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Games like Department of Collections

If Department of Collections is your kind of game, the closest matches are Echoes Afterfall, Deepscape Inc and Granny Remake: 2 — 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 Department of Collections: A tasked based fully procedural online co-op sci-fi horror game that can be played both casually or more hardcore. Descend further into the facility using the elevator to discover truths about the facility while avoiding hazards and threats and completing tasks for the Department.

2026ActionIndieAdventureEarly AccessWindowsby Cracked Terminal Studio LLC
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Steam players who put hours into Department of Collections 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. Echoes Afterfall

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Department of Collections fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Department of Collections.

    Team up in a chilling co-op experience, delving into procedurally generated backroom style buildings. Survive together or succumb into the Echoes.

    2024ActionAdventureEarly Access7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Deepscape Inc

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Department of Collections fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    2 to 4 player co-op horror game. You wake up marked with an ID number you can't see on your own back. Only your fellow inmates can read it. Find each other, share your numbers, reach your validation rooms, and get out before whatever roams the halls finds you first." en francais

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Granny Remake: 2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Department of Collections fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    Survive a terrifying farm in this co-op multiplayer horror! Hide in cornfields, solve procedural puzzles, and escape before the nightmarish Grandparents find you. Or, play as the killers and hunt your friends down in asymmetrical PvP madness. No two escapes are ever the same.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. SAVE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Department of Collections fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    SAVE is a coop survival horror game. The player plays as a PMC operative contracted by Miskatonic University, and embarks on a nightmarish mission to uncover the hidden secrets of the 6,000-ton vessel, “SENARA”.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Murky Divers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Department of Collections fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Pacify

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Department of Collections fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Department of Collections fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. MIMESIS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Department of Collections fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    4 Player co-op survival horror game. When the cursed rain falls, 'Mimesis' appear, perfectly imitating your teammates, bringing a new level of tension you've never experienced before.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 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 Department of Collections.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Department of Collections.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Department of Collections.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Department of Collections.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree 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. Murky Divers

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Pacify

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. MIMESIS

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Department of Collections.

    4 Player co-op survival horror game. When the cursed rain falls, 'Mimesis' appear, perfectly imitating your teammates, bringing a new level of tension you've never experienced before.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Department of Collections

Does Department of Collections have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Department of Collections supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Department of Collections?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Department of Collections are Echoes Afterfall, Deepscape Inc, Granny Remake: 2.
Who developed Department of Collections?
Department of Collections was developed by Cracked Terminal Studio LLC.

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 Department of Collections.

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