Games like Phantoms
If Phantoms is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Soul Box, For Ever Melancholia and Cut to the Core — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Phantoms: A kinetic visual novel about an ex-archeologist, ex-professor, always-a-poet and now burglar taking his second ever case to crack open a Soul Box after a reporter from the news blows his brains out during a live broadcast.
Players who liked Phantoms also play
Steam players who put hours into Phantoms 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.
The Soul Box
WHY THIS
Top pick for Phantoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
The Soul Box is a kinetic visual novel about the mystery of a puzzle box. A story of a heritage hidden behind what’s written. A different look at the future, a worried glance at the past.
For Ever Melancholia
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Phantoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
An archaeology student is sent to do his summer training in a place far away from civilization. There he meets three beautiful girls who share his passion for cinema and art. What can possibly go wrong?
Cut to the Core
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Phantoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE!
Fog of War: Book One
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Phantoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
Fog of War is a romance, story focused adult visual novel. You play as an Ex-Delta Force operator attending medical school upon retirement. You make choices that shape the story and potential romances.
Nothing is Forever
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Phantoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
Nothing is Forever is a choice-driven adult visual novel. It features a realistic adult story in a kinky friendly environment. Explore your favorite fetishes with the Love Interest(s) of your choice, and decide how the story unfolds.
The Future Radio and the Artificial Pigeons
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Phantoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
2061, Japan. Mankind has lost the sky, and with it, its connections. All of it was taken away by birds... ...By countless artificial pigeons flying through the sky.
Until Then
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Phantoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Fragments of Him
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Phantoms fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Phantoms at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Phantoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Phantoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Phantoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Phantoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Phantoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Phantoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Phantoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Sally Face - Episode One
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Phantoms on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
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?
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 Phantoms.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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More from Ikuku
Other recommendable Steam games by Ikuku, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Knight of the Crimson Tower
WHY THIS
Another title from Ikuku, the studio behind Phantoms. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
Laura is a daughter of the lord of the Crimson Tower. To impress her friends she steals a certain thing from an old witch, so the witch curses her: now, when the full moon rises, Laura turns into a beast and is put in a cage of her tower. But would it be enough to hold her?
Lifesigns
WHY THIS
Another title from Ikuku, the studio behind Phantoms. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
The past was haunting — and so, you fled. To the deep web of streets, blinding lights, skyscrapers, creature comforts, a whole new life, a whole new you. Welcome to the City. Welcome to the Corporation. Welcome to the Game.
The Soul Box
WHY THIS
Another title from Ikuku, the studio behind Phantoms. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
The Soul Box is a kinetic visual novel about the mystery of a puzzle box. A story of a heritage hidden behind what’s written. A different look at the future, a worried glance at the past.
For Ever Melancholia
WHY THIS
Another title from Ikuku, the studio behind Phantoms. Shares Indie with Phantoms.
An archaeology student is sent to do his summer training in a place far away from civilization. There he meets three beautiful girls who share his passion for cinema and art. What can possibly go wrong?
Frequently asked about Phantoms
- How much does Phantoms cost?
- Phantoms is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Phantoms?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Phantoms are The Soul Box, For Ever Melancholia, Cut to the Core.
- Who developed Phantoms?
- Phantoms was developed by Ikuku.
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 Phantoms.
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