Games like Waking Dreams
If Waking Dreams is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wraith Rage: A Shadow's Choice, Arrogation: Unlight of Day and Resident Evil 7 Biohazard — 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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Wraith Rage: A Shadow's Choice
WHY THIS
Top pick for Waking Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
They have been waiting for you. To survive, you must unravel the terrifying secrets of a deadly cult, find clues, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together the truth before you become their sacrifice.
Arrogation: Unlight of Day
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Waking Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Arrogation: Unlight of Day is a psychological horror game set in World War II. You will play as a lone reporter searching for his lost family in an abandoned village from 80s China. Beyond darkness, you will find nightmarish creatures and secrets from the long lost Imperial Japanese Army.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Waking Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
The Evil Within 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Waking Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
Daymare: 1998
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Waking Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
The Walking Dead: Destinies
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Ranked #6 for Waking Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Change the course of AMC’s The Walking Dead history. Fight walkers, relive iconic moments, and change the destiny of The Walking Dead Universe as your choices separate heroes from villains, and the living from the dead. Will you make the same choices as Rick, or will you forge your own path?
SUFFOCATE
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Ranked #7 for Waking Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
《SUFFOCATE》is a realistic 3D first-person survival horror game. The plot revolves around family relationships, cult, and the greed that permeates human nature. The game doesn't shy away from violence, gore, and faith in this one-of-a-kind survival horror experience, Taiwanese style.
Maid of Sker
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Ranked #8 for Waking Dreams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Waking Dreams at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Waking Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Waking Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Waking Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Waking Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Waking Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Action with Waking Dreams.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Waking Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Waking Dreams.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Waking Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Action with Waking Dreams.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Waking Dreams on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
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.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Waking Dreams.
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 Action and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
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 Indie and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Waking Dreams.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Waking Dreams.
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.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
The Evil Within 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Waking Dreams.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
Daymare: 1998
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Waking Dreams.
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Frequently asked about Waking Dreams
- How much does Waking Dreams cost?
- Waking Dreams is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Waking Dreams?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Waking Dreams are Wraith Rage: A Shadow's Choice, Arrogation: Unlight of Day, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.
- Who developed Waking Dreams?
- Waking Dreams was developed by Studio Infernal.
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