Games like Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
If Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow is your kind of game, the closest matches are THE 13th Digit, We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe and The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature — 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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THE 13th Digit
WHY THIS
Top pick for Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
In a rain-soaked megacity, one law remains: cross one trillion dollars in hidden wealth and you forfeit your right to live. You are K, the executioner who enforces it — until the numbers start to lie. A branching cyberpunk noir with 5 endings, where every choice is remembered.
We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.
The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Orwell's Animal Farm
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
Orwell’s Animal Farm is a text-based choice-driven narrative game where all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Immerse yourself in George Orwell's story of absolute power and corruption and follow the ups and downs of Animalism.
Overboard!
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Suzerain
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Roadwarden
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
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 ~70% under Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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 with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
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 Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
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 Indie with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
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 with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
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 Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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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.
Orwell's Animal Farm
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
Orwell’s Animal Farm is a text-based choice-driven narrative game where all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Immerse yourself in George Orwell's story of absolute power and corruption and follow the ups and downs of Animalism.
Overboard!
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Suzerain
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Frequently asked about Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
- How much does Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow cost?
- Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow are THE 13th Digit, We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe, The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature.
- Who developed Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow?
- Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow was developed by Spicy Bread Productions LLC.
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