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Games like Washout

If Washout is your kind of game, the closest matches are You Left Us, Most Quietly and Shell Inside — 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 Washout: Washout is a single-player first-person horror game where the player must escape a flooded maze inspired by the Bathroom Maze aesthetic while avoiding an irrational threat — a Washing Machine whose behavior defies logic and reason.

2025IndieCasual0.49 USDWindowsby akhsotoen
Washout — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Washout 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. You Left Us

    WHY THIS

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

    Crowned the victor of Pirate Software Game Jam 14, You Left Us promises a heart-pounding journey through the depths of psychological horror. Stranded in the desolate snowfields of Greenland, your survival hinges on the fragile lifeline of your listening post.

    2024Indie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Most Quietly

    WHY THIS

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

     The game, that supposed to be an ordinary, but developer accidentally made a fatal error, that completely brokes the game, and transforms it into a horror-game. Now, your goal is to somehow, fix the fatal error.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Shell Inside

    WHY THIS

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

    Shell Inside is a psychological horror game with stylized graphics. Dive into the depths and confront your fears. Explore dark locations, search for items, and solve intricate puzzles while hiding from the terrifying ghosts of your own mind.

    2026AdventureCasualSteam ↗
  4. Save Twiks

    WHY THIS

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

    “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”.

    2024Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Burial

    WHY THIS

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

    A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...

    2025IndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Eschaton

    WHY THIS

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

    Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Mama's Sleeping Angels

    WHY THIS

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

    A 1 to 4 player Y2K dream-exploration game. Free your imaginary friends trapped to eternal sleep by the goddess Mama. Collect cursed items and use weapons to face the monsters in Mama's dreams.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure6.69 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Visage

    WHY THIS

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

    Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Washout.

    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.

    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 Washout.

    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 with Washout.

    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 Casual with Washout.

    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 with Washout.

    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 Washout.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Washout

How much does Washout cost?
Washout is listed on Steam at 0.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Washout?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Washout are You Left Us, Most Quietly, Shell Inside.
Who developed Washout?
Washout was developed by akhsotoen.

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 Washout.

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