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Games like Into The Dread

If Into The Dread is your kind of game, the closest matches are ANOMALITH, Visage and Dead Take — 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 Into The Dread: Something is clearly wrong with this place! The decision to inspect a long-abandoned sewer turned out to be deadly. Will you be able to escape from this nightmare and kill everyone standing in your way?

2024ActionIndieAdventure2.49 USDWindowsby D.B PRODUCTIONS
Into The Dread — Steam game cover

Players who liked Into The Dread also play

Steam players who put hours into Into The Dread 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. ANOMALITH

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Into The Dread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Into The Dread.

    “ANOMALITH” is a survival third-person shooter set in Japan, steeped in the atmosphere of liminal spaces and Showa-era retro aesthetics. To search for her missing friend, a girl steps into a world writhing with anomalies.

    2026ActionRPGSteam ↗
  2. Visage

    WHY THIS

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

    Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dead Take

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Into The Dread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into The Dread.

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

    2025IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Daymare: 1998

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Into The Dread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Barbotine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Into The Dread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Into The Dread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Kona

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Into The Dread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into The Dread.

    Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Mouthwashing

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Into The Dread fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into The Dread.

    The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

    2024IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Into The Dread at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Into The Dread on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Into The Dread on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Into The Dread.

    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 ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Into The Dread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Into The Dread.

    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 ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Into The Dread on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    "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 ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Into The Dread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Into The Dread.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Into The Dread on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Into The Dread on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Into The Dread.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Into The Dread on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Action and Adventure with Into The Dread.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    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 Into The Dread.

    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 Into The Dread.

    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 Into The Dread.

    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 Into The Dread.

    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 Into The Dread.

    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. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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. Dead Take

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into The Dread.

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

    2025IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Daymare: 1998

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Into The Dread.

    From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Kona

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into The Dread.

    Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Mouthwashing

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into The Dread.

    The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

    2024IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Into The Dread

How much does Into The Dread cost?
Into The Dread is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Into The Dread?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Into The Dread are ANOMALITH, Visage, Dead Take.
Who developed Into The Dread?
Into The Dread was developed by D.B PRODUCTIONS.

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 Into The Dread.

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