Games like Through the Woods
If Through the Woods is your kind of game, the closest matches are Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, melancholic and mysterious. 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 Through the Woods: Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Top pick for Through the Woods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Through the Woods.
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Second-strongest match for Through the Woods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Third-strongest match for Through the Woods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Rise of Insanity
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Ranked #4 for Through the Woods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Tormented Souls 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Ranked #5 for Through the Woods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Through the Woods.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Ranked #6 for Through the Woods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Fear the Spotlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Ranked #7 for Through the Woods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Röki
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Ranked #8 for Through the Woods fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Through the Woods
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Alien: Isolation
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Reviewers of Through the Woods cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Blair Witch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Reviewers of Through the Woods cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Dead Space
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Through the Woods cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Through the Woods.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Through the Woods at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Through the Woods on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Through the Woods.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Through the Woods on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Through the Woods on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Through the Woods.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Through the Woods on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Through the Woods.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Through the Woods on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
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?
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 Through the Woods.
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. Shares Adventure with Through the Woods.
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 Through the Woods.
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 and Adventure with Through the Woods.
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 Through the Woods.
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 and Adventure with Through the Woods.
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 Through the Woods.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Through the Woods.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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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.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Through the Woods.
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Rise of Insanity
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
Fear the Spotlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Röki
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Through the Woods.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Through the Woods.
Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.
Frequently asked about Through the Woods
- Does Through the Woods run on Steam Deck?
- Through the Woods is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Through the Woods cost?
- Through the Woods is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Through the Woods?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Through the Woods are Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.
- Who developed Through the Woods?
- Through the Woods was developed by Antagonist and published by Fulqrum Publishing.
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 Through the Woods.
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