Rank 01Games like Retention
- 27 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Retention: Journal, One Night Stand, No Longer Home, Home, and Loretta. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Same atmospheric mood as Retention.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2021
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Loretta
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Retention.
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Burly Men at Sea
Why this: Also Short and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Retention.
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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Why this: Also Life Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Retention.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Retention
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Sometimes You
- Price: $0.99checked Oct 31
- 25% of 275 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Forces players to confront memorys subjectivity
- Minimalist interaction heightens emotional impact
- Photographic artistry stands out despite flaws
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Melancholic
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Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Retention, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Disturbed
Why this: Also Short and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Retention.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Retention.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Why this: Shares multiple endings with Retention.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
No Longer Home
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Retention.
Home
Why this: Shares multiple endings with Retention.
Loretta
Why this: Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Retention.
Burly Men at Sea
Why this: Also Short and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Retention.
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Why this: Also Life Sim and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Retention.
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About Retention
The closest matches to Retention: Journal, One Night Stand, No Longer Home, Home, and Loretta. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Retention is your kind of game, the closest matches are Journal, One Night Stand and No Longer Home — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and melancholic, and single out its memory reconstruction and multiple endings. 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.
About Retention: This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.
Is Retention worth buying?
Most players don't recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 25% of 275 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $0.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.6 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Forces players to confront memorys subjectivity
- Minimalist interaction heightens emotional impact
- Photographic artistry stands out despite flaws
- Unique premise turns storytelling into a participatory act
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“No. Maybe it is interesting (though very strange) experience, but I can't call it a game. So, no - don't buy it unless you are in a search of something very unusual.”
“Wow!Just wow. After reading some negative comments,I purchased the game,thinking that all the negativity is too harsh for such an interesting idea.I really wanted to like the game and put a positive vote. After playing the game and…”
People who play it also play: Journal, One Night Stand, No Longer Home
Frequently asked about Retention
Can I run it?
How much does Retention cost?
Retention is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Retention?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retention are Journal, One Night Stand, No Longer Home.
Who developed Retention?
Retention was developed by Sometimes You.