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Games like Mato Fragments

If Mato Fragments is your kind of game, the closest matches are Inquisitor Shepherd, The Test: Secrets of the Soul and Rail of Möbius — 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 Mato Fragments: You are a photo shop owner moonlighting as an informant in the vibrant, but dangerous streets of Neo City. After harboring a strange fugitive, your skills as an informant are put to the test, as the fate of the entire city rests in your hands.

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Players who liked Mato Fragments also play

Steam players who put hours into Mato Fragments 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. Inquisitor Shepherd

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mato Fragments fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?

    IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mato Fragments fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Rail of Möbius

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Mato Fragments fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Kill The Clock

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mato Fragments fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.

    2025IndieAdventureEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Chrono Jotter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mato Fragments fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.

    2021IndieAdventure4.19 USDSteam ↗
  6. Murder by Numbers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mato Fragments fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Demonheart: The Cursed Trial

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mato Fragments fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Night Book

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mato Fragments fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.

    2021Adventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Mato Fragments.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Mato Fragments.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Mato Fragments.

    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 ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Arrowiz

Other recommendable Steam games by Arrowiz, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. 寄居隅怪奇事件簿 Hermitage Strange Case Files

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arrowiz, the studio behind Mato Fragments. Shares Indie with Mato Fragments.

    都市的夜晚并不安宁。浮华背后,暗潮在阴影中涌动。旧书店『Hermitage』的店主不幸被卷入了种种神秘事件。越是接近答案,他见到的真相却愈发诡异。疑云之下,一切都指向了“那些”超越常理的——危机渐渐逼近,在谣言与谎言间劈开道路,追寻自己的“结局”吧!

    2018Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Mato Anomalies

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arrowiz, the studio behind Mato Fragments. Shares RPG with Mato Fragments.

    Mato Anomalies takes players on a journey through a neo-futuristic version of a bygone oriental city. Investigate strange happenings across the city and uncover secrets behind the walls. Join a cast of enigmatic unlikely heroes in this anime-inspired RPG experience.

    2023RPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Beats Fever

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arrowiz, the studio behind Mato Fragments. Shares Indie with Mato Fragments.

    Beats Fever is a VR rhythm game set in stylish and charming world stages, where players enjoy cool music and catch incoming notes.

    2017ActionSportsIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Hermitage: Strange Case Files

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arrowiz, the studio behind Mato Fragments. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    This gripping paranormal horror adventure revolves around Hermitage, the sinister bookstore that attracts most unusual customers – all of whom seem to be involved in mysterious cases bordering on the paranormal.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Murder by Numbers

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Demonheart: The Cursed Trial

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Night Book

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Mato Fragments.

    Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.

    2021Adventure2.54 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mato Fragments

What games are most similar to Mato Fragments?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mato Fragments are Inquisitor Shepherd, The Test: Secrets of the Soul, Rail of Möbius.
Who developed Mato Fragments?
Mato Fragments was developed by Arrowiz and published by Soft Source.

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 Mato Fragments.

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