Games like The Salesman
Below are 8 hand-picked alternatives to The Salesman for fans of indie, adventure, simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Salesman also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Salesman: In the Salesman, you play as a recently laid-off employee trying to survive the grind of job applications, debt, and dwindling hope. Trade your belongings for ad-supported replacements as you slowly sell away your life in this psychological horror game
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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White Room Protocol
Top pick for The Salesman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Salesman.
A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.
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RESTORER
Second-strongest match for The Salesman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Salesman.
RESTORER is a classic walking simulator set in an old, atmospheric mansion. Something roams the halls… It wants to share its secret—with the price being your sanity.
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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Third-strongest match for The Salesman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Salesman.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
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Pieces of me
Ranked #4 for The Salesman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Salesman.
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
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Silent Still 2
Ranked #5 for The Salesman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Salesman.
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
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Hazing - Night Shift
Ranked #6 for The Salesman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Salesman.
A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.
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Rise of Insanity
Ranked #7 for The Salesman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Salesman.
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
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In My Head
Ranked #8 for The Salesman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Salesman.
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
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Frequently asked about The Salesman
- Does The Salesman run on Steam Deck?
- The Salesman is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does The Salesman cost?
- The Salesman is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Salesman?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Salesman are White Room Protocol, RESTORER, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker.
- Who developed The Salesman?
- The Salesman was developed by Backstab Industries and published by Bad Ideas Productions.
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 Salesman.
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