Games like pond thing
If pond thing is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Casting of Frank Stone™, CLeM and Draugen — 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 subtle horror narrative puzzle game. You play as a young boy torn between narcissism and reason, using every means at your disposal to uncover your family’s dark secrets and rewrite a tragic fate.
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Steam players who put hours into pond thing 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.
The Casting of Frank Stone™
WHY THIS
Top pick 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.
CLeM
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match 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.
Draugen
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match 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.
INDIKA
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Mundaun
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
Rusty Lake Hotel
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Ranked #6 for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
The Crow's Eye
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Ranked #7 for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.
Martha Is Dead
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Ranked #8 for pond thing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
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
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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.
INDIKA
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Mundaun
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
Rusty Lake Hotel
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with pond thing.
Are you ready to serve the guests in the Rusty Lake Hotel? Solve all mysteries in this dark and eerie puzzle game. Rusty Lake Hotel is a point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
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 The Casting of Frank Stone™, CLeM, Draugen.
- Who developed pond thing?
- pond thing was developed by SpringBone.
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