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Games like Retro Horror Story

If Retro Horror Story is your kind of game, the closest matches are 1899: Secrets of the Maze, Nightmare: Les Origines and Nightmare of Decay — 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 Retro Horror Story: Embark on a heart-pounding journey through a cursed maze in this thrilling survival horror game. Evade a terrifying monster and solve intricate puzzles to uncover dark secrets. Can you escape the nightmare?

2024ActionIndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDWindows · macOSby Matt Hutchings
Retro Horror Story — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Retro Horror Story 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. 1899: Secrets of the Maze

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Retro Horror Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Horror Story.

    "1899: Secrets of the Maze" is a survival journey in a mysterious labyrinth. Subject No. 3 embarks on an adventure triggered by a Rubik's cube, battling zombies, setting traps, and uncovering the secrets of Dimension Technology Lab.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Nightmare: Les Origines

    WHY THIS

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

    "Nightmare: Origins" is a multiplayer horror game for four players that immerses you in a nightmarish world between the realm of the dead and the realm of the living.Do you dare to face your fears and unravel the mysteries of Nightmare: Origins?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Nightmare of Decay

    WHY THIS

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

    A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. EBOLA VILLAGE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Retro Horror Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Horror Story.

    EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Maid of Sker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Retro Horror Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Horror Story.

    Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dead Beacon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Retro Horror Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Horror Story.

    Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by late 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Red Valley

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Retro Horror Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Horror Story.

    "Red Valley" is a silent hill-inspired short game with 80s trash horror elements.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Summon: Joint escape

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Retro Horror Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Horror Story.

    Summon: Joint Escape is a cooperative horror survival game for 1-4 players. Find a way to escape from a stalker in camouflage uniform who wants to give you a piece of paper with the inscription "Summon".

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Retro Horror Story at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Retro Horror Story on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Horror Story.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retro Horror Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retro Horror Story.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Retro Horror Story on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Retro Horror Story.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Retro Horror Story on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Retro Horror Story.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Retro Horror Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Retro Horror Story.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Retro Horror Story on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Horror Story.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Retro Horror Story on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Retro Horror Story.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Retro Horror Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Retro Horror Story.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Retro Horror Story.

    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. 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 Retro Horror Story.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Retro Horror Story.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retro Horror Story.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Retro Horror Story.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Retro Horror Story.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Retro Horror Story.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Retro Horror Story.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Retro Horror Story

How much does Retro Horror Story cost?
Retro Horror Story is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Retro Horror Story?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retro Horror Story are 1899: Secrets of the Maze, Nightmare: Les Origines, Nightmare of Decay.
Who developed Retro Horror Story?
Retro Horror Story was developed by Matt Hutchings and published by Vezoom Games.

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 Retro Horror Story.

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