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Games like Normality

If Normality is your kind of game, the closest matches are Realms of the Haunting, The Longest Journey and Between Me and The Night — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and nostalgic. 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 Normality: A sinister force now controls the city of Neutropolis. A once-thriving city full of beauty and light, Neutropolis has been reduced to a a stagnant pit of apathy.

2015ActionAdventure2.99 USDWindowsby Gremlin Interactive
Normality — Steam game cover
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Corey feldmans over the top voice acting polarizes but hooks fansDarkly humorous take on 90s conformityEarly motion capture cinematics add unsettling charmAtmosphericDarkNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Normality 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. Realms of the Haunting

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Normality.

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

    Forged in the Beginning and protected by the Seven Seals, there lies a place where thought and creation intertwine. The center for all realms of existence, it is the balancing force between good and evil, man and spirit. A focal point for all energies, and the one element that has kept the consuming nature of darkness at bay... Until now.

    2014Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Longest Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Normality.

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

    The Longest Journey is an amazing graphical adventure, where the player controls the protagonist, April Ryan, on her journey between parallel universes.

    2007ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Between Me and The Night

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Normality.

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

    ‘Between Me and The Night' is a surrealist action adventure game that walks the thin path between sanity and madness. Take on the role of a young boy and explore and interact with the mysterious house in which he lives.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Dark Eye: Memoria

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Normality.

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

    In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.

    2013IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Curse of Monkey Island

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Normality.

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

    The only pirate adventure that asks the question: What's sharper, your sword or your wit?

    2018Adventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Normality.

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

    Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Thimbleweed Park™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Normality.

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

    In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Day of the Tentacle Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Normality.

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

    Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.

    2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Normality

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Quivering

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Normality.

    Reviewers of Normality cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Normality.

    Classic Retro point and click adventure from yesteryear. Set in the dark and foreboding village of Warty Hollow, The Quivering follows the fortunes of young Spud, as he tries to save his uncle, Olivetti Franken-Stamp, from the diabolical spell cast upon him by the big cheese from Hell, Big D.

    2015Adventure0.79 USDSteam ↗
  2. Day of the Tentacle Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Normality.

    Reviewers of Normality cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Normality.

    Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.

    2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sam & Max Save the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Normality.

    Reviewers of Normality cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Normality.

    An open-and-shut case of petty vandalism balloons into a far-flung mind-control conspiracy involving former child stars, the media, the mafia, the government, the internet, and the bright side of the moon. Telltale's episodic classic, lovingly remastered by members of the original development team.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Normality at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Normality on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Normality.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Normality on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Normality.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Normality on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Normality.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Normality on Steam right now. Shares Action with Normality.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Normality on Steam right now. Shares Action with Normality.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Normality on Steam right now. Shares Action with Normality.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Orbt XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Normality on Steam right now. Shares Action with Normality.

    Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Landlord of the Woods

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Normality on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Normality.

    You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Lily's Well

    WHY THIS

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

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

    2022IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. King's Quest

    WHY THIS

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

    King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. Discover a wondrous world full of whimsical characters, charming puzzles and perilous dangers in this fun and enchanting coming of age story.

    2015AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    Delores is back home and working as a photographer for the Nickel News. Thimbleweed Park hasn’t changed at all in the year she’s been away… or has it? Sample Ron Gilbert’s new adventure game engine in this free prototype that uses “found art” from the award-winning Thimbleweed Park.

    2020IndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  4. CAYNE

    WHY THIS

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

    Hadley wakes in a facility. She is 9 months pregnant. They want her baby... CAYNE is the FREE, isometric horror game from the creators of STASIS.

    2017IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Small Press Tycoon

    WHY THIS

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

    The original DIY publishing adventure sim

    2021IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  6. Enter The Moshpit

    WHY THIS

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

    A point-and-click adventure set in the Italian underground scene. Navigate the streets of Livorno as a local punk, solve inventory-based puzzles, and use branching dialogues to sneak into a hardcore concert. A short, satirical story featuring item combination and a cynical narrative.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from Gremlin Interactive

Other recommendable Steam games by Gremlin Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Hogs of War

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Normality.

    Another title from Gremlin Interactive, the studio behind Normality. Shares Action with Normality.

    Hogs of War is a turn-based tactical warfare game. Take turns controlling members of your squad of hogs to engage in combat with the opposition based on World War 1. With 3D graphics, vehicles, a career-based single-player mode, and voice-over (narration and for characters) by British comedian Rik Mayall.

    2015ActionStrategy1.05 USDSteam ↗
  2. Realms of the Haunting

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Normality.

    Another title from Gremlin Interactive, the studio behind Normality. Shares Action with Normality.

    Forged in the Beginning and protected by the Seven Seals, there lies a place where thought and creation intertwine. The center for all realms of existence, it is the balancing force between good and evil, man and spirit. A focal point for all energies, and the one element that has kept the consuming nature of darkness at bay... Until now.

    2014Action2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fragile Allegiance

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Normality.

    Another title from Gremlin Interactive, the studio behind Normality.

    Assemble your fleets, fill your silos with nuclear warheads, conduct research, gather resources, and wage war in a vast galaxy in this unique take on 4X Strategy. Appoint Colony Supervisors to manage your colony and deploy Spy Satellites for the ultimate in skulduggery.

    2015Strategy1.05 USDSteam ↗
  4. Litil Divil

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Gremlin Interactive, the studio behind Normality. Shares Action and Adventure with Normality.

    Welcome to the Underworld, where you guide Mutt, the bad luck Litil Divil, through the Labyrinth of Chaos to retrieve the Mystical Pizza of Plenty. Our “hero” takes a fateful step through the Mortal Portal to prowl five hellish levels of treacherous tunnels with more than 50 raucous rooms of gameplay.

    2014ActionAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Slipstream 5000

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Normality.

    Another title from Gremlin Interactive, the studio behind Normality. Shares Action with Normality.

    Control many upgradeable futuristic racers under arcade or simulation racing style. Experience high speed aerial moves and dramatic crashes on excellently designed tracks.Feel the speed of the slipstream!

    2015ActionSportsRacing2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Switchblade

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Gremlin Interactive, the studio behind Normality. Shares Action and Adventure with Normality.

    You must guide Hiro, the Bladeknight through the labyrinth of the Undercity, to recover the 16 fragments of the shattered Fireblade. Once you have collected all 16 fragments, you must use it to defeat Havok, to bring to an end his reign of terror and to avenge your people.

    2019ActionAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Impossamole

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Gremlin Interactive, the studio behind Normality. Shares Action and Adventure with Normality.

    Monty lay back on his sun lounger and contemplated his situation. His previous adventures had financed these last few years of utter bliss. He had everything that a mole could want. His own island in the sun, more money than a mole could ever spend - paradise!

    2019ActionAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Actua Soccer 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Gremlin Interactive, the studio behind Normality.

    In this classic soccer simulation from 1997, experience fast-paced action with a variety of game modes, from friendlies to seasons. Play with one of 11 national teams, Alan Shearer's hand picked All Star team, or your own custom team. Features motion capture from a young Michael Owen.

    2022Sports7.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Normality

How much does Normality cost?
Normality is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Normality?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Normality are Realms of the Haunting, The Longest Journey, Between Me and The Night.
Who developed Normality?
Normality was developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Funbox Media Ltd.

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 Normality.

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