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Games like The Quivering

If The Quivering is your kind of game, the closest matches are Death Comes Skiing, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and I keep Dying in Another World — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bizarre puzzle solutions, brilliant dark humor and cartoonish yet grotesque visuals. 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 Quivering: Classic Retro point and click adventure from yesteryear. Set in the dark and foreboding village of Warty Hollow, The Quivering follows the fortunes of young Spud, as he tries to save his uncle, Olivetti Franken-Stamp, from the diabolical spell cast upon him by the big cheese from Hell, Big D.

2015Adventure0.79 USDWindowsby Charybdis Ltd
The Quivering — Steam game cover
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Bizarre puzzle solutionsBrilliant dark humorCartoonish yet grotesque visualsDarkNostalgicUnsettling

Players who liked The Quivering also play

Steam players who put hours into The Quivering 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. Death Comes Skiing

    WHY THIS

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

    When a retired cross-country ski team meets to celebrate their past victories, the past soon catches up to them. It's up to you to make sense of the slaughter that follows in this comedic point-and-click murder mystery.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with The Quivering.

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

    Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

    2016Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. I keep Dying in Another World

    WHY THIS

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

    Fantasy Murder Mystery Visual Novel filled with dark humor, countless deaths, despair, suspenseful twists, and complex relationships in an exciting story!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. On a Summer Night

    WHY THIS

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

    "Today, I would like to tell you about one night. One night that changed my life." On a Summer Night is a short point-and-click visual novel.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Howdy, Jacob!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Quivering fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A dystopian find the hidden object game with full-motion video of puppets. Come spend some time with the chaotic crew of the "Laughsail!" television show, and make sure to eat your broccoli.

    2020Indie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with The Quivering.

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

    Guide local radio hosts Poe and Munro through six TV-like episodes of supernatural strangeness and sizzling on-screen chemistry. From the creators of The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker and The Shapeshifting Detective.

    2020IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Good Soup

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Quivering fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Good Soup is a spine-chilling indie horror game where your quest for a simple bowl of soup turns into a nightmarish adventure. Navigate dark alleys, solve puzzles, and evade a relentless soup monster. With multiple endings and intense atmosphere, can you survive this terrifying culinary quest?

    2024IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with The Quivering.

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

    Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    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 Adventure with The Quivering.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Quivering

How much does The Quivering cost?
The Quivering is listed on Steam at 0.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Quivering?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Quivering are Death Comes Skiing, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, I keep Dying in Another World.
Who developed The Quivering?
The Quivering was developed by Charybdis Ltd and published by Alternative Software Ltd.

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 Quivering.

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