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Games like Pollen

  • 15 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked Pollen also play

The closest matches to Pollen: Layers of Fear (2016), ROUTINE, Bleak Faith: Forsaken, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Visage. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Psychedelic and Walking Simulator, like Pollen.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2016
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Stealth and Walking Simulator, like Pollen.

    • $16.24 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  1. Rank 05

    Visage

    • $34.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020
  2. Rank 06

    Mundaun

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2021
  3. Rank 07

    The Escape: Together

    Why this: Also Psychedelic and Stealth, like Pollen.

    • $1.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  4. Rank 08

    Outlast

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2013

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Pollen

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Layers of Fear (2016)

    Also Psychedelic and Walking Simulator, like Pollen.

    • 87% of 5,082 reviews
  2. 2
    ROUTINE

    Also Stealth and Walking Simulator, like Pollen.

    • 93% of 4,122 reviews
  3. 3
    Bleak Faith: Forsaken

    Also Souls-like and Stealth, like Pollen.

    • 75% of 1,866 reviews
  4. 4
    Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 12,717 reviews
  5. 5
    Visage

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 3,985 reviews
  6. 6
    Mundaun

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 894 reviews
  7. 7
    The Escape: Together

    Also Psychedelic and Stealth, like Pollen.

    • 79% of 758 reviews
  8. 8
    Outlast

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 28,158 reviews
  9. 9
    SOMA

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 23,563 reviews
  10. 10
    Still Wakes the Deep

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 6,408 reviews
  11. 11
    Slender: The Arrival

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 3,482 reviews
  12. 12
    Husk

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 59% of 54 reviews
  13. 13
    2Dark

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 68% of 114 reviews
  14. 14
    Out of Sight

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 350 reviews
  15. 15
    Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 2,994 reviews
  16. 16
    Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 65% of 4,318 reviews
  17. 17
    Blood West

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 89% of 3,604 reviews
  18. 18
    NaissanceE

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 2,816 reviews
  19. 19
    We Happy Few

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 75% of 6,986 reviews
  20. 20
    Betrayer

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 82% of 1,704 reviews
  21. 21
    Children of the Sun

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 93% of 1,304 reviews
  22. 22
    Little Nightmares

    Genres: Adventure

    • 95% of 18,797 reviews
  23. 23
    Dishonored

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 97% of 1,699 reviews
  24. 24
    The Evil Within

    Genres: Action

    • 78% of 7,495 reviews
Pollen — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2025
  • Developer: FSTR
  • Price: $2.99checked Nov 2
  • 86% of 14 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Early Access
  • Platforms: Windows

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Cheaper alternatives

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

  • Barbotine

    Why this: Also Psychedelic and Walking Simulator, like Pollen.

    • $1.64 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2024
  • Bughouse

    • $1.39 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2022
  • Exit From

    Why this: Also Stealth and Walking Simulator, like Pollen.

    • $0.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2021
  • You Must

    • $1.33 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  • The Guest

    • $0.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016

About Pollen

The closest matches to Pollen: Layers of Fear (2016), ROUTINE, Bleak Faith: Forsaken, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Visage. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Pollen is your kind of game, the closest matches are Layers of Fear (2016), ROUTINE and Bleak Faith: Forsaken — 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.

About Pollen: Pollen is a hardcore escape-the-maze game where every move counts. Find keys, unlock doors, and outsmart relentless guardians hunting you down. Strategically place your Respawn Totem save your position in the level., but one misstep can send you back to the start.

Is Pollen worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 14 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
  • Price when we last checked (Oct 3): $2.99. Check Steam for today's price.

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“it really is just a labyrinth that you need to explore with limited vision. the visuals are great but the sound effects leave more to be desired. the mazes themselves are also just not that interesting, and the guardians and traps are…”
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More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Layers of Fear (2016), ROUTINE, Bleak Faith: Forsaken

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Frequently asked about Pollen

Can I run it?

How much does Pollen cost?

Pollen is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Pollen?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pollen are Layers of Fear (2016), ROUTINE, Bleak Faith: Forsaken.

Who developed Pollen?

Pollen was developed by FSTR.