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Games like THE GUTTER

If THE GUTTER is your kind of game, the closest matches are Get In Timelessness, KRAMPEN and 骸心 Mainbody — 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 GUTTER: Descend into 1801 China as an opium-addicted father who sold his daughter, now prowling a burned-out floating brothel for treasures. As you touch relics of the dead, violent memories reveal a sickening truth: the greatest monster in this tale has always been you.

2026IndieAdventureWindowsby DracoXia Studio
THE GUTTER — Steam game cover

Players who liked THE GUTTER also play

Steam players who put hours into THE GUTTER 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. Get In Timelessness

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for THE GUTTER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with THE GUTTER.

    A psychological horror about a man who, by the will of fate — or a joke of chance — had to face the unthinkable. Sometimes a person looks into the abyss. Sometimes the abyss looks at you. And sometimes... She turns out to be Hungry.

    2025Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. KRAMPEN

    WHY THIS

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

    Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?

    2023IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 骸心 Mainbody

    WHY THIS

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

    A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.

    2022IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Mundaun

    WHY THIS

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

    Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Detention

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for THE GUTTER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE GUTTER.

    The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for THE GUTTER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE GUTTER.

    Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

    2024IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Life Gallery

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for THE GUTTER fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with THE GUTTER.

    Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.

    2023IndieCasual2.99 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 THE GUTTER.

    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 THE GUTTER.

    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 THE GUTTER.

    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 THE GUTTER.

    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 THE GUTTER.

    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 THE GUTTER.

    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 THE GUTTER.

    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 THE GUTTER.

    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. Mundaun

    WHY THIS

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

    Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Detention

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place

    WHY THIS

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

    Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

    2024IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Life Gallery

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with THE GUTTER.

    Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.

    2023IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about THE GUTTER

What games are most similar to THE GUTTER?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside THE GUTTER are Get In Timelessness, KRAMPEN, 骸心 Mainbody.
Who developed THE GUTTER?
THE GUTTER was developed by DracoXia 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 THE GUTTER.

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