Games like That Dragon, Cancer
If That Dragon, Cancer is your kind of game, the closest matches are I Don't Want To Be A Good Woman, The Beginner's Guide and GRUNND — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, emotional and melancholic. 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.
Get personalized picks →That Dragon, Cancer is a 2016 Indie adventure that retells a family's four-year journey through their young son's cancer diagnosis using abstract visuals, point-and-click mechanics, and real home video integration. Developed and published by Numinous Games, the narrative-driven experience uses letters and personal recordings to build its story, with players describing the sound design as carrying much of the emotional weight. The game explores themes of faith, hope, and grief through contemplative and melancholic moments that players find poignant. Priced at $9.99 USD, it runs verified on Steam Deck with a chill difficulty and medium length suited for a sit-down session. The game holds an 89% positive rating from 1,175 Steam reviews.
About That Dragon, Cancer: An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.
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I Don't Want To Be A Good Woman
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Top pick for That Dragon, Cancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
A narrative walking experience through the real lives of women living under Islamic law in Iran. Their stories were never meant to be heard. Now you can walk through them.
The Beginner's Guide
WHY THIS
Shares narrative driven and a melancholic mood with That Dragon, Cancer.
Second-strongest match for That Dragon, Cancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
GRUNND
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Third-strongest match for That Dragon, Cancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
You fell asleep on the train... Now a strange town, fully voice-acted characters, and choices that reshape the mystery stand between you and home.
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Shares a melancholic mood with That Dragon, Cancer.
Ranked #4 for That Dragon, Cancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
Help Lily use her imagination to unlock her memories and relive the events of a night that changed her life. Discover what happened and what is 103.
Brukel
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Shares a melancholic mood with That Dragon, Cancer.
Ranked #5 for That Dragon, Cancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
A first-person exploration game based on the actual memories of a 92-year-old grandmother, told to players in her own voice. Take pictures of what remains of her abandoned childhood home to uncover the dark, traumatic events that she had to fight through as a teenage girl.
Anamorphine
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Ranked #6 for That Dragon, Cancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.
Flawless Abbey
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Ranked #7 for That Dragon, Cancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
You are a dreamseeker. At least, that's what she wants you to believe. Play every role, open every door, and delve into cosmic debates with dolls that seem to know far more than they should. But remember, above all - don't break her heart.
Inner Ashes
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Ranked #8 for That Dragon, Cancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
Inner Ashes is a first person, narrative, puzzle adventure, where the player puts himself in Henry's shoes, a forest guard diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. He has to travel through his mind to discover why his only daughter Enid disappeared from his life.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below That Dragon, Cancer at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~50% under That Dragon, Cancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
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.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under That Dragon, Cancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
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!
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~50% under That Dragon, Cancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
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.
WEBFISHING
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Priced ~50% under That Dragon, Cancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under That Dragon, Cancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~70% under That Dragon, Cancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
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Priced ~50% under That Dragon, Cancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~50% under That Dragon, Cancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with That Dragon, Cancer.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with That Dragon, Cancer.
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.
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Frequently asked about That Dragon, Cancer
- Is That Dragon, Cancer verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — That Dragon, Cancer is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does That Dragon, Cancer cost?
- That Dragon, Cancer is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to That Dragon, Cancer?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside That Dragon, Cancer are I Don't Want To Be A Good Woman, The Beginner's Guide, GRUNND.
- Who developed That Dragon, Cancer?
- That Dragon, Cancer was developed by Numinous Games.
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