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Games like The Riese Project

If The Riese Project is your kind of game, the closest matches are Antidote, EscapeVr and Mr. White — 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 The Riese Project: Those who went underground never came back. But something still breathes beneath the ruins. The Riese Project is a narrative FPP/VR thriller about a place that hasn’t forgotten anyone.

2025ActionIndieAdventureEarly Access14.99 USDWindowsby MasashigeDev
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Steam players who put hours into The Riese Project 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. Antidote

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Riese Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project.

    Doctor Mabbb, biological terrorist, is developing a bacteriological weapon and is kidnapping human guinea pigs to inoculate them with a virus and test its effectiveness.

    2020IndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. EscapeVr

    WHY THIS

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

    Try to escape a murder room. Interact with objects in the world to find clues. Pick up items that seem to be usefull. Even smashing stuff with a baseball bat could help finding a way out. You allowed to be creativ!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mr. White

    WHY THIS

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

    You're trapped inside Mr. White's huge dark creepy house. You have to find a way to escape without getting caught.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Taiga

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Riese Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Riese Project.

    Taiga is an atmospheric first person horror game with elements of survival. Explore the maze like forest, Uncover dark secrets that lay beneath pine and spruce. Save your colleagues if you can, but most importantly. Escape with your life.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. TIMESCAPE: Altitude

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Riese Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project.

    The pilots are gone, You are locked to a seat, and have been left to die on a plane. Best to get out, as quickly as possible. Solve a series of puzzles to escape and jump to safety. You will need all your wits on this mission.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Christmas: Dark Side

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Riese Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project.

    This Christmas story is not as usual. Yes, there is the Santa Claus, his reindeer and gifts for children. But these are not at all the gifts that a child expects for Christmas. And you can’t even imagine what awaits you that night!

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Stocksynd House

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Riese Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project.

    Stocksynd House offers a narrative-driven VR experience, redefining the 'escape the room' genre. Eschewing jump scares for psychological intensity, it immerses players in an unsettling atmosphere of isolation, testing the limits of your psyche

    2020IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Tiny Lands VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Riese Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project.

    Discover a collection of beautifully crafted miniature worlds in this relaxing VR spot-the-difference experience.

    2027IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Riese Project at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Riese Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Riese Project.

    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 ~67% under The Riese Project on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Riese Project.

    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 ~53% under The Riese Project on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with The Riese Project.

    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. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Riese Project on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Riese Project.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Riese Project on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Riese Project.

    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 ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Riese Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Riese Project.

    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 ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Riese Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Riese Project on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Riese Project.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 The Riese Project.

    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 ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Riese Project.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 The Riese Project.

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Riese Project.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Riese Project.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Riese Project.

    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 ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Riese Project.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Riese Project

How much does The Riese Project cost?
The Riese Project is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Riese Project?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Riese Project are Antidote, EscapeVr, Mr. White.
Who developed The Riese Project?
The Riese Project was developed by MasashigeDev and published by Real Invented Studio.

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 Riese Project.

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