Games like Always On
If Always On is your kind of game, the closest matches are DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures, Expelled! and ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Always On: Choices matter in this interactive short story. It only takes about 1 hour to play through once, but there are multiple endings to explore. You play as an AI assistant to the 7 year old Evie. What kind of bot will you be?
Players who liked Always On also play
Steam players who put hours into Always On 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.
DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures
WHY THIS
Top pick for Always On fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
DREAMIO is a 'choose-your-own-adventure' game where stories and visuals are dynamically created through the power of generative AI in response to your decisions. Explore endless worlds with limitless possibilities; go anywhere, do anything.
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Always On fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Always On fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Always On.
A sci-fi adventure full of robot battles, pop music, and emotion. Featuring one of the largest branching storylines ever in a VR game with 15-20 hours of gameplay, Altdeus will place you in the shoes of Chloe, a pilot in humanity's forces fighting massive hostile organisms known as the Meteora.
Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Always On fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Always On fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Always On.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Overboard!
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Always On fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Neo Cab
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Always On fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
2064: Read Only Memories
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Always On fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Always On at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Always On on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Always On on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Always On on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Always On on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Always On.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Always On on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Always On.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Always On on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Always On on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Always On.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Always On on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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 Always On.
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 Always On.
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 Always On.
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 Always On.
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 Always On.
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 Always On.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Skydome Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Skydome Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Audio Arena
WHY THIS
Another title from Skydome Studios, the studio behind Always On.
Audio Arena is a single player arena game in which the gameplay is generated by music.
Don't Let Go!
WHY THIS
Another title from Skydome Studios, the studio behind Always On. Shares Indie with Always On.
In these 2 short experiences you are sat in a chair with your hands in front of you on the keyboard. Now, whatever happens, Don't Let Go!
Adventure Golf VR
WHY THIS
Another title from Skydome Studios, the studio behind Always On. Shares Adventure with Always On.
A minigolf adventure for all ages! Discover dinosaurs, robots and a cranky mushroom!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
DREAMIO is a 'choose-your-own-adventure' game where stories and visuals are dynamically created through the power of generative AI in response to your decisions. Explore endless worlds with limitless possibilities; go anywhere, do anything.
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Always On.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Overboard!
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Always On.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Frequently asked about Always On
- How much does Always On cost?
- Always On is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Always On?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Always On are DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures, Expelled!, ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos.
- Who developed Always On?
- Always On was developed by Skydome Studios.
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 Always On.
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