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Games like The Gretlow Tapes

If The Gretlow Tapes is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lazaret, What Happened to Lily? and You’ve Got a Package — 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 The Gretlow Tapes: Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.

2025IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Aegon Games
The Gretlow Tapes — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into The Gretlow Tapes 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. Lazaret

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Gretlow Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.

    Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.

    2024IndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. What Happened to Lily?

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Gretlow Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. You’ve Got a Package

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Gretlow Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    You are a young and talented writer. One evening, someone leaves a mysterious box on your doorstep. What’s inside will turn your life into a living nightmare...

    2025IndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Reflection

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Gretlow Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

    2025Indie2.39 USDSteam ↗
  5. iBLiS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Gretlow Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.

    Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Clink

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Gretlow Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Lightkeeper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Gretlow Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.

    Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper

    2025IndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. I'm on Observation Duty 7

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Gretlow Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?

    2024Indie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Gretlow Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Gretlow Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Gretlow Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Gretlow Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under The Gretlow Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Gretlow Tapes.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Gretlow Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Gretlow Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Gretlow Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 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. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    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 The Gretlow Tapes.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 The Gretlow Tapes.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Gretlow Tapes.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Gretlow Tapes

Does The Gretlow Tapes run on Steam Deck?
The Gretlow Tapes is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does The Gretlow Tapes cost?
The Gretlow Tapes is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Gretlow Tapes?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Gretlow Tapes are Lazaret, What Happened to Lily?, You’ve Got a Package.
Who developed The Gretlow Tapes?
The Gretlow Tapes was developed by Aegon Games.

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 The Gretlow Tapes.

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