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Games like Rake

If Rake is your kind of game, the closest matches are theHunter: Primal, Dinosaur Hunt and Witch Hunt — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its creepy atmosphere, nostalgic charm and tense gameplay loop. 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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Rake is an open-world survival horror game developed by Konsordo and released in 2015. Players assume the role of Gordon Davis, a scientist and explorer investigating cryptid encounters over the course of five nights. The game blends chase-and-escape mechanics with scripted events in a first-person perspective, delivering a survival-horror experience that emphasizes atmospheric tension. Reviewers describe the game as atmospheric and immersive, with players highlighting its creepy atmosphere and nostalgic charm as key draws. Priced at $4.99, Rake offers a medium-length solo experience with a challenging gameplay loop. The game holds a 66% positive rating from over 1,500 Steam reviews.

About Rake: Do ghosts exist? What about Bigfoot, Chupacabras,Rake or Skinwalkers? And how will we ever know? You play as Gordon Davis, a scientist,a traveller and an explorer of unknown creatures and unusual events.

2015ActionIndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDWindowsby Konsordo
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Steam players who put hours into Rake 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. theHunter: Primal

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Rake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rake.

    Hunt - Explore - SurviveThe most realistic prehistoric survival game ever created. Featuring a huge Cretaceous environment populated by horrifying dinosaur all-stars, such as T-Rex, Triceratops, Utahraptor, Velociraptor and Quetzalcoatlus.

    2015ActionAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Dinosaur Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Rake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rake.

    Dinosaur Hunt is an intense action shooter that will take you on an epic journey of hunting the world’s most horrifying animals!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Witch Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Rake.

    Third-strongest match for Rake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rake.

    Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Depth

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Rake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rake.

    Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.

    2014ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Forest

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Rake.

    Ranked #5 for Rake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rake.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Nether: Resurrected

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Rake.

    Ranked #6 for Rake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Rake.

    Nether is a unique, first-person, multiplayer urban survival experience. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Nether forces players to make life-saving decisions in a fast-paced struggle against players and the environment. Join tribes, hold territory, scavenge, craft, trade and loot your way to stay alive.

    2014ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. theHunter Classic

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Rake.

    Ranked #7 for Rake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rake.

    The most realistic hunting experience awaits. Explore 12 reserves and hunt 45 unique species, ranging from waterfowl to big game. Over 100 weapons from state-of-the art rifles to bows. Customize your load-out with stands, blinds and dogs. Play alone or in multiplayer with up to 7 friends.

    2014ActionSportsAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Far Cry 3

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Rake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rake.

    Discover the dark secrets of a lawless island ruled by violence and take the fight to the enemy as you try to escape. You’ll need more than luck to escape alive!

    2012ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rake at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Rake on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Rake.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Rake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rake.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Rake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rake.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Rake on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Rake.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Rake on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rake.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rake.

    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.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Rake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rake.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Rake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rake.

    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.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Rake.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Rake.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rake.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rake.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rake.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rake.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Rake.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Rake.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rake

How much does Rake cost?
Rake is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Rake have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Rake supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Rake?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rake are theHunter: Primal, Dinosaur Hunt, Witch Hunt.
Who developed Rake?
Rake was developed by Konsordo.

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 Rake.

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