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Games like Veils of the Past

If Veils of the Past is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Trans-Siberian Tea, The King's Whisperer and Last Night Last Call — 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 Veils of the Past: A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.

2027IndieAdventureWindows · macOS · Linuxby TangoScarMike Games
Veils of the Past — Steam game cover

Players who liked Veils of the Past also play

Steam players who put hours into Veils of the Past 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. A Trans-Siberian Tea

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Veils of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Veils of the Past.

    Snowbound for decades, a Trans-Siberian train holds its passengers exactly as they died. Talk to the frozen dead. Uncover the identity of a legendary thief. Decide how far you're willing to go for the truth.

    2027IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. The King's Whisperer

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Veils of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Veils of the Past.

    You are the Whisperer, hooded advisor to King Alric the Uncertain. Forty days. Twenty-five court crises. Four pillar-leaders pulling the realm in four directions. The King hears you last before every decision. Twenty-one endings. No correct path.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Last Night Last Call

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Veils of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Veils of the Past.

    Can you solve a murder with only your wits, cocktail shaker, and silver tongue? Last Night Last Call is a narrative detective game where you mix cocktails, interrogate suspects, gather clues, and shape relationships to solve five murders. Every customer has something to hide.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  4. 民国诡事

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Veils of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Veils of the Past.

    "Strange Tales of Republican China" is a Chinese horror interactive puzzle game. As a reporter with the ability to see the unseen, you investigate monster rumors in the chaotic Republic of China era, navigating a 3D+2D world, finding clues, and sealing evil spirits. Uncover forgotten folk horrors.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. NA-Re: great chain of being

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Veils of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Veils of the Past.

    Pilgrimage of angels on an important mission through scenic Japan

    2024IndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. SideEye High

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Veils of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Veils of the Past.

    A grounded detective mystery set in the most dangerous place in America: a 1997 public high school.

    2027IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. QUIET DAN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Veils of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Veils of the Past.

    His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Veils of the Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Veils of the Past.

    A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

    2021IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Veils of the Past.

    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 Adventure with Veils of the Past.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Veils of the Past

What games are most similar to Veils of the Past?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Veils of the Past are A Trans-Siberian Tea, The King's Whisperer, Last Night Last Call.
Who developed Veils of the Past?
Veils of the Past was developed by TangoScarMike Games.

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 Veils of the Past.

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