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Games like A Mirror, Darkly

If A Mirror, Darkly is your kind of game, the closest matches are Horror School Story, Escape Floor Zero and The Backrooms: Liminal Reality — 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 A Mirror, Darkly: Explore your surrounds in this short narrative using a novel mechanic to find objects in a mirror's reflection

2025AdventureCasual1.99 USDWindowsby tombasche
A Mirror, Darkly — Steam game cover

Players who liked A Mirror, Darkly also play

Steam players who put hours into A Mirror, Darkly 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. Horror School Story

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for A Mirror, Darkly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    Immerse yourself in the foreboding atmosphere of Enspire School of Digital Art, brought to life with realistic graphics. Solve intricate puzzles and face psychological challenges to progress through the nightmarish school environment. FACE YOUR FEAR and ESCAPE THE NIGHT.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Escape Floor Zero

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for A Mirror, Darkly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with A Mirror, Darkly.

    Trapped in an infinite parking lot, your only escape is through Floor Zero. Detect subtle anomalies and make crucial decisions in this mind-bending, psychological horror experience. Dare to escape the unescapable? If you see an anomaly... turn back.

    2024AdventureSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Backrooms: Liminal Reality

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for A Mirror, Darkly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with A Mirror, Darkly.

    Explore the backrooms and liminal spaces while trying to find your way out while you fight with the feeling like you are in a dream, or if you have just entered one of your own.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. DOORMS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for A Mirror, Darkly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with A Mirror, Darkly.

    You’re trapped in a strange communal apartment with no escape. The only way forward is by elevator, but it has only two buttons. Each correct choice brings you closer, but every mistake sends you back to the start.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Umbra Halloween

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for A Mirror, Darkly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Umbra Halloween is a surreal psychological horror game about the dead ones returning to life on a Halloween night.

    2023Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. SKUF BACKROOMS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for A Mirror, Darkly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    SKUF BACKROOMS is a psychological horror game that takes the player to the Backrooms level, consisting of intertwining transition zones of post-Soviet living spaces.

    2024Simulation0.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. Ethel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for A Mirror, Darkly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with A Mirror, Darkly.

    Welcome to my first game! Where you'll Immerse yourself in a unbelievable, story-rich mystery, packed with jaw-dropping plot twist, horror, and multiple endings.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. RATSHAKER™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for A Mirror, Darkly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Mirror, Darkly at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Mirror, Darkly on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with A Mirror, Darkly.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Mirror, Darkly on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Mirror, Darkly on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Mirror, Darkly on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Mirror, Darkly on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Mirror, Darkly on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Mirror, Darkly on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under A Mirror, Darkly on Steam right now. Shares Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Mirror, Darkly.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Mirror, Darkly.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Mirror, Darkly.

    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 ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. 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.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with A Mirror, Darkly.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about A Mirror, Darkly

How much does A Mirror, Darkly cost?
A Mirror, Darkly is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to A Mirror, Darkly?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Mirror, Darkly are Horror School Story, Escape Floor Zero, The Backrooms: Liminal Reality.
Who developed A Mirror, Darkly?
A Mirror, Darkly was developed by tombasche.

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 A Mirror, Darkly.

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