Games like Pestilence
If Pestilence is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Dark Field, I am Sorry and Cannibal Tales - Episode 1 — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Pestilence: First-person psychological horror. You murdered four people and built an underground bunker to make them confess. Now you're trapped inside your own creation with no memory of why. Repair the machines. Decode the tapes. Don't trust the mannequins.
Players who liked Pestilence also play
Steam players who put hours into Pestilence 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.
The Dark Field
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Top pick for Pestilence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pestilence.
After receiving a strange message, Ahmed Raked finds himself at a remote farm with nothing but his phone to guide him. What starts as a simple job slowly twists into a dark, personal mystery—one that may be rooted deep in his past. Some jobs are more than they seem.
I am Sorry
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Second-strongest match for Pestilence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pestilence.
"I am Sorry" is a game where you investigate objects and solve puzzles to uncover the story. Become a janitor, clean the house, and uncover the hidden truths of the story.
Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Pestilence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pestilence.
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Soviet Village
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Ranked #4 for Pestilence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pestilence.
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
Refuted Wind
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Ranked #5 for Pestilence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pestilence.
Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.
The Backrooms Project
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Ranked #6 for Pestilence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pestilence.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
Psych
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Ranked #7 for Pestilence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pestilence.
Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.
Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
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Ranked #8 for Pestilence fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pestilence.
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pestilence.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Pestilence.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Pestilence.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pestilence.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Pestilence.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pestilence.
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.
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Frequently asked about Pestilence
- What games are most similar to Pestilence?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pestilence are The Dark Field, I am Sorry, Cannibal Tales - Episode 1.
- Who developed Pestilence?
- Pestilence was developed by Kooky Studios.
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 Pestilence.
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