Games like Occlude
If Occlude is your kind of game, the closest matches are Solitaire of Stygian Shadows, Funny Rummy and Appa — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and eerie. 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 Occlude: Occlude is a ritual disguised as Solitaire; a cosmic-horror card game where the rules are obscured and reality is at stake. Play through cryptic challenges to reveal forbidden lore in this singleplayer narrative puzzle game for the terminally curious. Don’t worry; you can always start over.

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Steam players who put hours into Occlude 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.
Solitaire of Stygian Shadows
WHY THIS
Top pick for Occlude fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Occlude.
Battle through countless arrangements of evil cards and bring order to our world! Solitaire of Stygian Shadows is a randomly generated card game where each playthrough is completely unique!
Funny Rummy
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Occlude fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Occlude.
This table feels familiar... the rest of it? A little funny. Funny Rummy is a rummy-based roguelike deckbuilder where the rules make sense, the combos don't, and the dream ends if you don't hit your score.
Appa
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Occlude fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Occlude.
Appa is a surreal narrative-driven card battler about two siblings and dealing with the death of their father. Predict, counter, and outmaneuver manifestations of grief while uncovering a heartfelt story somewhere between dreams and reality.
MistsBook
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Occlude fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Occlude.
MistsBook is a deck-building roguelike game where automatic chain reactions form the core gameplay. where you can play all the cards you draw with just one button press. You will collect patterns, symbols, and seals to uncover clues and reveal the pages of this book that has no beginning or end.
Stip
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Occlude fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Occlude.
Assign, undo, deduce! Solve a series of minimalist number puzzles. Use constraints to assign numbers to the correct stips. Navigate the interconnected puzzles to uncover secrets. Please ignore any odd Stip behavior.
CubeCubeRubik
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Occlude fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Occlude.
CubeCubeRubik is a casual Rubik's Cube game with a simple and classic gameplay. If you are interested in the Rubik's Cube, want to challenge the limits of your speed or logic, or want your children to learn about the Rubik's Cube, you might as well give it a try.
Hearing Voices
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Occlude fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Occlude.
Hearing Voices is a unique indie short horror experience where you will need to put your listening and deduction skills to the test to solve puzzles. Mistakes have consequences.
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The Witness
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Occlude.
Reviewers of Occlude cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Occlude.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Eleusis
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Occlude.
Reviewers of Occlude cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Occlude.
Eleusis is a 3d first-person adventure game for Windows developed by Nocturnal Works using the technology of the unreal engine. It takes place in a seemingly abandoned village in Greece where the player character, while trying to seek refuge, finds himself in the center of a whirlwind of mysterious events.
A House of Many Doors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Occlude.
Reviewers of Occlude cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Occlude.
Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.
Cultist Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Occlude.
Reviewers of Occlude cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Occlude.
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Occlude.
Reviewers of Occlude cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Occlude.
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is here! Inside you will find all seven Zachtronics solitaire games, updated with new 4K graphics, plus one brand new Tarot-themed solitaire variant only available here.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Occlude at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Occlude on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Occlude.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Occlude on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Occlude.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Occlude on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Occlude.
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.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Occlude on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Occlude.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under Occlude on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Occlude.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Occlude on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Occlude.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Occlude on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Occlude.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Occlude on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Occlude.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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 Occlude.
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.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Occlude.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Occlude.
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 Occlude.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Occlude.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Occlude.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Occlude.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Occlude
- Does Occlude run on Steam Deck?
- Occlude 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 Occlude cost?
- Occlude is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Occlude?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Occlude are Solitaire of Stygian Shadows, Funny Rummy, Appa.
- Who developed Occlude?
- Occlude was developed by Tributary Games and published by Pantaloon.
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 Occlude.
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