Games like ZHITEN
If ZHITEN is your kind of game, the closest matches are Silent, Medium Chronicles: Room 644 and Heritage — 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 ZHITEN: Some villages aren't just abandoned, they are cursed. Zhiten, a victim of clashing cults, awakens from its slumber with Nikolay's return. While Nikolay searches for traces of the past, he will be forced to meet the village's new owners.
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Steam players who put hours into ZHITEN 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.
Silent
WHY THIS
Top pick for ZHITEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with ZHITEN.
It's a different way to feel the emotion of fear. While playing a game, even the slightest sound will cause you to start the game from the beginning. While you are trying to solve a mysterious case, you have an accident on the forest road. You must find a way out of the forest.
Medium Chronicles: Room 644
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for ZHITEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZHITEN.
You must speak to survive. But speaking might kill you. Whisper rituals into your microphone — while a demon hunts every sound you make.
Heritage
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for ZHITEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZHITEN.
Heritage is a psychological horror game where you dive into the dark secrets of a forgotten mansion. Explore shadowy rooms, solve puzzles, and uncover the hidden truth behind a family tragedy, all within a tense and eerie atmosphere.
NUN: THE FIRST SIN
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for ZHITEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with ZHITEN.
The Nun haunts you, In an intense first-person survival horror game, --- Use stealth, evasion, and your faith to survive.
Y. Village - The Visitors
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for ZHITEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZHITEN.
Batu, tormented by nightmares, is lured to a nameless village via cryptic letters. Investigating the village's secrets with just one friend, he wakes one night to discover his ally gone. He must now locate his friend and elude the village's dark mysteries.
Those Who Remain
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for ZHITEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZHITEN.
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
HELLSEED: All Chapters
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for ZHITEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZHITEN.
HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.
Bughouse
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Ranked #8 for ZHITEN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZHITEN.
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!
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 with ZHITEN.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ZHITEN.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZHITEN.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 ZHITEN.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZHITEN.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ZHITEN.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZHITEN.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Frequently asked about ZHITEN
- What games are most similar to ZHITEN?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ZHITEN are Silent, Medium Chronicles: Room 644, Heritage.
- Who developed ZHITEN?
- ZHITEN was developed by Black Bear.
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 ZHITEN.
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