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Games like The Big Secret of a Small Town

If The Big Secret of a Small Town is your kind of game, the closest matches are Questerium: Sinister Trinity HD Collector's Edition, Mushroom Cats 2 and 100 hidden cups — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 The Big Secret of a Small Town: The small town is a very important town indeed. Here, a unique industrial complex is located. Rumor has it that it does not require energy for production, because that is exactly what it produces! How is this possible?

2015AdventureCasual6.99 USDWindowsby Flenx
The Big Secret of a Small Town — Steam game cover
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Gripping detective story unfolds beneath a small townPuzzles blend logic with hidden object challengesSkip system prevents frustration without removing challengeAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into The Big Secret of a Small Town 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. Questerium: Sinister Trinity HD Collector's Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Top pick for The Big Secret of a Small Town fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Financed by the banker, the professor builds an evil machine that causes the meteor’s energy to spin out of control, destroying the city and mutating its plants and animals. Citizens are evacuated, but rescuers fail to find and evacuate two children.

    2015AdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mushroom Cats 2

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Big Secret of a Small Town fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Mushroom Cats 2 - is a cute point-and-click game about Mushroom Cats that live on magical islands. Any girl will melt from tenderness, and the kids will be delighted with the funny Mushroom Cats! This fairy tale will fill any heart with good!

    2020IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. 100 hidden cups

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Big Secret of a Small Town fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    The strange cups are hidden on the paper. A difficult adventure for the eyes.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Darkestville Castle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Big Secret of a Small Town fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. My Brother Rabbit

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Ranked #5 for The Big Secret of a Small Town fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Tiny Bang Story

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Big Secret of a Small Town fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

    2011IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crime O'Clock

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Ranked #7 for The Big Secret of a Small Town fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Big Secret of a Small Town fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!

    2016IndieAdventureFree To Play4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Big Secret of a Small Town at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under The Big Secret of a Small Town on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    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. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under The Big Secret of a Small Town on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under The Big Secret of a Small Town on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under The Big Secret of a Small Town on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    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 ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under The Big Secret of a Small Town on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    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 ↗
  6. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under The Big Secret of a Small Town on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under The Big Secret of a Small Town on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under The Big Secret of a Small Town on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 100 Asian Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2023ActionSportsStrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Supper

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Samorost 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.

    2021IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. 100 Capitalist Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    🐱💼 100 Capitalist Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Wall Street! 😻💰💵 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of New York, heart of Capitalism, as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2024ActionSportsStrategyFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Park Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Welcome to 'A Park Full of Cats,' a hidden object game that invites you to revel in the enchanting world of amusement parks! Experience the thrill and excitement of the rides and give those cats the fun they truly deserve!

    2024IndieCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. 100 hidden cups

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    The strange cups are hidden on the paper. A difficult adventure for the eyes.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Darkestville Castle

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Big Secret of a Small Town.

    A comedic point-and-click adventure where a hungover antique dealer must solve his own robbery in Paris, dragging himself and his friends into a wildly idiotic journey!

    2016IndieAdventureFree To Play4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Big Secret of a Small Town

How much does The Big Secret of a Small Town cost?
The Big Secret of a Small Town is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Big Secret of a Small Town?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Big Secret of a Small Town are Questerium: Sinister Trinity HD Collector's Edition, Mushroom Cats 2, 100 hidden cups.
Who developed The Big Secret of a Small Town?
The Big Secret of a Small Town was developed by Flenx and published by ESDigital Games.

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 Big Secret of a Small Town.

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