Games like DERAIL
If DERAIL is your kind of game, the closest matches are No Visitors Allowed, Exit_ComputerLab and Cauldron Inn — 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.
Get personalized picks →About DERAIL: DERAIL is a horror anomaly game where instead of spotting anomalies you have to cleanse them with you holy camera to escape the loop.
Players who liked DERAIL also play
Steam players who put hours into DERAIL 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.
No Visitors Allowed
WHY THIS
Top pick for DERAIL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DERAIL.
A psychological horror game inspired by The Exit 8, where players must escape a looping abandoned hospital corridor by detecting anomalies.
Exit_ComputerLab
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for DERAIL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DERAIL.
Stuck in an infinite loop inside a computer lab. To escape, you need to find the necessary anomalies to break the loop, making it possible to get out of this place. Good luck ;)
Cauldron Inn
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for DERAIL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DERAIL.
Find yourself in the role of a prisoner in a dark fairy-tale hotel. Search for anomalies to escape. Collect the charms someone sends you, and beat the demon at his own puzzle games.
What Happened to Lily?
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for DERAIL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DERAIL.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Route8
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for DERAIL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with DERAIL.
"You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."
Platform 8
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for DERAIL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DERAIL.
You are trapped on a train that runs forever. Keep an eye out for anomalies and find a way out.
My Last Appointment
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for DERAIL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with DERAIL.
The doctor said today was my last appointment, I'm healthy. Time to go home, what could go wrong?
The Exit 8
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for DERAIL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DERAIL.
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with DERAIL.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with DERAIL.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DERAIL.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with DERAIL.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DERAIL.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with DERAIL.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DERAIL.
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 DERAIL
- What games are most similar to DERAIL?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DERAIL are No Visitors Allowed, Exit_ComputerLab, Cauldron Inn.
- Who developed DERAIL?
- DERAIL was developed by A_Wild_Dev.
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 DERAIL.
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