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Games like Willow's Paper House

If Willow's Paper House is your kind of game, the closest matches are SYNTAXIA, Sheep Counting and Paradise Killer — 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 Willow's Paper House: A dark fairytale point-and-click adventure game that follows 13-year-old Willow as she tries to escape a living hospital made of memories while searching for her lost brother.

IndieAdventureRPGWindows · macOS · Linuxby Blooming Bats Studio
Willow's Paper House — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Willow's Paper House 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. SYNTAXIA

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Willow's Paper House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    SYNTAXIA is a dream-dark adventure game that allows you to rewrite reality itself by changing the words that describe it. Use your creativity and intuition to escape. Which path will you choose?

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. Sheep Counting

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Willow's Paper House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    A recreational software for counting sheep, observing puzzles, and befriending an indoor air-conditioning unit.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Paradise Killer

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Willow's Paper House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Heaven's Vault

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Willow's Paper House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

    2019IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Willow's Paper House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Myst

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Willow's Paper House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. THE LONGING

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Willow's Paper House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Assembly

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Willow's Paper House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.

    2016IndieAdventure29.99 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 Willow's Paper House.

    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 Willow's Paper House.

    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 Willow's Paper House.

    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 Willow's Paper House.

    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 Willow's Paper House.

    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 Willow's Paper House.

    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 Willow's Paper House.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Willow's Paper House.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck 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. Paradise Killer

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Heaven's Vault

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

    2019IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Myst

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. THE LONGING

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    An unusual mix of adventure and idle game. In utter loneliness deep below the surface, it's your task to wait for the awakening of your king... for 400 days.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Assembly

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Willow's Paper House.

    A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.

    2016IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Willow's Paper House

What games are most similar to Willow's Paper House?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Willow's Paper House are SYNTAXIA, Sheep Counting, Paradise Killer.
Who developed Willow's Paper House?
Willow's Paper House was developed by Blooming Bats Studio.

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 Willow's Paper House.

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