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Games like The Orphaned House

If The Orphaned House is your kind of game, the closest matches are Halima, ORMS and My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me — 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 Orphaned House: Step into the mystery of The Orphaned House. Explore its rooms, manipulate the environment to solve puzzles, and follow your intuition to uncover every hidden secret in this atmospheric adventure game.

2027IndieAdventureWindowsby Charm Games
The Orphaned House — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Orphaned House also play

Steam players who put hours into The Orphaned House 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. Halima

    WHY THIS

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

    Enter a claymation dream world shaped by jinn, memory, and forgotten rituals. Solve symbolic puzzles, evade the Nightmare Jinn, and uncover the truth buried inside the dream.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. ORMS

    WHY THIS

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

    An atmospheric narrative puzzle-adventure set on a surreal Nordic island. Guide young Sam and his companion Kira through two shifting realities - switching between a world of terrifying shadows and a world of light to solve puzzles and reignite the broken lighthouse

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me

    WHY THIS

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

    A dreamlike, half-remembered nowhere. Quietly wander through it, solve opaque puzzles, and meet strange figures as something beautiful unwinds.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  4. Mayfly

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Orphaned House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Orphaned House.

    Mayfly is an eerie story-based quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England. Upon waking alone to find your husband is missing you find yourself weaving through a shifting, unstable reality as you search your confined surroundings in this focussed narrative exploration game.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Aftertaste

    WHY THIS

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

    Aftertaste is a 2.5D indie platformer game where you play as Tami, the tongue of a burned-out chef, Keh, and rediscover her lost passion. Let’s embark on a journey of regaining her taste through adventure and puzzles!

    IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Polly's Puzzle Box

    WHY THIS

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

    As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.

    2027IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. KEROGEN

    WHY THIS

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

      Dredge up corpses from an oil-drenched nightmare. Lost at sea, the small crew of the 𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐒 calls for aid. Elmsfire dances in the clouds above while black beasts stir in the waves beneath. Take your meds. Hold your breath. The black sea won't let go.

    2027IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Nonolith

    WHY THIS

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

    The NONOLITH consumes you. Copy and paste the world around you to discover the secrets of this ancient, enigmatic structure. You are very powerful, you just don't know it yet.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗

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 Orphaned House.

    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 Orphaned House.

    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 Orphaned House.

    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 Orphaned House.

    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 Orphaned House.

    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 Orphaned House.

    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 Orphaned House.

    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 ↗

More from Charm Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Charm Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. FORM

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Charm Games, the studio behind The Orphaned House. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Orphaned House.

    Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Twilight Path

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Charm Games, the studio behind The Orphaned House. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Orphaned House.

    A virtual reality fantasy adventure set in a surreal realm between the real world and the afterlife. Meet mischievous spirits and gods. Solve magical puzzles. Restore ancient structures. Explore a gorgeous and vibrant world.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Kill It With Fire VR

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Charm Games, the studio behind The Orphaned House. Shares Indie with The Orphaned House.

    The spider: Usually hairy, often poisonous and ALWAYS up to something. Take your arachnophobia to new heights in Kill it With Fire VR, and deal with spiders by any means necessary!

    2023ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. HexWind

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Charm Games, the studio behind The Orphaned House. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Orphaned House.

    The ultimate built-for-VR magical combat experience, designed for those who crave intense mayhem & relentless real-world physical gameplay. Catch that perfect flow as you slow time & lay waste to the hordes, all to the adrenaline-pumping beats of an original Metal soundtrack. Prepare to die. A lot.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Orphaned House

What games are most similar to The Orphaned House?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Orphaned House are Halima, ORMS, My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me.
Who developed The Orphaned House?
The Orphaned House was developed by Charm Games.

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 Orphaned House.

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