Games like The Patient
Below are 8 hand-picked alternatives to The Patient for fans of strategy, indie, simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Patient also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Patient: Dr. Ellen Reed returns to work as a therapist only to discover an inpatient has been mistakenly dosed with a deadly mutative drug. With hospital records erased due to a power outage, she must work overnight to identify and discreetly euthanize the affected patient before it's too late.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Apartment 606
Top pick for The Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Patient.
Begin your new night shift working from home, but beware, this apartment harbors dark secrets. Can you survive all five harrowing nights?
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Broken Psyche
Second-strongest match for The Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Patient.
Play as a detective investigating his wife's disappearance. Suspecting the asylum she was researching, he infiltrates it, only to uncover a realm of horror. Solve puzzles, maintain sanity, and confront monsters as you unravel the asylum's secrets.
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The Jurassic Labyrinth
Third-strongest match for The Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Patient.
A psychological horror puzzle game set in a living labyrinth that adapts to your choices. Solve shifting mechanisms, navigate ever-changing corridors, and evade a relentless presence that learns your behavior as you try to escape.
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Who's at the door?
Ranked #4 for The Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Patient.
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.
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![[Chilla's Art] The Karaoke | ヒトカラ🎤 — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/2200190/header.jpg?t=1676274987)
[Chilla's Art] The Karaoke | ヒトカラ🎤
Ranked #5 for The Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Patient.
The Karaoke | ヒトカラ is a Japanese horror game about a high school girl at a Karaoke.
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Ells Tales: Egg
Ranked #6 for The Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Patient.
Welcome to the survival horror clicker! Try to save a chicken egg and at the same time your life.
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Route8
Ranked #7 for The Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Patient.
"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."
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The Cabin Factory
Ranked #8 for The Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Patient.
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
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Frequently asked about The Patient
- How much does The Patient cost?
- The Patient is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Patient?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Patient are Apartment 606, Broken Psyche, The Jurassic Labyrinth.
- Who developed The Patient?
- The Patient was developed by SPACEDAISY STUDIO.
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 Patient.
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