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Games like The End of the Sun: Prologue

If The End of the Sun: Prologue is your kind of game, the closest matches are The End of the Sun, The Operator and Gone Home — 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 End of the Sun: Prologue: The End of the Sun: Prologue is a first-person, story-driven mystery adventure set in a Slavic fantasy world. As the ashter, a sage sorcerer gifted with the ability to travel in time, you come to a mysterious village where the line between myth and reality begins to fade perilously.

2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayCasualFree to playWindowsby The End of the Sun Forge
The End of the Sun: Prologue — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into The End of the Sun: Prologue 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. The End of the Sun

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The End of the Sun: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.

    2025IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Operator

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The End of the Sun: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Gone Home

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The End of the Sun: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

    2013IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Last Case of John Morley

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The End of the Sun: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    Step into the mind of John Morley, a 1940s detective on his final case. Explore shadowed places long forgotten by time, and piece together crime scenes in a narrative adventure steeped in mystery, unexpected twists, and a truth buried for decades.

    2025IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The End of the Sun: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The End of the Sun: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Metamorphosis

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The End of the Sun: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Gardens Between

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The End of the Sun: Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The End of the Sun

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.

    2025IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Operator

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Gone Home

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

    2013IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    You're a detective, and a frog, and it's time to solve a mystery in the wild west.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Metamorphosis

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    Play as Gregor, turned into a tiny bug, and set out on an extraordinary journey to unravel the mystery of your transformation. Metamorphosis is a first person adventure set in a surrealist world where your newfound abilities are your last and only hope for redemption.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Gardens Between

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The End of the Sun: Prologue.

    The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The End of the Sun: Prologue

Is The End of the Sun: Prologue free to play?
Yes — The End of the Sun: Prologue is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to The End of the Sun: Prologue?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The End of the Sun: Prologue are The End of the Sun, The Operator, Gone Home.
Who developed The End of the Sun: Prologue?
The End of the Sun: Prologue was developed by The End of the Sun Forge.

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 End of the Sun: Prologue.

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