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Games like Witherwood

If Witherwood is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dandelion Void, Free as birds : UAZO and Ars Notoria — 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 Witherwood: Mutate to survive, or lose your mind trying. In this open-world survival horror, the forest changes you as much as you change it. Evolve into monstrous forms, build and craft to endure, and manage a slipping sanity where hallucinations become lethal.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby Cunning Craft LLC
Witherwood — Steam game cover

Players who liked Witherwood also play

Steam players who put hours into Witherwood 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. Dandelion Void

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore jungle-choked corridors of a derelict ark, adrift between the stars. Construct shelters and loot powerful artifacts from the skeletal remains of your starfaring ancestors. But never let your guard down, because the jungle is alive and hostile…

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Free as birds : UAZO

    WHY THIS

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

    Soar as a curious bird on a mysterious island filled with secrets, ancient ruins, and hidden wonders. Explore with your friends, gather resources, build, survive and uncover the island’s story in this serene adventure.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Ars Notoria

    WHY THIS

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

    Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.

    2025ActionAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Carth

    WHY THIS

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

    Carth is a survival rpg set in a ravaged open world. You will need to explore, build, and fight to thrive. Gain extraordinary skills as you take on an incredible evil. Join together or go at it alone as you attempt to survive Carth.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Longvinter

    WHY THIS

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

    Fish, farm, craft, gather, cook, loot or steal from other players and build a campsite or a village with your friends in an open-world multiplayer sandbox game without rules!

    2025ActionAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

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

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. 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 Witherwood.

    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 ↗
  3. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

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

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

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

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Saihate Station

    WHY THIS

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

    An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

    2025IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Hello Neighbor Alpha 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Witherwood.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Witherwood.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Witherwood.

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Witherwood

Does Witherwood have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Witherwood supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Witherwood?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Witherwood are Dandelion Void, Free as birds : UAZO, Ars Notoria.
Who developed Witherwood?
Witherwood was developed by Cunning Craft LLC.

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 Witherwood.

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