Games like Decay: The Mare
If Decay: The Mare is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stuff to do, Rusty Lake: Roots and The Cat Lady — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and mysterious. 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 Decay: The Mare: Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare…
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Stuff to do
WHY THIS
Top pick for Decay: The Mare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
A puzzle horror game inspired by the works of David Lynch and Harlan Ellison. Three developers disappeared inside their own game. Now you are stuck in it as well. Find them and discover what happened. Do stuff. Check your pulse. Escape the rabbit hole.
Rusty Lake: Roots
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Second-strongest match for Decay: The Mare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
The Cat Lady
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Third-strongest match for Decay: The Mare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
The Tartarus Key
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Ranked #4 for Decay: The Mare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
There’s no way out for Alex Young who wakes up to find herself locked in a strange mansion filled with puzzles, traps, and cameras following her every move. Whether she and her companions live or die, and find the truth behind their abduction, is up to you in this first-person mystery thriller.
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Ranked #5 for Decay: The Mare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
The Room Three
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Ranked #6 for Decay: The Mare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
Fran Bow
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Decay: The Mare.
Ranked #7 for Decay: The Mare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Slender Threads
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Ranked #8 for Decay: The Mare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Decay: The Mare
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Scratches - Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Reviewers of Decay: The Mare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Reviewers of Decay: The Mare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Reviewers of Decay: The Mare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Nancy Drew®: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Reviewers of Decay: The Mare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
Catch this train — it’s your ticket to solving a century-old mystery!
Post Mortem
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Reviewers of Decay: The Mare cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Decay: The Mare at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Decay: The Mare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
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 ~60% under Decay: The Mare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
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 ~70% under Decay: The Mare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
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 ~80% under Decay: The Mare on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
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 ~80% under Decay: The Mare on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Decay: The Mare.
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 ~60% under Decay: The Mare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
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 ~60% under Decay: The Mare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
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 ~80% under Decay: The Mare on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Decay: The Mare.
"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 Decay: The Mare.
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 Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
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 Decay: The Mare.
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 and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
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 Decay: The Mare.
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 and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
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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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Rusty Lake: Roots
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
An old shack deep in a dense forest, a strange computer and a game that's trying to kill you!
Fran Bow
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Decay: The Mare.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Slender Threads
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Decay: The Mare.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decay: The Mare.
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
Frequently asked about Decay: The Mare
- How much does Decay: The Mare cost?
- Decay: The Mare is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Decay: The Mare?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Decay: The Mare are Stuff to do, Rusty Lake: Roots, The Cat Lady.
- Who developed Decay: The Mare?
- Decay: The Mare was developed by Shining Gate Software and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
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