Games like OBVERSE
If OBVERSE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ctrl Alt Ego, The Darkest Files and Cybernetic Fault — 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.
Get personalized picks →About OBVERSE: OBVERSE is an immersive first-person sci-fi mystery focused on exploration and problem-solving set in a secret underground research facility. Find creative solutions to every obstacle, outsmart hostile machines, and uncover the truth behind a failed experiment threatening to collapse reality itself.
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Ctrl Alt Ego
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Top pick for OBVERSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with OBVERSE.
Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!
The Darkest Files
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Second-strongest match for OBVERSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with OBVERSE.
Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?
Cybernetic Fault
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Third-strongest match for OBVERSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with OBVERSE.
Prove your ability to read names next to the big red buttons! Show your ability to fight for life in a science center that is falling apart from the consequences of an insane scientific experiment!
Skin Deep
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Ranked #4 for OBVERSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with OBVERSE.
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!
Cyber Manhunt
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Ranked #5 for OBVERSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with OBVERSE.
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
[Chilla's Art] Hanako | 花子さん
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Ranked #6 for OBVERSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with OBVERSE.
Hanako | 花子さん is a Japanese survival horror adventure game.
Species: Unknown
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Ranked #7 for OBVERSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with OBVERSE.
Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.
E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
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Ranked #8 for OBVERSE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with OBVERSE.
In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG.
![[Chilla's Art] Hanako | 花子さん — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1400290/header.jpg?t=1662351812)
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ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with OBVERSE.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with OBVERSE.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with OBVERSE.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with OBVERSE.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with OBVERSE.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
93, Kuindzhi
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with OBVERSE.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
Samsara Room
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with OBVERSE.
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
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Frequently asked about OBVERSE
- What games are most similar to OBVERSE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside OBVERSE are Ctrl Alt Ego, The Darkest Files, Cybernetic Fault.
- Who developed OBVERSE?
- OBVERSE was developed by Diego Spartano, Sebastian Spartano and published by Diego Spartano, Sebastian Spartano.
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 OBVERSE.
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