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Games like Hapervil

If Hapervil is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fear the Spotlight, Those Who Remain and YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY- — 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 Hapervil: Play as Amaya and Will, navigating a forsaken orphanage where secrets lurk in the dark. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden truths, and survive a psychological horror tale where innocence twists into nightmare and shadows patiently wait to strike.

IndieAdventureWindowsby Anvia Studios, Mallow Games
Hapervil — Steam game cover

Players who liked Hapervil also play

Steam players who put hours into Hapervil 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. Fear the Spotlight

    WHY THIS

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

    Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Those Who Remain

    WHY THIS

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

    As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-

    WHY THIS

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

    As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Detention

    WHY THIS

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

    Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Out of Sight

    WHY THIS

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

    You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.

    2025IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Tomb Raider Game of the Year

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hapervil fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Hapervil.

    Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

    2018ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dead Take

    WHY THIS

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

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

    2025IndieAdventure14.99 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 Hapervil.

    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 Hapervil.

    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 Hapervil.

    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 Indie with Hapervil.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Hapervil.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Hapervil.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Fear the Spotlight

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hapervil.

    Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hapervil.

    As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Detention

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hapervil.

    Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Out of Sight

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hapervil.

    You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.

    2025IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Tomb Raider Game of the Year

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Hapervil.

    Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dead Take

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hapervil.

    Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.

    2025IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hapervil

What games are most similar to Hapervil?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hapervil are Fear the Spotlight, Those Who Remain, YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-.
Who developed Hapervil?
Hapervil was developed by Anvia Studios, Mallow Games and published by Anvia Studios, Mallow 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 Hapervil.

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