Games like The Nest
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to The Nest for fans of indie, adventure, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Nest also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Nest: On a dark night, Elizabeth visits a dusty old mansion to search for an old manuscript by the writer Sofia. The records within the mansion begin to slowly shake her memories...
Players who liked The Nest also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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You Are Liam: Shadow Memories
Top pick for The Nest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
You have done some things you're not proud of. Now you must enter your own mind to come to terms with the things you've done. Loop around rooms, solve puzzles and hide from different monsters as you uncover your own truth.
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Year Walk
Third-strongest match for The Nest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
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The 111th Soul
Ranked #4 for The Nest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
Embark on a touching and creepy journey about sacrifice and how sometimes a person pays for the sins of another
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Ranked #5 for The Nest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
Ranked #6 for The Nest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
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.
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SOMA
Ranked #7 for The Nest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Ranked #8 for The Nest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Nest at current Steam store prices.
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~80% under The Nest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
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?
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The Test
Priced ~60% under The Nest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Priced ~70% under The Nest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
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.
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Blood and Bacon
Priced ~80% under The Nest on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Nest.
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.
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Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
Priced ~60% under The Nest on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Nest.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
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Peggle Deluxe
Priced ~80% under The Nest on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Nest.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
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shapez
Priced ~80% under The Nest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Nest.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
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The Test: Hypothesis Rising
Priced ~60% under The Nest on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Nest.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Nest.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Nest.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Nest.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Nest.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
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.
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Frequently asked about The Nest
- How much does The Nest cost?
- The Nest is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Nest?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Nest are You Are Liam: Shadow Memories, 11F, Year Walk.
- Who developed The Nest?
- The Nest was developed by SoundGhost.
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 Nest.
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