Games like The Anomaly Project
If The Anomaly Project is your kind of game, the closest matches are Anomaly Company, Backrooms: Into the Hole and Anomaly Manor — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, funny and mysterious. 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Anomaly Project: Your goal is simple, spot anomalies to escape. Play alone or together with up to 8 players in online co-op. Make the right decisions to advance to the next level, or risk being reset to the beginning!
Players who liked The Anomaly Project also play
Steam players who put hours into The Anomaly Project 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.
Anomaly Company
WHY THIS
Shares co op multiplayer, replayability, co op multiplayer and a mysterious mood with The Anomaly Project.
Top pick for The Anomaly Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with The Anomaly Project.
You and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Memorize the environment. Spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over.
Backrooms: Into the Hole
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Anomaly Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Project.
Discover an in-between space inspired by the Backrooms series. Make your way forward by jumping into holes, find alternative paths, and survive in this labyrinthine dimension. Play solo or in co-op mode and choose your path to the exit… if there is one.
Anomaly Manor
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Anomaly Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Project.
A co-op anomaly horror game for 1–6 players. Trapped in an abandoned manor that continuously changes, you must compare your surroundings, question every movement, and detect unsettling anomalies to survive the deadly ritual.
Anomaly Exit
WHY THIS
Shares anomaly spotting and a mysterious mood with The Anomaly Project.
Ranked #4 for The Anomaly Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Project.
On your way home on the train, you weren't paying attention. Until you realised the train had been stopping at the same station over, and over again. Watch out for anomalies, and avoid the Anomaly Exit! Made for singleplayer and 2-6 co-operative multiplayer.
Alyanom
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Anomaly Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Anomaly Project.
EXPLORE 6 entropic gateways ranging from a liminal swimming pool to an empty art museum with up to 4 friends. MEMORIZE before they change each loop, then CATALOG if any ANOMALIES occur. Spaces shift from horrific entities to comedic encounters, we have no idea what's in there, that's your job.
Find Room 96
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Anomaly Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Project.
Observe your surrounding and be confident there is or is not a anomaly to progress.
What Happened to Lily?
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Anomaly Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Project.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Seybul Tech
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Anomaly Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Anomaly Project.
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
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I'm on Observation Duty
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Anomaly Project.
Reviewers of The Anomaly Project cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Project.
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Shares co op multiplayer, horror and a funny mood with The Anomaly Project.
Reviewers of The Anomaly Project cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with The Anomaly Project.
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.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Shares co op multiplayer, co op multiplayer and a funny mood with The Anomaly Project.
Reviewers of The Anomaly Project cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Anomaly Project.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Plinbo: Roguelike Plinko
WHY THIS
Shares whimsical with The Anomaly Project.
Reviewers of The Anomaly Project cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Anomaly Project.
UPGRADE YOUR BALLS! Roguelike meets Plinko! Every choice is a strategy; every run is a unique challenge. Build your deck to tame the balls to your will. Take your chance, craft your fate, and cash in!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Anomaly Project at current Steam store prices.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under The Anomaly Project on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Anomaly Project.
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.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under The Anomaly Project on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Anomaly Project.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Anomaly Project on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Anomaly Project.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under The Anomaly Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Project.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Anomaly Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Project.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under The Anomaly Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Anomaly Project.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under The Anomaly Project on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Anomaly Project.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Anomaly Project on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Anomaly Project.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Anomaly Project.
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.
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 Anomaly Project.
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.
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 Anomaly Project.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Project.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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 Anomaly Project.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Anomaly Project.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Anomaly Project.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Anomaly Project.
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.
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H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency
WHY THIS
Another title from Kekdot, the studio behind The Anomaly Project. Shares Action and Indie with The Anomaly Project.
H.I.A: Horror Investigation Agency is a fun multiplayer horror game in which you and co-players have to investigate exciting horror cases. Among finding victims and evidence of the horror event that has taken place, you will be faced with jumpscares and scary monsters along your investigation.
Anomaly Company
WHY THIS
Shares co op multiplayer, replayability, co op multiplayer and a mysterious mood with The Anomaly Project.
Another title from Kekdot, the studio behind The Anomaly Project. Shares Action and Strategy with The Anomaly Project.
You and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Memorize the environment. Spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over.
Frequently asked about The Anomaly Project
- Does The Anomaly Project run on Steam Deck?
- The Anomaly Project 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 The Anomaly Project cost?
- The Anomaly Project is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does The Anomaly Project have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The Anomaly Project supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to The Anomaly Project?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Anomaly Project are Anomaly Company, Backrooms: Into the Hole, Anomaly Manor.
- Who developed The Anomaly Project?
- The Anomaly Project was developed by Kekdot.
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