Games like Julian & Friends
If Julian & Friends is your kind of game, the closest matches are 98xx, BANNED TAPES and Cartomante – Fortune Teller — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its branching endings encourage replaying, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 Julian & Friends: Join Julian and his friends in this psychological horror experience inspired by point-n-click computer games from the early 2000s. Witness many shenanigans with characters from the infamous 98xx.
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98xx
WHY THIS
Shares hidden object search, hidden collectibles and atmospheric with Julian & Friends.
Top pick for Julian & Friends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
The 98xx is an old computer OS from the 90s that’s recently been discovered after many years of being lost. There are still a few working files within the OS that can be explored.
BANNED TAPES
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Julian & Friends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
VHS found footage horror experience. You have purchased a box of VHS tapes and now you have to select those tapes on which horrifying, violent, shocking events take place.
Cartomante – Fortune Teller
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Julian & Friends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
A branching visual novel with multiple endings about fortune telling for eccentric clients with tarot cards.
Improbability
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Julian & Friends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
You are all assigned with investigating the backrooms and containing the anomaly. Be aware. There is a high chance of casualties, psychological damage, trauma, and frightening encounters. The safety of the United States relies on you, but what secrets could these members be hiding?
A Pocket Full of Slagford
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Julian & Friends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Slagford. Some call it The Backbone of the North, most call it proper sh*te. This silly misadventure will take you up monolithic megatowers, down dingy dung pits and beyond. Puzzle your way across the unravelling city by picking up pieces of the world and sticking them where they don't belong.
AdventureSteam ↗Wormventures - Barrier 51
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Julian & Friends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
Wormventures - Barrier 51 is a classic 3D cartoon point & click adventure game. Help Looky the worm to save planet Vermis in this big and funny adventure! Explore Looky's odd world, talk to its quirky inhabitants, find clues and use your collected items to solve puzzles.
Detective Boiled-Hard / Case File - Death of the Space Dino Hunter
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Julian & Friends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A dialogue focused comedy point and click adventure game
PAIN: Below Sanity (Classic)
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Julian & Friends fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
PAIN is a tough-as-nails, labyrinth-structured rage-game utilizing full-on space physics. Introducing things like Power-DOWNS, that can stack on top of eachother for the most painful experience. ...Can one make it to the end unscathed...?
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OneShot
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Julian & Friends.
Reviewers of Julian & Friends cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Deep Sleep Trilogy
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with Julian & Friends.
Reviewers of Julian & Friends cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
You can’t run from your dreams in this unsettling classic point-and-click horror game from award-winning indie developer scriptwelder. To find a way out, you’ll have to go even deeper into your nightmares.
KinitoPET
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Julian & Friends.
Reviewers of Julian & Friends cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
KinitoPET is a psychological horror experience that takes place through Kinito, an early 2000s virtual assistant. Kinito is able to walk, talk, browse, adapt, and play games as Kinito is like no other with its adaptive technology!
98xx
WHY THIS
Shares hidden object search, hidden collectibles and atmospheric with Julian & Friends.
Reviewers of Julian & Friends cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
The 98xx is an old computer OS from the 90s that’s recently been discovered after many years of being lost. There are still a few working files within the OS that can be explored.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Julian & Friends at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Julian & Friends on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
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 Julian & Friends on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
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 Julian & Friends on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Julian & Friends on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
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 Julian & Friends on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
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 NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Julian & Friends on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
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".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Julian & Friends on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
"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!
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 Julian & Friends.
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.
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 Julian & Friends.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Julian & Friends.
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 Julian & Friends.
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 with Julian & Friends.
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.
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Frequently asked about Julian & Friends
- How much does Julian & Friends cost?
- Julian & Friends is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Julian & Friends?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Julian & Friends are 98xx, BANNED TAPES, Cartomante – Fortune Teller.
- Who developed Julian & Friends?
- Julian & Friends was developed by JacksonG13 and published by JacksonGameStudios.
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