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Games like 209

If 209 is your kind of game, the closest matches are From Hell, Chester and Fear Academy — 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 209: You are locked in a quiet apartment room. The only way out of the tightly closed door is to get to the truth of the case. Overcome your fear and try to escape.

2024Indie4.99 USDWindowsby KANEGON GAMES
209 — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into 209 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. From Hell

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for 209 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 209.

    From Hell is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Chester

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for 209 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 209.

    After a tragic accident, you find yourself trapped in a nightmare, and hunted by a monster. With your best friend Chester at your side, you'll have to stay alive, and find a way to wake up.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fear Academy

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for 209 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 209.

    Fear Academy is a psychological horror where you play as the principal of Hillcrest High. Returning to retrieve a forgotten item, you become trapped in a nightmare as an ancient evil takes over the school. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive the lurking horrors to uncover the terrifying truth.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. House Of Horror: Outside Is Better

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for 209 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 209.

    House of Horror: Outside Is Better is a first-person psychological survival horror game with FPS mechanics. Explore a facility consumed by madness, solve puzzles, manage scarce resources, and survive using your wits and a dynamo-powered flashlight, where every shadow can become a deadly threat.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. V696

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for 209 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    V696 is a first-person horror-thriller game. It contains a cult subject of veiled beings. Even if everything seems clear at first glance, it has a gripping story that will throw you a curve.

    2022ActionAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Creepy Shift: House For Sale

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for 209 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 209.

    Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Mirror Forge

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for 209 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 209.

    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 ↗
  8. Hazing - Night Shift

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for 209 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with 209.

    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 209 at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under 209 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 209.

    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 ~60% under 209 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 209.

    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 ~70% under 209 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 209.

    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 ~80% under 209 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 209.

    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 ~60% under 209 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 209.

    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 ~60% under 209 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 209.

    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 ~80% under 209 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 209.

    "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 ~80% under 209 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 209.

    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 209.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 209.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 209.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 209.

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 209.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 209.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 209.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 209.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about 209

How much does 209 cost?
209 is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 209?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 209 are From Hell, Chester, Fear Academy.
Who developed 209?
209 was developed by KANEGON GAMES.

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 209.

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