Games like Next Patient
If Next Patient is your kind of game, the closest matches are ZeroPrompt, Civil Purgatory and Rites & Receipts — 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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ZeroPrompt
WHY THIS
Top pick for Next Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Next Patient.
Every NPC in this game runs on a local LLM. Ask them anything. The internet is dying. You're a internet moderator. Filter out AI impostors from humanity's last clean network. Use investigation tools to detect deception. Every verdict shapes the internet.
Civil Purgatory
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Next Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Next Patient.
Interrogate, investigate, and judge in an authoritarian regime. In Civil Purgatory, real-time AI-generated role-playing dialogue adds depth and dynamism to this narrative simulation full of moral dilemmas, where you decide who walks free… and who doesn’t.
Rites & Receipts
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Next Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Next Patient.
Clock in at the Dark Magic Federation. As a ritual clerk, you must verify public requests, consult the manual, and process the paperwork for a world of petty hexes. Stamp requests, catch counterfeits, and avoid costly compliance fines. The quota is rising. Work starts now.
Wait! Life is beautiful!
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Next Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Next Patient.
W!LiB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicide, based on personal experience. This is a story about a void in the soul, about search and loss of the life purpose in trying to save oneself and others. This is a life that can be lived your own way. For any life is beautiful... isn’t it?
Coldline: Disconnect
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Next Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Next Patient.
It's not who you are, it's what you do that matters! As an agent inside the enemy base, repair devices by solving puzzles! Plant your bug in the correct device! Listen on the radio at night and transmit critical intel. You are entirely alone in every decision, but your choices will affect everyone.
IndieSteam ↗Papers, Please
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Next Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Next Patient.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
Starvedge
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Next Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Next Patient.
Cruel 2037. Starvation. Repression. Fear. You decide who gets a ration and who remains starving. Survival is almost impossible.
Ministry of Order
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Next Patient fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Next Patient.
Match babies to their parents by solving genetics puzzles. Get paid for being right, fined for mistakes. Each choice in branching dialogues has different consequences. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the gloomy 1920s totalitarian state.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Next Patient at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Next Patient on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Next Patient.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Next Patient on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Next Patient.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under Next Patient on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Next Patient.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Next Patient on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Next Patient.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Next Patient on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Next Patient.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Next Patient on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Next Patient.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Next Patient on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Next Patient.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Next Patient on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Next Patient.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Next Patient.
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.
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 Next Patient.
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 Next Patient.
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 with Next Patient.
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 Next Patient.
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 with Next Patient.
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 Next Patient
- Does Next Patient run on Steam Deck?
- Next Patient is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Next Patient cost?
- Next Patient is listed on Steam at 4.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Next Patient?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Next Patient are ZeroPrompt, Civil Purgatory, Rites & Receipts.
- Who developed Next Patient?
- Next Patient was developed by Mad Turtle Studios.
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 Next Patient.
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