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Games like The Silent Witness

If The Silent Witness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nowhere Near, Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil and Demonologist — 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 The Silent Witness: You’re a detective tracking a brutal murder. The forest holds the documents. The warehouse hides the body. Evidence in hand, you head back—but the forest has changed. The path is gone. Something’s watching. And it doesn’t want you to leave.

2025ActionAdventureRPG2.99 USDWindowsby Abnormal Studios
The Silent Witness — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Silent Witness also play

Steam players who put hours into The Silent Witness 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. Nowhere Near

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Silent Witness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    Do you believe in ghosts? As a skeptical video blogger, you will travel to France to one of the most cursed places - the abandoned Lagarde psychiatric hospital. Will you be able to capture something. or someone.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Silent Witness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    You fell into this cursed house! But will you be able to cope with the paranormal activity? Solve the puzzles and try to find your way out!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Demonologist

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Silent Witness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Silent Witness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Silent Witness.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Silent Witness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    "Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. V696

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Silent Witness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    V696 is a first-person horror-thriller game. It contains a cult subject of veiled beings. Even if everything seems clear at first glance, it has a gripping story that will throw you a curve.

    2022ActionAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. MetaPhysical

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Silent Witness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Puppet House

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Silent Witness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    Puppet House is a puzzle-adventure horror with escape room elements. A freak ritual creates a killer puppet, murdering anyone who enters the ventriloquist’s mansion. Detective Rick, seeking missing locals, will soon face his greatest horror.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Silent Witness on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Silent Witness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Silent Witness on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Silent Witness on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Silent Witness.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Silent Witness on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Silent Witness.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Silent Witness on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Silent Witness.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Silent Witness on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Silent Witness.

    Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Landlord of the Woods

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Silent Witness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 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.

    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 Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    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 Action with The Silent Witness.

    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 Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Silent Witness.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Silent Witness.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Silent Witness.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Silent Witness

How much does The Silent Witness cost?
The Silent Witness is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Silent Witness?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Silent Witness are Nowhere Near, Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil, Demonologist.
Who developed The Silent Witness?
The Silent Witness was developed by Abnormal Studios.

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 Silent Witness.

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