Games like HOMESICKNESS
If HOMESICKNESS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Manifold Garden, Paraopticon and Lucifer Within Us — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anxious, atmospheric and melancholic. 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 HOMESICKNESS: HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
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Steam players who put hours into HOMESICKNESS 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.
Manifold Garden
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with HOMESICKNESS.
Top pick for HOMESICKNESS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Paraopticon
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for HOMESICKNESS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with HOMESICKNESS.
Paraopticon is an Observation Duty / Puzzle Game Style mix. Try to spot all anomalies and report them so you don´t die.Make it till 6 AM and you survive.
Lucifer Within Us
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with HOMESICKNESS.
Third-strongest match for HOMESICKNESS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with HOMESICKNESS.
Solve 3 increasingly intricate murders by examining the evidence -- find the motive, the means, and the opportunity. Use testimonies of the suspects as evidence by examining every detail for contradictions... and signs of sin. Purify the possessed. Purge the daemons.
Backrooms: The M.E.G.
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for HOMESICKNESS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
You are a MEG explorer seeking to uncover every accessible level and sub-level of the uncanny Backrooms. Atmospheric, captivating, oppressive and eerie locations await you - with no entities. Just you and pure liminality.
Trauma
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with HOMESICKNESS.
Ranked #5 for HOMESICKNESS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
An elaborate puzzle challenge combined with an unconventional story.
Anomaly Operation
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for HOMESICKNESS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with HOMESICKNESS.
Anomaly Operation is a sci-fi horror observation game. Trapped in the security room, you must monitor a derelict ship via CCTV. Report anomalies and avoid lethal threats. Survive until 03:00 AM.
Play with Me 2: On the other side
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for HOMESICKNESS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
It is the sequel to the game Play with Me: Escape room. Use again the available objects in your room, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you Play with Me TOO?
Concierge
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, environmental puzzle solving and atmospheric with HOMESICKNESS.
Ranked #8 for HOMESICKNESS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
You awaken voiceless and purposeless at a decrepit inn. In here, there are no tutorials, no genres, no set paths. You're on your own - but you are not alone.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below HOMESICKNESS at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under HOMESICKNESS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
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 HOMESICKNESS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HOMESICKNESS.
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 HOMESICKNESS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
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 HOMESICKNESS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
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 HOMESICKNESS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under HOMESICKNESS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under HOMESICKNESS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HOMESICKNESS.
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 HOMESICKNESS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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 HOMESICKNESS.
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 HOMESICKNESS.
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 HOMESICKNESS.
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 and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
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 HOMESICKNESS.
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 and Adventure with HOMESICKNESS.
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 HOMESICKNESS.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about HOMESICKNESS
- How much does HOMESICKNESS cost?
- HOMESICKNESS is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to HOMESICKNESS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HOMESICKNESS are Manifold Garden, Paraopticon, Lucifer Within Us.
- Who developed HOMESICKNESS?
- HOMESICKNESS was developed by jnity, celesware and published by jnity.
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 HOMESICKNESS.
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