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Shares environmental exploration with The Old City: Leviathan.
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Games like The Old City: Leviathan
- 27 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked The Old City: Leviathan also play
The closest matches to The Old City: Leviathan: Dear Esther, NaissanceE, Homesick, Kairo, and Gone Home. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Gone Home
Why this: Shares narrative unfolding with The Old City: Leviathan.
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Why this: Also Lovecraftian and Walking Simulator, like The Old City: Leviathan.
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Year Walk
Why this: Also Short and Surreal, like The Old City: Leviathan.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Old City: Leviathan
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- 6The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Also Lovecraftian and Walking Simulator, like The Old City: Leviathan.
- 86% of 4,130 reviews
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Also Philosophical and Walking Simulator, like The Old City: Leviathan.
- 96% of 7,104 reviews
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Also Philosophical and Surreal, like The Old City: Leviathan.
- 59% of 95 reviews
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: PostMod Softworks
- Price: $5.99checked Oct 31
- 69% of 409 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 62
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Dense philosophical diaries drive the story
- Haunting soundtrack enhances the mood
- Multiple playthroughs reveal hidden layers
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Mysterious
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Why this: Also Lovecraftian and Walking Simulator, like The Old City: Leviathan.
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Why this: Shares narrative unfolding and environmental exploration with The Old City: Leviathan.
The Moon Sliver
Why this: Also Short and Walking Simulator, like The Old City: Leviathan.
Aporia: Beyond The Valley
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Old City: Leviathan.
MAN STANDING
Why this: Shares environmental exploration with The Old City: Leviathan.
Amygdala
Why this: Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like The Old City: Leviathan.
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Port of Call
Why this: Shares environmental exploration with The Old City: Leviathan.
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Why this: Shares non linear progression and environmental exploration with The Old City: Leviathan.
the static speaks my name
Why this: Also Short and Surreal, like The Old City: Leviathan.
Pathologic 3: Quarantine
Why this: Also Lovecraftian and Surreal, like The Old City: Leviathan.
Marie's Room
Why this: Also Short and Walking Simulator, like The Old City: Leviathan.
Moral Dilemma: The Interview
Why this: Also Philosophical and Walking Simulator, like The Old City: Leviathan.
Awkward Dimensions Redux
Why this: Shares non linear progression with The Old City: Leviathan.
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Dear Esther
Why this: Shares environmental exploration with The Old City: Leviathan.
Gone Home
Why this: Shares narrative unfolding with The Old City: Leviathan.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Why this: Also Lovecraftian and Walking Simulator, like The Old City: Leviathan.
About The Old City: Leviathan
The closest matches to The Old City: Leviathan: Dear Esther, NaissanceE, Homesick, Kairo, and Gone Home. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Old City: Leviathan is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dear Esther, NaissanceE and Homesick — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and mysterious, and single out its diary collection and environmental exploration. 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 The Old City: Leviathan: The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
Is The Old City: Leviathan worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 69% of 409 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $5.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.6 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dense philosophical diaries drive the story
- Haunting soundtrack enhances the mood
- Multiple playthroughs reveal hidden layers
- Poetic monologues immerse you in a deranged mind
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Save your money for something else. This is a boring piece of sh.it. Like Dear Esther. +Some interesting and beautiful locations +Some map locations +Beautiful use of lighting +Visual simulator later in "the game" +Some level designs +Main…”
People who play it also play: Dear Esther, NaissanceE, Homesick
Frequently asked about The Old City: Leviathan
Can I run it?
How much does The Old City: Leviathan cost?
The Old City: Leviathan is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Old City: Leviathan?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Old City: Leviathan are Dear Esther, NaissanceE, Homesick.
Who developed The Old City: Leviathan?
The Old City: Leviathan was developed by PostMod Softworks.