Games like Shadows Peak
If Shadows Peak is your kind of game, the closest matches are Witch Hunt, Ritual Tides and Eternity's Echo: Patient Zero — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, mysterious and tense. 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 Shadows Peak: Shadows Peak is an atmospheric, open-world horror game focused on exploration that doesn't hold your hand. You play as a writer who has decided to visit a mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends.
Players who liked Shadows Peak also play
Steam players who put hours into Shadows Peak 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.
Witch Hunt
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows Peak.
Top pick for Shadows Peak fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Ritual Tides
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Shadows Peak fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Ritual Tides is a story rich, psychological horror game set on the dark, atmospheric, isolated British island of Hortus. Explore the island, uncover its dark past, loot food, ammunition and supplies, evade the cult of the Fallow Parish, as you fight for survival against Lovecraftian horrors.
Eternity's Echo: Patient Zero
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Shadows Peak fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
As Rayne Williams, an elite agent of the D.I.B you were deployed into the zone. Your team is missing and you're surrounded by both paranormal nightmares and mercs. Guided by your partner Sam, you must survive this chaos and uncover the mystery of "Patient Zero".
Gynophobia
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Shadows Peak.
Ranked #4 for Shadows Peak fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.
The Nightwal Legacy
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Shadows Peak fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
A first-person supernatural thriller where you explore a manor overtaken by darkness. Wield a mysterious power to confront an ancient evil, unravel the truth, and save your brother.
Apartment No 129
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows Peak.
Ranked #6 for Shadows Peak fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.
Skinwalker Hunt
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows Peak.
Ranked #7 for Shadows Peak fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.
Metro Exodus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows Peak.
Ranked #8 for Shadows Peak fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Shadows Peak.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Shadows Peak
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Skinwalker Hunt
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows Peak.
Reviewers of Shadows Peak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.
Witch Hunt
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows Peak.
Reviewers of Shadows Peak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows Peak.
Reviewers of Shadows Peak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Slenderman: Shadow of the Forest
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Shadows Peak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Slenderman: Shadow of the Forest - is a thrilling first-person horror game that immerses you in a terrifying and mystical forest. Your goal is to find a way out of this dark and gloomy place by collecting necessary items that will help you survive and escape to freedom.
The Thing from Nowhere
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Shadows Peak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Travel to a remote town in Alaska and uncover the truth behind reported sightings of a mythical creature from ancient Inuit folklore. A Choose Your Own Adventure mystery set in the 1950s, inspired by classic monster movies and Amiga's "It Came from the Desert".
Firewatch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows Peak.
Reviewers of Shadows Peak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Into the Fire
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Shadows Peak cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Race an exploding volcano in this high-risk extraction survival. Rescue survivors, manage scarce resources, survive fire anomalies, and carve escape routes through ash and lava. Bring them back alive, before the island buries you.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shadows Peak at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shadows Peak on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadows Peak.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Shadows Peak on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadows Peak.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Shadows Peak on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
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 ~70% under Shadows Peak on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadows Peak.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shadows Peak on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadows Peak.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shadows Peak on Steam right now. Shares Action with Shadows Peak.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Shadows Peak on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Shadows Peak.
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 ~80% under Shadows Peak on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Shadows Peak.
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?
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.
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 Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
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 Action with Shadows Peak.
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 Adventure with Shadows Peak.
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.
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 Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Shadows Peak.
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.
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.
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
More from Gua
Other recommendable Steam games by Gua, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Witch Hunt
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows Peak.
Another title from Gua, the studio behind Shadows Peak. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Skinwalker Hunt
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadows Peak.
Another title from Gua, the studio behind Shadows Peak. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.
Gynophobia
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Shadows Peak.
Another title from Gua, the studio behind Shadows Peak. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows Peak.
Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.
Frequently asked about Shadows Peak
- Is Shadows Peak verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Shadows Peak is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Shadows Peak cost?
- Shadows Peak is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shadows Peak?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadows Peak are Witch Hunt, Ritual Tides, Eternity's Echo: Patient Zero.
- Who developed Shadows Peak?
- Shadows Peak was developed by Gua.
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 Shadows Peak.
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