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Games like Alternativa

If Alternativa is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gemini Rue, Culpa Innata and VirtuaVerse — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak 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 Alternativa: Alternativa is a story that will take you to a world much different to what you'd expect in 2045. To a world destroyed by war and revolutions, a world led by an oppressive and cruel dictatorship. Classic point&click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that...

2010Adventure12.99 USDMetacritic 63Windowsby Centauri Production
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Steam players who put hours into Alternativa 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. Gemini Rue

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

    Top pick for Alternativa fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

    2011IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Culpa Innata

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

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

    The World Union is labeled the 'perfect society'. Prosperity is a science, disease and wars have vanished, sex is entertainment, and the future has never looked brighter. Suddenly this perfect society is rocked by the murder of a World Union citizen in the 'Rogue State' of Russia.

    2008AdventureRPGCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. VirtuaVerse

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

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

    VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Primordia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

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

    Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

    2012IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Beyond a Steel Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental interaction and an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

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

    From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Neofeud

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

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

    Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Republique

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

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

    Help a woman named Hope escape in a thrilling and topical stealth-action game that explores the perils of government surveillance in the Internet Age.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Void And Meddler

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

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

    Fragments and details, rainy nights and blurry lights are all VOID&MEDDLER focuses on. A non-linear cyberpunk adventure where genders and species melt into each other.

    2015IndieAdventureSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Alternativa

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Longest Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

    Reviewers of Alternativa cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.

    2007ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Raiders Of The Lost Island

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Alternativa cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    Raiders of the Lost Island is a LOCAL co-op party game where up to 4 players compete in looting treasures from a sinking island, while building a boat to survive the final wave.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cyberpunk 2077

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

    Reviewers of Alternativa cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.

    2020RPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

    Reviewers of Alternativa cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.

    2020ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Alternativa on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    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. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Alternativa on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Human Fall Flat

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Alternativa on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Alternativa on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under Alternativa on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    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 ↗
  6. LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Alternativa on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!

    2009Adventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Room

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Alternativa on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Alternativa on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Desolate Hope

    WHY THIS

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

    On a distant edge of an unknown planet, an abandoned structure sits in silence. Constructed by an unmanned research vessel sent from Earth, the Lun Infinus station was designed to run simulations for a five year period, exploring possibilities of human colonization in the case that Earth became uninhabitable.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dystopia

    WHY THIS

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

    Dystopia is a cyberpunk game with tense combat situations in a high-tech world spanned by computer networks. Playing as either Punk mercenaries, or Corporate security forces, the player will fight through the physical world to gain access, via jack-in terminals, to cyberspace.

    2009ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Space Pilgrim Episode I: Alpha Centauri

    WHY THIS

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

    Captain Gail Pilgrim has been flying starships since she was a kid, ferrying passengers between planets and space stations across the galaxy. She has no reason to expect that this latest trip to Alpha Centauri will be anything special, even if her passengers are a little more diverse than usual....

    2015IndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)

    WHY THIS

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

    After being abducted by brutal soldiers and his kinfolk butchered, Robert Foster finds himself in Union City - a vast metropolis under the tyranny of a fascist AI. Alone, save for the circuit board of his best friend, Foster must discover the sinister truth - and why they specifically came for him.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Furi Demake - The Chain

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight your way free in this 8-bit-inspired version of Furi's first boss fight against The Chain. Frantic action, nervous controls, a blend of shoot and sword fight reimagined in 90s style. Only 1 boss fight! A gift to Furi’s fans.

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Night in Riverager

    WHY THIS

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

    A Night In Riverager is a free horror short set in the monochrome world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. It tells the tale of a strange hunter in an even stranger land, on a quest to find medicine for his ailing mother. Strange and powerful forces are stirring. Can he resist them?

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Dynopunk: Welcome to Synth-City

    WHY THIS

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

    An ironic adventure with cyberpunk aesthetics set in a world where humans have been replaced by dinosaurs. Become a top-notch repair shop mechanic: fix gadgets, have heart-to-heart talks, and offer drinks to your customers — everything to fulfill your ultimate dream.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Centauri Production

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

  1. Pat & Mat

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Centauri Production, the studio behind Alternativa.

    New adventure game with gawky handymen from the legendary series. "Pat & Mat" is puzzle adventure game for everyone. All settings are based on the popular TV stop-motion series about "Pat & Mat", two handymen.

    2010CasualSteam ↗
  2. Pound of Ground

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Centauri Production, the studio behind Alternativa.

    Pound of Ground, story driven crazy shoot 'em up with red car and LOTS of zombies. The game combines action elements - a wide range of advanced weapons, fights with various bosses and spectacular, endless battles with the crowds of the undead - with a gripping story full of unexpected disclosures and peculiar characters.

    2010Action9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Memento Mori 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

    Another title from Centauri Production, the studio behind Alternativa. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    An award winning adventure crime thriller with a deeply plotted storyline which takes you to atmospheric settings all around the globe, including among other locations, South Africa, Finland and the USA.

    2014IndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Čtyřlístek a Strašidelný hrad

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Centauri Production, the studio behind Alternativa. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    Čtyřlístek a strašidelný hrad" přináší legendární český komiks k životu v úchvatné 4K grafice, která zachovává původní umělecký styl Jaroslava Němečka. Připojte se k Fifince, Myšpulínovi, Pinďovi a Bobíkovi na nezapomenutelné cestě na tajemný hrad Okřín.

    2024Adventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Gemini Rue

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    Discover a world where life is cheap, identities are bought & sold, & a quest for redemption can change the fate of a whole galaxy.

    2011IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Culpa Innata

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    The World Union is labeled the 'perfect society'. Prosperity is a science, disease and wars have vanished, sex is entertainment, and the future has never looked brighter. Suddenly this perfect society is rocked by the murder of a World Union citizen in the 'Rogue State' of Russia.

    2008AdventureRPGCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Primordia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

    2012IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Beyond a Steel Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental interaction and an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    From multi-award winning Revolution comes ‘Beyond a Steel Sky’, a groundbreaking 3D adventure thriller, set in an AI-driven future. Subvert the world, hack the systems and solve dark conspiracies to uncover the devastating truth.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Republique

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Alternativa.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Alternativa.

    Help a woman named Hope escape in a thrilling and topical stealth-action game that explores the perils of government surveillance in the Internet Age.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Alternativa

How much does Alternativa cost?
Alternativa is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Alternativa?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alternativa are Gemini Rue, Culpa Innata, VirtuaVerse.
Who developed Alternativa?
Alternativa was developed by Centauri Production and published by Bohemia Interactive.

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 Alternativa.

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