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Games like Hektor

If Hektor is your kind of game, the closest matches are Slender: The Arrival, Phantaruk and Daylight — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hallucination effects enhance immersion, monster appears unpredictably and atmospheric. 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 Hektor: Experience terrors only madness can conjure in HEKTOR, a psychological horror game set in a world that literally moves with your every twist and turn.

2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDMetacritic 55Windows · macOSby Rubycone
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Cold war narrative adds depthHallucination effects enhance immersionMonster appears unpredictablyAtmosphericHypnoticTense

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Steam players who put hours into Hektor 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. Slender: The Arrival

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hektor.

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

    Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Phantaruk

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hektor.

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

    Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Daylight

    WHY THIS

    Shares note collecting and an atmospheric mood with Hektor.

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

    You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Husk

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hektor.

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

    Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. This Curse Is Metal as Hell! | Kusodeka Bayashi

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hektor fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hektor.

    This Curse Is Metal as Hell! is a first-person horror comedy game. As the game’s child protagonist, master the special powers hidden within your dad’s MP3 player to rush your way through a world of pure terror. Do you have what it takes to defeat the curse that plagued your family for generations?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. White Day: A Labyrinth Named School

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hektor.

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

    Notorious cult-classic Korean horror. Sneak into school at midnight to return your sweetheart's diary and get caught in a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Explore haunted hallways, solve classic survival horror puzzles and escape the clutches of a killer Janitor who is out for your blood.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Agony

    WHY THIS

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

    Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Scanner Sombre

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hektor.

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

    Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

    2017IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Hektor

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Stanley Parable

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hektor.

    Reviewers of Hektor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hektor.

    The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.

    2013IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Outlast

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Hektor.

    Reviewers of Hektor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Hektor.

    Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. AMNESIA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hektor.

    Reviewers of Hektor cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hektor.

    After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.

    2022IndieAdventureEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hektor at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hektor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hektor.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hektor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hektor.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Hektor on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hektor.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hektor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hektor.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hektor on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hektor.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Hektor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hektor.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Hektor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hektor.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hektor on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hektor.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 Hektor.

    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 Action and Adventure with Hektor.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck 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 Hektor.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Hektor

How much does Hektor cost?
Hektor is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hektor?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hektor are Slender: The Arrival, Phantaruk, Daylight.
Who developed Hektor?
Hektor was developed by Rubycone.

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 Hektor.

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