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Games like Narcosis

If Narcosis is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Solus Project, MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition and Euclidean — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its psychological horror through hallucinations, atmospheric and immersive. 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 Narcosis: Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDMetacritic 72Windows · macOSby Honor Code, Inc.
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Oxygen management feels like a ticking clockPersonal logs reveal fragmented storiesPsychological horror through hallucinationsAtmosphericImmersiveTense

Players who liked Narcosis also play

Steam players who put hours into Narcosis 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. The Solus Project

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

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

    The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

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

    MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Euclidean

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

    Third-strongest match for Narcosis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Narcosis.

    Euclidean; a game of geometric horror; a slow descent into the dark, into madness, futility, and despair, where Things greater than you watch and wait and dream. Struggle for every second of life you have left… Even knowing you’re better off dead.

    2015ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Seal The Breach

    WHY THIS

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

    A 3D survival experience set within a cramped one-man submarine exploring a hostile ocean trench.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Scanner Sombre

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

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

    Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

    2017IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. I'm on Observation Duty 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

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

    A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.

    2020IndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Land of Pain

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

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

    Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

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

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Narcosis

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.

  1. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

    Reviewers of Narcosis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Still Wakes the Deep

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

    Reviewers of Narcosis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.

    1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Narcosis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Narcosis.

    "The Abyss" is a first-person survival horror. After an accident, explore a dark world filled with horrors, puzzles, and secrets that challenge your sanity. Will you escape the Abyss or succumb?

    2024Indie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Backrooms:MEG Archives

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Narcosis cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Narcosis.

    Backrooms:MEG Archives is a single-player horror exploration game. Experience the hidden layers of the MEG archive, explore that dusty story in danger, and witness the hierarchical adventures of the explorer's predecessors.

    2024IndieRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Narcosis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Narcosis.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Narcosis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Narcosis.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Narcosis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Narcosis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Narcosis.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Narcosis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Narcosis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Narcosis.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Narcosis on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Narcosis.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Narcosis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 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 Narcosis.

    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 Narcosis.

    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 Narcosis.

    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 Narcosis.

    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 with Narcosis.

    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 Narcosis.

    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 Narcosis.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.

    MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Land of Pain

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.

    Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Narcosis.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Narcosis

Does Narcosis work on Steam Deck?
Narcosis is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Narcosis cost?
Narcosis is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Narcosis?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Narcosis are The Solus Project, MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition, Euclidean.
Who developed Narcosis?
Narcosis was developed by Honor Code, Inc..

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 Narcosis.

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