Games like The Silence
If The Silence is your kind of game, the closest matches are SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind, 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration- and Echoes — 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 The Silence: You are in a labyrinth of silent corridors and abandoned hospital rooms where darkness envelops every corner. The echo of your footsteps echoes through the empty hallways as you frantically search for a way out.
Players who liked The Silence also play
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SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Silence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
You are a Class D personnel on an experimental mission for the Foundation to investigate SCP-479. The facility is linked to anomalies affecting the human psyche, gradually driving them insane. Please remember to take your pills.
家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Silence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
『Japanese House Exploration』is a first-person puzzle horror adventure game set in a traditional Japanese house. You explore a house that is both eerie and nostalgic. To find a dear friend.
Echoes
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Silence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Silence.
Immerse yourself in a first-person psychological horror experience where every choice matters. Confront the echoes of a forgotten past and uncover the truth behind your lost identity.
Crimson Snow (2023)
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Silence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
Inside Depth 6
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Silence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Bughouse
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Silence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!
In The Backrooms
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Ranked #7 for The Silence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
CRYO
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Ranked #8 for The Silence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Silence at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Silence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Silence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Silence.
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 ~67% under The Silence on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Silence.
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 ~67% under The Silence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Silence.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Silence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
"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!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Silence on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
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!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Silence on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Silence.
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.
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 The Silence.
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 Action with The Silence.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Silence.
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 with The Silence.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 The Silence.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Silence.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Silence.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Silence.
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.).
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Frequently asked about The Silence
- How much does The Silence cost?
- The Silence is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Silence?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Silence are SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind, 家屋探索 -Japanese House Exploration-, Echoes.
- Who developed The Silence?
- The Silence was developed by BlackArtStudios.
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 Silence.
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