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Games like PENANCE

If PENANCE is your kind of game, the closest matches are NoWay, 救済の日 and Noiseless — 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 PENANCE: PENANCE is a single-player experience where you play as Calen, a former ranger trapped in a place that feels familiar, yet wrong. Day and night levels bring different dangers, forcing you to fight with whatever you can find to survive and uncover the truth behind it.

ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby FuristicStudio
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Steam players who put hours into PENANCE 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. NoWay

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up in a dark underground labyrinth. Zombies roam, hunters wait. Stay silent, run, fight, or survive by acting like one of them. You’re not even sure there’s a way out.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. 救済の日

    WHY THIS

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

    "The Day of Salvation" is a horror game in which players must escape from giant humanoid creatures by hiding in the fog and discovering their true identities.

    2026AdventureSteam ↗
  3. Noiseless

    WHY THIS

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

    Noiseless is a first-person survival horror game. You follow the story of a freelance investigative journalist who tries to uncover the secrets of the Gaudium Hospital.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. METROLOGY

    WHY THIS

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

    METROLOGY is a First Person Horror set in the dark depths of the Underground Metro Transit System. Traverse endless tunnels while the horrors of the Underground haunt you. Uncover secrets, solve environmental puzzles and RUN. You do not want to be here. THEY do not want you here. Escape, if you can…

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. The Evil Within 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

    2017ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Connection: The Nightmare Within

    WHY THIS

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

    Inspired by the classics such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone In the Dark: Detective Stone investigates a shadow conspiracy. Explore atmospheric levels, fight monsters, and solve puzzles. Unravel a story of twists and turns. Choose classic fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder.

    2024ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bughouse

    WHY THIS

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

    Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. DYSTHANASIA

    WHY THIS

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

    You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure17.49 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 PENANCE.

    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 PENANCE.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 PENANCE.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 PENANCE.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about PENANCE

What games are most similar to PENANCE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PENANCE are NoWay, 救済の日, Noiseless.
Who developed PENANCE?
PENANCE was developed by FuristicStudio and published by Kitsundie Tales.

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 PENANCE.

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