Games like pond thing
If pond thing is your kind of game, the closest matches are KEROGEN, Blind Silence and Nocturnal Visitors: Book One — 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 pond thing: PondThing is a mildly horror narrative puzzle game. In a ritual that ends in death, the protagonist gains the ability to rewind time. Faced with repeating cycles and increasingly distorted relationships, every choice leads to a drastically different fate.
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KEROGEN
WHY THIS
Top pick for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Dredge up corpses from an oil-drenched nightmare. Lost at sea, the small crew of the 𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐒 calls for aid. Elmsfire dances in the clouds above while black beasts stir in the waves beneath. Take your meds. Hold your breath. The black sea won't let go.
Blind Silence
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Blind Silence is a top-down psychological survival horror game about a blind protagonist who uses sonar to navigate darkness, solve environmental puzzles, uncover Indian folklore-inspired secrets, and survive terrifying monsters.
Nocturnal Visitors: Book One
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Discover a world where magic and science, chaos and order, are two sides of the same coin. But remember: you are not this world's hero.
CLeM
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
The Casting of Frank Stone™
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
Unmourned
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
Draugen
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
TSIOQUE
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
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.
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 pond thing.
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.
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 Adventure with pond thing.
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.
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 Adventure with pond thing.
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.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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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.
CLeM
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.
Unmourned
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
TSIOQUE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors.
Frequently asked about pond thing
- What games are most similar to pond thing?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside pond thing are KEROGEN, Blind Silence, Nocturnal Visitors: Book One.
- Who developed pond thing?
- pond thing was developed by bbone.
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