Games like A Week in Paradise
Below are 13 hand-picked alternatives to A Week in Paradise for fans of indie, adventure, casual, 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 A Week in Paradise 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. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About A Week in Paradise: A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.

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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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Scarlet Hollow
Top pick for A Week in Paradise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
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.
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Spirit Talk - Cozy Visual Novel
Second-strongest match for A Week in Paradise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with A Week in Paradise.
Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.
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Almanac: Detective Agency
Third-strongest match for A Week in Paradise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
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The Wreck
Ranked #4 for A Week in Paradise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
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VIDEOVERSE
Ranked #5 for A Week in Paradise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Ranked #6 for A Week in Paradise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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Mindcop
Ranked #7 for A Week in Paradise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
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Beacon Pines
Ranked #8 for A Week in Paradise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Scarlet Hollow
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
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.
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VIDEOVERSE
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
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Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
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Mindcop
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
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Beacon Pines
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Week in Paradise.
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
Frequently asked about A Week in Paradise
- What games are most similar to A Week in Paradise?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Week in Paradise are Scarlet Hollow, Spirit Talk - Cozy Visual Novel, Almanac: Detective Agency.
- Who developed A Week in Paradise?
- A Week in Paradise was developed by Etrikia and published by Soft Serve Games, Etrikia.
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 A Week in Paradise.
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