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Games like Saint of Chains

If Saint of Chains is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cursed Letters, Flesh & Wire and Dementium: The Ward — 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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About Saint of Chains: Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.

2026ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby MystiveDev
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Players who liked Saint of Chains also play

Steam players who put hours into Saint of Chains 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. Cursed Letters

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Saint of Chains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    A first-person stealth horror game with a retro-looking aesthetic. Run and hide from creepy enemies and try to survive while you solve puzzles and discover the obnoxious truth behind the facts. A unique and immersive recreation of a "slasher horror game"

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Flesh & Wire

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Saint of Chains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Delve into the psychological roots of the POSTAL series in Flesh & Wire, a horror first person shooter that ventures into the twisted reality of a hapless victim seeking enshrouded answers and grisly vengeance against the crazed gunman who changed her life forever.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Dementium: The Ward

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Saint of Chains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced for 4K display and Steam Deck Verified, where every shadow hides a new threat, and every corridor a new nightmare.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Krampus is Home

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Saint of Chains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Sebastian is a teenager who is waiting for his parents to come back home on a cold Christmas night. Soon he realizes that there is something evil lurking around. Experience Sebastian 's journey into a surreal world like no other.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie3.29 USDSteam ↗
  5. Among Ashes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Saint of Chains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Visage

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Saint of Chains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. GET EVEN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Saint of Chains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.

    2017ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Remorse: The List

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Saint of Chains fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Saint of Chains on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Saint of Chains on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Saint of Chains on Steam right now. Shares Action with Saint of Chains.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Saint of Chains on Steam right now. Shares Action with Saint of Chains.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Saint of Chains on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Saint of Chains.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Saint of Chains on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Saint of Chains.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Saint of Chains on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Saint of Chains.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Saint of Chains on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Saint of Chains.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Saint of Chains.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Saint of Chains.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Saint of Chains.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Saint of Chains.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Saint of Chains.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Dementium: The Ward

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced for 4K display and Steam Deck Verified, where every shadow hides a new threat, and every corridor a new nightmare.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Among Ashes

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. GET EVEN

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Saint of Chains.

    Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.

    2017ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Saint of Chains

Does Saint of Chains run on Steam Deck?
Saint of Chains 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 Saint of Chains cost?
Saint of Chains is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Saint of Chains?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Saint of Chains are Cursed Letters, Flesh & Wire, Dementium: The Ward.
Who developed Saint of Chains?
Saint of Chains was developed by MystiveDev.

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 Saint of Chains.

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