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Games like An Unexpectedly Green Journey

If An Unexpectedly Green Journey is your kind of game, the closest matches are Keeper's Vigil, Scales of Justice and The Nascent Necromancer — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choices have meaningful consequences, challenging and contemplative. 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 An Unexpectedly Green Journey: From birth to death, craft your orc's legacy. Wield the powers of a shaman or chief. Conquer the world. Become a god or a demon lord. Do what orcs do best!

2024IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Hosted Games
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Players who liked An Unexpectedly Green Journey also play

Steam players who put hours into An Unexpectedly Green Journey 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. Keeper's Vigil

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for An Unexpectedly Green Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    As the Harbinger, you are the only Keeper who can cast spells. Stop a necromantic plague, uncover an Elven conspiracy, and decide the fate of a dying world! A text-based fantasy novel, 193,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects."

    2026IndieAdventureRPG3.95 USDSteam ↗
  2. Scales of Justice

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for An Unexpectedly Green Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Travel across a magical kingdom with four eccentric individuals! Will you find your destiny—or will you write it for yourself? A text-based interactive fantasy novel, 600,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Nascent Necromancer

    WHY THIS

    Shares skill progression, branching narrative and character driven with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Third-strongest match for An Unexpectedly Green Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    When you're falsely accused of sorcery, corrupt inquisitors make you the object of a witch hunt. Now, sorcery might be the only way for you to survive.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Leas: City of the Sun

    WHY THIS

    Shares replayability, branching narrative, adventure and an immersive mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Ranked #4 for An Unexpectedly Green Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    When a new magic is discovered, it's up to you to unravel the mystery! Find answers from fae and humans, save your city, and maybe even fall in love! A text-based interactive fantasy novel, 400,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Turncoat Chronicle

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative, multiple endings, character driven and an immersive mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Ranked #5 for An Unexpectedly Green Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Your father stole his throne, intending to leave it to you. When the long-lost heir resurfaces, will you defend the king—or betray him to his enemies?

    2023IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Soul Stone War 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for An Unexpectedly Green Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Overcome all obstacles by trusting in your own strength, the power of your Soul Stone, and your loyal companions. Become the legend you were born to be.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Whiskey-Four

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative, branching narrative and character driven with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Ranked #7 for An Unexpectedly Green Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Never stop running, not with the galaxy at stake. Save it at all costs, and save yourself if you can.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Temple of Endless Night

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for An Unexpectedly Green Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    When you discover that the Serpent of Chaos is trying to destroy Egypt, will you stand against him, or will you help spread his eternal darkness?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to An Unexpectedly Green Journey

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Alter Ego

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Reviewers of An Unexpectedly Green Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    When a series of gruesome murders shake a small town after a strange aristocrat dies and his body goes missing, rumors of a supernatural monster abound. In life Sir William was known to be a cruel and evil man, rumored to be the murderer behind many unsolved crimes.

    2010Adventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Open Sorcery

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and a whimsical mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Reviewers of An Unexpectedly Green Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    BEL/S is an Elemental Firewall: a fire elemental bound with C++ code to protect a network of people and places. She can learn things, develop relationships, and even gain sapience. Or she can burn everything with fire. It's up to you.

    2017IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Blade and Sorcery

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Reviewers of An Unexpectedly Green Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Blade & Sorcery is a built-for-VR medieval fantasy with full physics driven melee, ranged and magic combat. Become a powerful warrior, ranger or sorcerer and devastate your enemies.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below An Unexpectedly Green Journey at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under An Unexpectedly Green Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under An Unexpectedly Green Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under An Unexpectedly Green Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under An Unexpectedly Green Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under An Unexpectedly Green Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under An Unexpectedly Green Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under An Unexpectedly Green Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under An Unexpectedly Green Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    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 ↗
  2. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  3. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Hosted Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Hosted Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Fallen Hero: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Shares branching narrative and a contemplative mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind An Unexpectedly Green Journey. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!

    2018IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Fallen Hero: Retribution

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative and an immersive mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind An Unexpectedly Green Journey. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind An Unexpectedly Green Journey. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tin Star

    WHY THIS

    Shares replayability, branching narrative and an immersive mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind An Unexpectedly Green Journey. Shares Indie and RPG with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.

    2015IndieRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Community College Hero: Trial by Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind An Unexpectedly Green Journey. Shares Indie and RPG with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.

    2015IndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind An Unexpectedly Green Journey. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?

    2016IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Lords of Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource allocation and an immersive mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind An Unexpectedly Green Journey. Shares Indie and RPG with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.

    2023IndieRPGCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two

    WHY THIS

    Shares choice driven narrative and an immersive mood with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind An Unexpectedly Green Journey. Shares Indie and Adventure with An Unexpectedly Green Journey.

    Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about An Unexpectedly Green Journey

Does An Unexpectedly Green Journey work on Steam Deck?
An Unexpectedly Green Journey is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does An Unexpectedly Green Journey cost?
An Unexpectedly Green Journey is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to An Unexpectedly Green Journey?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside An Unexpectedly Green Journey are Keeper's Vigil, Scales of Justice, The Nascent Necromancer.
Who developed An Unexpectedly Green Journey?
An Unexpectedly Green Journey was developed by Hosted Games.

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