They Breathe verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — They Breathe is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does They Breathe cost?
They Breathe is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does They Breathe have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — They Breathe supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to They Breathe?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside They Breathe are Penumbra Overture, Darkwood, The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters.
Who developed They Breathe?
They Breathe was developed by The Working Parts.