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Games like The Golden Retreat

If The Golden Retreat is your kind of game, the closest matches are Two Doors, Clink and Route8 — 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 The Golden Retreat: You work in a hotel and your shift is over but instead of heading home, you find yourself trapped in an endless loop. Your only chance to escape is to identify paranormal anomalies, choose the correct elevator to escape - and don't let him catch you!

2025Indie3.99 USDWindowsby PR Digital Art
The Golden Retreat — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Golden Retreat also play

Steam players who put hours into The Golden Retreat 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. Two Doors

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Golden Retreat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    Trapped in an endless loop within a haunted mansion, your only escape lies in your ability to notice subtle changes and survive terrifying encounters. Test your observation skills and steel your nerves in this intense horror experience. Will you choose the right door and break the cycle?

    2024Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Clink

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Golden Retreat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Route8

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Golden Retreat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    "You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."

    2024IndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Mirror Forge

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Golden Retreat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation12.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. What Happened to Lily?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Golden Retreat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Fuck You Witch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Golden Retreat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    Your best friend has confessed her love for you... but the problems don't stop there. You've started to hallucinate. All this interferes with sleeping and eating, and in general disrupts your ideal lifestyle. Yell obscenities at the witch, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Qazaq steppes

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Lost Luminosity

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Golden Retreat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.

    2025IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Hazing - Night Shift

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Golden Retreat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.

    2024IndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Golden Retreat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Golden Retreat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under The Golden Retreat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Golden Retreat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    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 ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Golden Retreat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Golden Retreat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    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".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Golden Retreat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    "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 ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Golden Retreat on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 The Golden Retreat.

    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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    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 The Golden Retreat.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Golden Retreat.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Golden Retreat

How much does The Golden Retreat cost?
The Golden Retreat is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Golden Retreat?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Golden Retreat are Two Doors, Clink, Route8.
Who developed The Golden Retreat?
The Golden Retreat was developed by PR Digital Art.

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 The Golden Retreat.

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