Games like Liminal City
Below are 17 hand-picked alternatives to Liminal City for fans of indie, adventure, simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Liminal City also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Liminal City: Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?
Players who liked Liminal City also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Clink
Top pick for Liminal City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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Welcome to the Chop House
Second-strongest match for Liminal City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Liminal City.
Sneak, create distractions, use parkour and solve puzzles to escape this First-Person survival horror slaughterhouse. Trapped in a factory farm for humans you must survive being hunted by your captors.
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Scopaesthesia
Third-strongest match for Liminal City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
Join your friends or go it alone in this cooperative horror game. Collect pieces of evidence to uncover a mysterious disappearance, all while an unknown entity lurks in the shadows. Venture through a variety of environments, gathering what you can to progress and complete your objective...
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Waffle Cone Willie
Ranked #4 for Liminal City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
In this first-person survival horror game, run and hide from Waffle Cone Willie, a haunted ice cream truck that roams through the town of Sweetwater seeking his next victim. Find clues, survive, and uncover the mystery and nightmare of Sweetwater.
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Dread Flats
Ranked #5 for Liminal City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
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Befriended Curse
Ranked #6 for Liminal City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
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April 24th
Ranked #7 for Liminal City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Ranked #8 for Liminal City fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Liminal City.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
Reviewers mention these as similar to Liminal City
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
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Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Reviewers of Liminal City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
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DREAM LOGIC
Reviewers of Liminal City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
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Dreamcore
Reviewers of Liminal City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
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POOLS
Reviewers of Liminal City cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Liminal City.
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Liminal City at current Steam store prices.
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Clink
Priced ~44% under Liminal City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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Welcome to the Chop House
Priced ~56% under Liminal City on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Liminal City.
Sneak, create distractions, use parkour and solve puzzles to escape this First-Person survival horror slaughterhouse. Trapped in a factory farm for humans you must survive being hunted by your captors.
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Dread Flats
Priced ~47% under Liminal City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
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Befriended Curse
Priced ~44% under Liminal City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
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April 24th
Priced ~44% under Liminal City on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal City.
The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.
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Frequently asked about Liminal City
- Does Liminal City work on Steam Deck?
- Liminal City is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Liminal City cost?
- Liminal City is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Liminal City?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Liminal City are Clink, Welcome to the Chop House, Scopaesthesia.
- Who developed Liminal City?
- Liminal City was developed by LIGHTWORKER GAMES.
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