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Games like Rake: The lake

If Rake: The lake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Paranormal Home Invaders, Funnel Runners and Benthos — 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 Rake: The lake: Welcome to the mysterious world of the lake, surrounded by darkness and mystery. In this two—person cooperative survival game, you will take on the role of hunters tasked with exploring wild surroundings and tracking down a mysterious Rake creature.

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Rake: The lake — Steam game cover

Players who liked Rake: The lake also play

Steam players who put hours into Rake: The lake 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. Paranormal Home Invaders

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Rake: The lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    Turn the undead restless as you recklessly disturb their place of rest. Invite yourself and your friends into the homes of scary ghouls in hope that you can return safely and earn your minimum wage ghost hunting reward to feed your loved ones.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Funnel Runners

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Rake: The lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    Trapped in a doomed city, you and up to 7 friends must scavenge parts, fix your van, and escape the brutal tornado that approaches. A first-person co-op survival game with escalating disasters and total environmental destruction.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation13.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Benthos

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Rake: The lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    Benthos is a co-op submarine exploration game set in the depths of an alien ocean. Coordinate your crew to pilot the sub, man the guns, hunt monsters, and complete high-risk missions. Build new underwater facilities, upgrade your vessel, and uncover the secrets hidden beneath the ice.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. New Citizen - Alpha

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Rake: The lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    New Citizen is a modern-themed roleplay adventure game set in a vast open world. The game focuses mainly on the player, creating an environment that feels alive and that is constantly moving.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Stone Simulator – Just Be a Rock

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Rake: The lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    Stone Simulator is a meditative idle game where you live as a rock enduring endless seasons and absurd events. Survive storms, unlock quirky achievements, and observe a serene, ever-changing world. Perfect for Zen-like relaxation or meme-worthy humor.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Rake: The lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.

    2025ActionSimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Blood West

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Rake: The lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!

    2023ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Kayak VR: Mirage

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Rake: The lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    Kayak VR: Mirage is a jaw-dropping and exhilarating journey through beautiful locations, made for Virtual Reality. Maneuver our fully physically accurate kayak around checkpoints and crown yourself the fastest, or take it easy and use the free roam mode and enjoy the scenery.

    2022SportsIndieAdventure22.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

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

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Blue Cat studio

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

  1. Castle Push

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Blue Cat studio, the studio behind Rake: The lake. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    Castle Push is a fantasy and strategy game developed by Blue Cat Studio. Play the classic browser strategy. Complete all levels and unlock all possible achievements in this game. And listen to the best music from Haindale.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Escape to the Italian brainrot

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Blue Cat studio, the studio behind Rake: The lake. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    Escape to the Italian brainrot - это совместная игра в жанре хоррор для 1-2 игроков. Избегай Сахура и других монстров, чтобы попытаться сбежать.

    2025ActionIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. No One Here But Me

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Blue Cat studio, the studio behind Rake: The lake. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    Work as a night administrator at a computer club, check visitors, detect anomalies, and survive nightmare-filled nights full of monsters and mysteries.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. BURGER, NO PLEASE!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Blue Cat studio, the studio behind Rake: The lake. Shares Indie with Rake: The lake.

    BURGER, NO PLEASE! — a trashy co-op for up to 4 players where you work in fast food and get ingredients in absurd ways: fish from toilets, cola from rusty taps, cheese from rats. Cook, sabotage, and laugh until you cry!

    IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rake: The lake

Does Rake: The lake have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Rake: The lake supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Rake: The lake?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rake: The lake are Paranormal Home Invaders, Funnel Runners, Benthos.
Who developed Rake: The lake?
Rake: The lake was developed by Blue Cat studio.

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 Rake: The lake.

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