Games like The Anomaly Protocol
If The Anomaly Protocol is your kind of game, the closest matches are You Are Grounded, Save Twiks and Lonely Christmas — 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.
Get personalized picks →About The Anomaly Protocol: The Anomaly Protocol – Something is wrong with the building. Floors repeat, reality shifts, and you’ve been assigned to investigate. Use your checklist to track anomalies—but the deeper you go, the more the truth slips away.
Players who liked The Anomaly Protocol also play
Steam players who put hours into The Anomaly Protocol 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.
You Are Grounded
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Anomaly Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
"You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.
Save Twiks
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Anomaly Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
“Save Twiks” - psychological horror from the first person. The Kitten named Twiks us lost in a giant train and you will have to go though real horror to find it. “Did you hear this? I think he just meowed in next car”.
Lonely Christmas
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Anomaly Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
It’s a story about an 8-year-old boy Kevin who was left alone at home at Christmas. Protect your house from a crazy robber and wait for your parents. Can you handle with it? We’ll find out.
Sasaeng | 사생
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Anomaly Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
A first-person psychological horror game about the life of a K-pop idol. Explore a luxury apartment, Korean streets, and your agency building as you confront the unsettling truth hidden beneath the surface.
Platform 8
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Anomaly Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Shift 87
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Ranked #6 for The Anomaly Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Clink
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Anomaly Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
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?
The Cabin Factory
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Anomaly Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Anomaly Protocol at current Steam store prices.
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Anomaly Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Anomaly Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Anomaly Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Anomaly Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Shotgun Legend
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under The Anomaly Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
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. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
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.
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 Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
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 Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
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. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
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 Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Platform 8
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
Shift 87
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
The Cabin Factory
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Protocol.
Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.
Frequently asked about The Anomaly Protocol
- How much does The Anomaly Protocol cost?
- The Anomaly Protocol is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Anomaly Protocol?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Anomaly Protocol are You Are Grounded, Save Twiks, Lonely Christmas.
- Who developed The Anomaly Protocol?
- The Anomaly Protocol was developed by KuzgunDev and published by Shelter Game Hub.
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 The Anomaly Protocol.
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