Games like Stella: into the Shadow
If Stella: into the Shadow is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Sinner of the Closed Set, Irrational and 夏日的回忆 — 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 Stella: into the Shadow: Blackwood knows how to keep secrets: beneath the neon, behind polite smiles, in offices with no nameplates. Stella is searching for a missing friend and realizes too late that she was let in for a reason.
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The Sinner of the Closed Set
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Top pick for Stella: into the Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Stella: into the Shadow.
A new mystery arises from the collision of narrative puzzle games and film noir. Investigate a film set full of catty cast and crew in order to deduce and connect their relationships. Debunk or prove those connections using evidence to unravel the mystery of what occurred and who is responsible!
Irrational
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Second-strongest match for Stella: into the Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Stella: into the Shadow.
An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.
夏日的回忆
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Third-strongest match for Stella: into the Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Stella: into the Shadow.
这是一款传统的AVG的文字游戏！讲述的是……青春……校园……您的选择会影响主人公命运，引领这他走若干不同的结局……没有暴力，也没有色情。这关于……爱……友情……亲情的故事！还有……疑惑……不解……和全体通过后的一丝丝的奇怪的感觉。
UNDYING: Kowloon in Red
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Ranked #4 for Stella: into the Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Stella: into the Shadow.
Survive as a young, lost vampire in 1950s Kowloon and navigate its dark depths, but beware; you're not the only thing that lurks within them. Grow as a vampire, using skills and vampiric abilities to overcome challenges, gain allies and manage your overwhelming thirst.
Insomnia Club
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Ranked #5 for Stella: into the Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Stella: into the Shadow.
A dark visual novel. By day, you monetize insomniacs’ pain and privacy. By night, you seek help in a real insomnia club, only to find those you treated as collateral sitting beside you. The closer you get, the harder it is to tell whether you’re protecting them—or turning them into better products.
イツワリの令嬢少年
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Ranked #6 for Stella: into the Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Stella: into the Shadow.
A boy living as a warrant for a political marriage falls in love with a maid despite his unrequited love. You become a black rose fairy who grants wishes and discover that you were once human. Enter the bodies of the people in the mansion and trace their memories to discover their true identities.
Last Days
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Ranked #7 for Stella: into the Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Stella: into the Shadow.
The gods have blessed New Canaan for four hundred years, and everyone - including Sister Ginsetsu - thought it would go on forever, until the day Ginsetsu met the gods of New Canaan. Since then, the story between the maiden who calls herself a god, and the maiden who will become a god has begun.
孟德大小姐与自爆少年THREE KINGDOM FANTASY
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Ranked #8 for Stella: into the Shadow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Stella: into the Shadow.
《孟德大小姐与自爆少年》是一款文字冒险（AVG）游戏，完全原创剧情，将带给大家一段穿插了过去与未来的棋局与因缘。游戏中，玩家将扮演普通大学生郭风笑，开启一场独特的奇妙旅程。
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella: into the Shadow.
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
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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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella: into the Shadow.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella: into the Shadow.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella: into the Shadow.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella: into the Shadow.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stella: into the Shadow.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Frequently asked about Stella: into the Shadow
- What games are most similar to Stella: into the Shadow?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stella: into the Shadow are The Sinner of the Closed Set, Irrational, 夏日的回忆.
- Who developed Stella: into the Shadow?
- Stella: into the Shadow was developed by Shadow 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 Stella: into the Shadow.
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