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Games like Kyoto Anomaly

If Kyoto Anomaly is your kind of game, the closest matches are In Banjiha, 6年1組 and From Hell — 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 Kyoto Anomaly: You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.

2025IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDWindowsby BiteMe Games
Kyoto Anomaly — Steam game cover

Players who liked Kyoto Anomaly also play

Steam players who put hours into Kyoto Anomaly 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. In Banjiha

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Kyoto Anomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    It is a first-person horror game. Escape the damp, dark semi-basement. Overcome your fear and find a way out.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. 6年1組

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Kyoto Anomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    I went to school that night to pick up something I forgot... Aim for class 1 of 6th grade, and if there are no abnormalities, go up the stairs, and if there are any abnormalities, go down the stairs.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. From Hell

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Kyoto Anomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    From Hell is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Observation Exit

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Kyoto Anomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    A first-person psychological horror where you must identify anomalies, choose the correct elevator to progress, and escape an endless loop in a hospital corridor while avoiding deadly entities.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Something on the Floor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Kyoto Anomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    You are left alone in a hotel where everyone has disappeared. Search the endlessly repeating floors for hidden anomalies, eliminate them, and escape. Trust nothing. Something is on this floor.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  6. The Alley

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Kyoto Anomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    A first-person psychological horror game. Explore a maze-like alleyway, using your camera to distinguish between supernatural "Ghost Traces" and deceptive "Ghost Feints" while escaping the relentless pursuit of a vengeful ghost.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  7. METROLOGY

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Kyoto Anomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    METROLOGY is a First Person Horror set in the dark depths of the Underground Metro Transit System. Traverse endless tunnels while the horrors of the Underground haunt you. Uncover secrets, solve environmental puzzles and RUN. You do not want to be here. THEY do not want you here. Escape, if you can…

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. 日本事故物件監視協会2 -Japan Stigmatized Property-

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Kyoto Anomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    Can you survive until dawn? Monitor real Japanese properties and report every anomaly. Miss too many… and you will fail.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation7.19 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kyoto Anomaly at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Kyoto Anomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kyoto Anomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Kyoto Anomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Kyoto Anomaly on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    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 ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kyoto Anomaly on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Kyoto Anomaly.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Kyoto Anomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kyoto Anomaly.

    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 ↗
  7. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kyoto Anomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Kyoto Anomaly on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Kyoto Anomaly.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 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 Indie with Kyoto Anomaly.

    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 Kyoto Anomaly.

    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. Shares Indie with Kyoto Anomaly.

    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 Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kyoto Anomaly.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Kyoto Anomaly.

    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 ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kyoto Anomaly.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from BiteMe Games

Other recommendable Steam games by BiteMe Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. MMO98

    WHY THIS

    Another title from BiteMe Games, the studio behind Kyoto Anomaly. Shares Simulation with Kyoto Anomaly.

    An incremental game where you go from small-scale MMO development studio up to global market domination. Improve your server infrastructure, address the technical challenges of running an MMO, release new games, and become the world's #1 MMO game studio.

    2026StrategySimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Unicycle Pizza Time!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from BiteMe Games, the studio behind Kyoto Anomaly. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    Uh oh, seems like your delivery bike got stolen, but the pizzas need to keep being delivered!

    2024IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Forge Industry

    WHY THIS

    Another title from BiteMe Games, the studio behind Kyoto Anomaly. Shares Indie with Kyoto Anomaly.

    Forge your destiny as a blacksmith! Automate your workshops, optimize your supply chain, research new materials, craft legendary weapons, and cast your place in the world.

    2023StrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Overtime Anomaly

    WHY THIS

    Another title from BiteMe Games, the studio behind Kyoto Anomaly. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kyoto Anomaly.

    You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

    2025IndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. My Virtual Friend

    WHY THIS

    Another title from BiteMe Games, the studio behind Kyoto Anomaly. Shares Simulation with Kyoto Anomaly.

    Feeling lonely? Not anymore with My Virtual Friend, a desktop pet/idler where different characters can keep you company. Take care of them, buy them new outfits, play games with them, or just let them sit back and follow along with whatever you're doing.

    2025SimulationCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Kyoto Anomaly

How much does Kyoto Anomaly cost?
Kyoto Anomaly is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kyoto Anomaly?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kyoto Anomaly are In Banjiha, 6年1組, From Hell.
Who developed Kyoto Anomaly?
Kyoto Anomaly was developed by BiteMe Games.

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 Kyoto Anomaly.

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