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Games like Near-Death-Expedition

If Near-Death-Expedition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rectitude, BatteryNote and アイアイ喫茶店 — 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 Near-Death-Expedition: After quitting the job, you were casually browsing a video site when you saw a strange video with a blank thumbnail. "Can you hear me? Can you see me...?" The next day, you receive a message requesting you to be the manager of the mysterious VTuber "Owarino Rinne". The endless journey begins.

2025IndieAdventure7.99 USDWindows · macOSby 『縋想』プロジェクト
Near-Death-Expedition — Steam game cover

Players who liked Near-Death-Expedition also play

Steam players who put hours into Near-Death-Expedition 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. Rectitude

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Near-Death-Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    Rectitude, is a Sci-Fi visual novel that centers around Timothy, a renowned professor who creates a groundbreaking technology.

    2021IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. BatteryNote

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Near-Death-Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.

    2025Adventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. アイアイ喫茶店

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Near-Death-Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    何気なく頼んだ「アイスコーヒー」の注文が、奥の部屋への「合言葉」になっちゃってる喫茶店。 1周5分の、ちょっとおかしくて怪しいマルチエンドADV。

    2025IndieAdventure3.83 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Moonless Moon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Near-Death-Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.

    2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Near-Death-Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    ‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Majikoi! Love Me Seriously!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Near-Death-Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    Follow Yamato and his friends as they navigate the friendships, rivalries, and martial arts of Kawakami Academy.

    2021AdventureCasual24.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 墨心:波云诡船

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Near-Death-Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    《墨心》是一款将古代中国幻想元素和悬疑科幻相融合的国产视觉小说。男主(你)从昏迷中醒来丧失了记忆,发现自己和另外两女一男困于巨轮密室中。面对匪夷所思的船体变异,恐怖致命的巨型怪物,你们能否成功逃脱?而这超自然的现象,似乎跟一件千年前的战国墨家宝物有关......

    2020IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Near-Death-Expedition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Near-Death-Expedition at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Near-Death-Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Near-Death-Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Near-Death-Expedition.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Near-Death-Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Near-Death-Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Near-Death-Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Near-Death-Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Near-Death-Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Near-Death-Expedition.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Near-Death-Expedition on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 with Near-Death-Expedition.

    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 Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  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 Near-Death-Expedition.

    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 with Near-Death-Expedition.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Near-Death-Expedition.

    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 ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Near-Death-Expedition.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Near-Death-Expedition.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Moonless Moon

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.

    2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Majikoi! Love Me Seriously!

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    Follow Yamato and his friends as they navigate the friendships, rivalries, and martial arts of Kawakami Academy.

    2021AdventureCasual24.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. DREAMIO: AI-Powered Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Near-Death-Expedition.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Near-Death-Expedition

How much does Near-Death-Expedition cost?
Near-Death-Expedition is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Near-Death-Expedition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Near-Death-Expedition are Rectitude, BatteryNote, アイアイ喫茶店.
Who developed Near-Death-Expedition?
Near-Death-Expedition was developed by 『縋想』プロジェクト.

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 Near-Death-Expedition.

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