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Games like Lonely Christmas

If Lonely Christmas is your kind of game, the closest matches are What Happened to Lily?, Why don't they laugh? and Siberian experiment — 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 Lonely Christmas: It’s a story about an 8-year-old boy Kevin who was left alone at home at Christmas. Protect your house from a crazy robber and wait for your parents. Can you handle with it? We’ll find out.

2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.49 USDWindowsby ASK_GAMES
Lonely Christmas — Steam game cover

Players who liked Lonely Christmas also play

Steam players who put hours into Lonely Christmas 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. What Happened to Lily?

    WHY THIS

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

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Why don't they laugh?

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lonely Christmas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Christmas.

    A first-person narrative horror game where you will get dangerously close to the secrets of the Kensington circus dynasty and discover what lies behind their famous shows' scenes.

    2024IndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Siberian experiment

    WHY THIS

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

    Abandoned on the edge of the Siberian taiga, an old military barracks holds something more sinister than just memories of the past. A cold wind whispers through the broken windows, carrying the smell of damp and decay through the empty corridors.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Pikabuu: STOP!

    WHY THIS

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

    Beni, a loving husband to Nadia and father to Kaila, always ensured his family's needs were met with simple contentment. However, one day, an unwitting decision dragged his small family into a spiral that threatens everything.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Holidays in Khrushchevsk

    WHY THIS

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

    Do you like spontaneous purchases? Do all your purchases bring you happiness? Everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Depression The Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Lonely Christmas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Christmas.

    Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

    2018IndieSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Life after Death

    WHY THIS

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

    Do you remember the scares that chased you in childhood? How did your limbs shake with fear, take your breath away, and you couldn't do anything about it? I invite you to live it all over again!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Lair of Torment

    WHY THIS

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

    This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Lonely Christmas on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Lonely Christmas on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Lonely Christmas on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Lonely Christmas on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Lonely Christmas.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Lonely Christmas on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Lonely Christmas.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Lonely Christmas on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Christmas.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Lonely Christmas on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Lonely Christmas on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Lonely Christmas.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 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 Lonely Christmas.

    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 Lonely Christmas.

    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 Lonely Christmas.

    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 Lonely Christmas.

    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 Lonely Christmas.

    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 and Simulation with Lonely Christmas.

    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 Lonely Christmas.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from ASK_GAMES

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

  1. Beside Myself

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ASK_GAMES, the studio behind Lonely Christmas. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.

    You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Life after Death

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ASK_GAMES, the studio behind Lonely Christmas. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.

    Do you remember the scares that chased you in childhood? How did your limbs shake with fear, take your breath away, and you couldn't do anything about it? I invite you to live it all over again!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Holidays in Khrushchevsk

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ASK_GAMES, the studio behind Lonely Christmas. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.

    Do you like spontaneous purchases? Do all your purchases bring you happiness? Everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Paranormal place

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ASK_GAMES, the studio behind Lonely Christmas. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.

    Alex is a blogger who explores places with paranormal phenomena. At the request of his subscribers, he goes to an abandoned place where, according to rumors, some creepy things were noticed. What is happening there? You have to find it out.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Lost Child

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ASK_GAMES, the studio behind Lonely Christmas. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lonely Christmas.

    Are You Lost? Wander endless corridors where shifting environments, sinister voices, and echoes of real events create a chilling atmosphere. Andrey doesn’t remember who he was, but the walls know the truth. It’s time to remember everything.

    2025IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. No Return Address

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ASK_GAMES, the studio behind Lonely Christmas. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Christmas.

    Night shift at a distribution center. Ordinary packages go forward, strange ones go to reject. Just don’t make a mistake when the boxes start containing things that should never be there.

    2026IndieSimulationSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lonely Christmas

How much does Lonely Christmas cost?
Lonely Christmas is listed on Steam at 3.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lonely Christmas?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lonely Christmas are What Happened to Lily?, Why don't they laugh?, Siberian experiment.
Who developed Lonely Christmas?
Lonely Christmas was developed by ASK_GAMES.

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 Lonely Christmas.

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