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Games like Photomaly

If Photomaly is your kind of game, the closest matches are Animaly Bar: NO HUMANITY!, Short Stories Paranoia and The Smoothie Shop — 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 Photomaly: A PSX-style horror game where you manage a photo studio. Restock supplies, buy upgrades, photograph customers and print their order whilst encountering unexpected events.

2026IndieSimulation5.59 USDWindowsby Revira Interactive
Photomaly — Steam game cover

Players who liked Photomaly also play

Steam players who put hours into Photomaly 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. Animaly Bar: NO HUMANITY!

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Photomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.

    Run your bar as a gorilla and hunt down the humans in animal costumes hiding among your customers. Observe them closely, spot the clues that give their disguises away, test their slogans, and blow the imposters away with your shotgun. Choose your targets wisely... or become the hunted.

    ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Short Stories Paranoia

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Photomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Photomaly.

    How do you know, if something is real, or just in your mind? Are you really sure that you can distinguish imagination from reality? For the next couple of hours, listen, watch and be part of a story where imagination and reality intersect each other.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. The Smoothie Shop

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Photomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.

    You are the new owner of The Smoothie Shop. Now it's your turn to keep the family's business alive. In endless rain, you must work the night shift and serve smoothies to your customers. But the shop isn't the only thing you inherited.

    IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Dead Prints

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Photomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.

    PSX style psychological horror where you run an overnight print shop. Identify sinister customers, manage print supplies, make copies, and manage your insanity as your mind gets more and more unstable.

    IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Yokai Mart

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Photomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.

    A convenience store at the edge of the spirit world. Aoi returns to her grandmother's cozy convenience store and discovers it has regulars she never expected. Stock the shelves by day, care for the yokai by night, and slowly unravel the gentle magic Aoi's grandmother has always tended.

    2027IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  6. Merchants of Rosewall

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Photomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Photomaly.

    As a new Merchant in the bustling city of Rosewall you'll manage your own shop, craft artisan goods, hire Companions, and even unravel a mystery of the city! Immerse yourself in a fantasy world where conflict is a thing of the past in this visual novel meets shopkeeper simulator.

    2025Simulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Gluua

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Photomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.

    first-person 1-4 multiplayer horror game. The game will allow players to take on the role of a spirit liberator who will be able to freely choose missions based on the difficulty and readiness they like or want to do. Players will encounter the supernatural and find the truth in that place.

    2024IndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dark Stream

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Photomaly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Photomaly.

    A desperate livestream. A house that shouldn’t be entered. A Twitch chat that won’t stay quiet. Survive the subathon as a disgraced creator, as the haunting awakens and your audience decides your fate.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Photomaly at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~82% under Photomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Photomaly.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Photomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Photomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Photomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Photomaly.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Photomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Photomaly.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Photomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Photomaly.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Photomaly on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Photomaly.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Photomaly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Photomaly.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 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 Photomaly.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Photomaly.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Photomaly

How much does Photomaly cost?
Photomaly is listed on Steam at 5.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Photomaly?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Photomaly are Animaly Bar: NO HUMANITY!, Short Stories Paranoia, The Smoothie Shop.
Who developed Photomaly?
Photomaly was developed by Revira Interactive and published by Alibi 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 Photomaly.

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