Games like Samara
If Samara is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Test: Secrets of the Soul, Apartment 22 and Below, Rusted Gods — 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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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
WHY THIS
Top pick for Samara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Apartment 22
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Samara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
Apartment 22 is a bite-sized horror game about being trapped in a loop. You look out for clues left by the previous resident or possibly by you to escape the apartment.
Below, Rusted Gods
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Samara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
VARDIA
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Samara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Samara.
After a series of mysterious events, the only question that will remain in your mind is, were they real? Witness the story of a lonely woman trying to overcome her grandmother's wishes and her new job as a night manager in a motel.
The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Samara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Samara.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Scarlet Hollow
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Samara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Route8
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Samara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Samara.
"You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Samara fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Samara at current Steam store prices.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Samara on Steam right now. Shares Action with Samara.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Samara on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Samara.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Samara on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Samara.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Samara on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Samara on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~82% under Samara on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Samara on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Samara.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Samara on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Samara.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Samara.
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.
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 Samara.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Samara.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Samara.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Samara.
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.
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 Samara.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Samara.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Scarlet Hollow
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Samara.
Embark on a new narrative journey by the creators of Life is Strange. Film your summer of 1995 and create memories of a lifetime with your new friends. 27 years later, confront the dark secrets that made you all promise to never speak again after that fateful summer.
Frequently asked about Samara
- How much does Samara cost?
- Samara is listed on Steam at 8.09 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Samara?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Samara are The Test: Secrets of the Soul, Apartment 22, Below, Rusted Gods.
- Who developed Samara?
- Samara was developed by MissingShip.
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 Samara.
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