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Games like GiLGuL

If GiLGuL is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Ultimate Death Clock, Therapist Simulator and My Head On Your Body — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and dark. 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 GiLGuL: Why Do People Want to Die? Why Don't People Want to Die? This is a story about a group of girls in a world that exists in limbo between life and death. Embark on a dramatic real-time tactical adventure.

2025StrategyAdventureSimulation19.99 USDWindowsby Production Exabilities
GiLGuL — Steam game cover
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Balancing dark themes with humor creates memorable character interactionsBlends visual novel storytelling with light rts combatCharacter development is exceptional especially on the good routeAtmosphericContemplativeDark

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Steam players who put hours into GiLGuL 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. The Ultimate Death Clock

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for GiLGuL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with GiLGuL.

    You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!

    2023IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Therapist Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for GiLGuL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with GiLGuL.

    As a psychiatrist, journey into the minds of your patients. Make tough decisions, uncover hidden stories, and strive to maintain your mental well-being.

    2025IndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. My Head On Your Body

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for GiLGuL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with GiLGuL.

    You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual1.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Petit Game Collection vol.1

    WHY THIS

    Shares visual novel style, branching narrative, character driven and an emotional mood with GiLGuL.

    Ranked #4 for GiLGuL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with GiLGuL.

    A spin-off minigame collection of "Needy Streamer Overload". Meet your internet angel in this retro-style game world!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for GiLGuL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with GiLGuL.

    A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  6. 恋愛花道

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for GiLGuL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with GiLGuL.

    恋愛リアリティショー「恋愛花道」に主役として出演することになった主人公・ハレムこと薔薇園 晴夢(ばらぞの はれむ)。しかし、恋人候補の男たちは全員"ハズレ"だった……!

    2025IndieAdventure2.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for GiLGuL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with GiLGuL.

    A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. MINDHACK

    WHY THIS

    Shares dialogue choices and an atmospheric mood with GiLGuL.

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

    Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!

    2023IndieAdventureEarly Access12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under GiLGuL on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with GiLGuL.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under GiLGuL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with GiLGuL.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under GiLGuL on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with GiLGuL.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under GiLGuL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with GiLGuL.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under GiLGuL on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with GiLGuL.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under GiLGuL on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with GiLGuL.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under GiLGuL on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with GiLGuL.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under GiLGuL on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with GiLGuL.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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.

    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 GiLGuL.

    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 Adventure with GiLGuL.

    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.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about GiLGuL

How much does GiLGuL cost?
GiLGuL is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to GiLGuL?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside GiLGuL are The Ultimate Death Clock, Therapist Simulator, My Head On Your Body.
Who developed GiLGuL?
GiLGuL was developed by Production Exabilities and published by Skeleton Crew 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 GiLGuL.

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