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Games like THE PROJECT

If THE PROJECT is your kind of game, the closest matches are Don't Read It, Late Amusement and Don't Make a Sound — 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 PROJECT: The Project is a dark survival horror experience set in a hostile, unknown place. Trapped with no way out, survival depends on stealth, awareness, and restraint. Every sound matters. Every mistake is deadly. Survive. Adapt. Escape.

IndieAdventureWindowsby Scorpion Cobra Studio
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Steam players who put hours into THE 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. Don't Read It

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for THE PROJECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE PROJECT.

    A missing person left behind only a book. First-person psychological horror.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Late Amusement

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for THE PROJECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE PROJECT.

    Late Amusement is a first-person psychological survival horror game from an independent studio. Play as Liam Snow, a young aspiring author who enters the derelict theme park alongside his girlfriend Hannah, and fight to survive as you unravel the dark history buried beneath the attractions.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. Don't Make a Sound

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for THE PROJECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE PROJECT.

    Don't Make a Sound is a voice-controlled horror game. You wake up in a morgue with one rule: stay silent. Your microphone detects any noise – and any sound means death. But not all rules are true; you must uncover the lies. Search sealed jars for keys and survive.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Wake Inside

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for THE PROJECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE PROJECT.

    Wake Inside is a first-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion where something is listening. Explore the house, uncover its secrets, and find a way out without revealing yourself to whatever is inside.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Panelak

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for THE PROJECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE PROJECT.

    Panelak is an old socialist-era building where strange things happen. Can you make it to the roof and help the helpless man?

    2024IndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Strange Lights

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for THE PROJECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE PROJECT.

    You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation3.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. Bughouse

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for THE PROJECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE PROJECT.

    Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for THE PROJECT fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE PROJECT.

    How far would you go if your daughter didn’t come home? Someday You’ll Return: Director’s Cut is a first-person psychological horror. This story-driven game offers enhanced features, an improved story, and additional content. Enter the woods if you dare and begin a search you’ll never forget.

    2023IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 THE PROJECT.

    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 Adventure with THE 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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with THE PROJECT.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. 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 PROJECT.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 THE PROJECT.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 THE 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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about THE PROJECT

What games are most similar to THE PROJECT?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside THE PROJECT are Don't Read It, Late Amusement, Don't Make a Sound.
Who developed THE PROJECT?
THE PROJECT was developed by Scorpion Cobra Studio and published by Scorpion Cobra Studio Publishing.

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 PROJECT.

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