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Games like The Anomaly Department

If The Anomaly Department is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fatal Train, DEVIL'S WAY and Overtime Heroes Exit 8 — 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 Anomaly Department: Observe. Patrol. Report. Spot anomalies with your team in tense, bite-sized rounds. Wrong votes trigger chaotic punishments and unexpected consequences.

2026IndieSimulationWindowsby Buder Games
The Anomaly Department — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into The Anomaly Department 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. Fatal Train

    WHY THIS

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

    Murder on the train? It doesn't matter, it's no longer our concern! Ladies and gentlemen, don't worry, we have four detectives who can handle this! After all, there's nothing complicated about murder investigations, right?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. DEVIL'S WAY

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.

    A horror game that tests your wits, courage and dark sense of humor. Solve puzzles to survive in a world full of dark secrets, but beware - there could be something waiting around every corner!

    2024IndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Overtime Heroes Exit 8

    WHY THIS

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

    You are in A CORPORATE SLAVE walking simulator. Being trapped in an infinite loop space, you just wanna find way to get off. Find out the anomalies in floors and choose the elevator carefully! Only the correct one can get you out.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Enigma Cases

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Uncover the truth behind America’s most mysterious murders of the 2000s in a 1–4 player co-op detective experience. Use special equipment to find hidden clues, track suspects in an open world, and interrogate them at the police station.

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  5. Der Anzeigenhauptmeister

    WHY THIS

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

    Schlüpfe in die Rolle des Anzeigenhauptmeisters! Erfasse Falschparker in einer großen Stadt und wähle aus einer Liste das korrekte Vergehen aus. Treibe Geld für den Staat ein und strafe die Verkehrssünder für Ihre Taten! Gesetz ist Gesetz!

    2024IndieSimulationEarly Access2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Endix

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.

    Explore unique & immersive booths from your favorite games. Watch exclusive trailers, compete in mini-games, and connect with players, creators & developers from around the world. All inside a living, free multiplayer experience.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  7. Keep It Up!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.

    Keep It Up! is a co-op slapstick physics game about keeping a balloon from touching the ground. You and up to three Facility test subjects scramble through chaotic obstacle rooms while slapping, jumping and colliding to keep the balloon up. Will you be able to Keep It Up!?

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. TeleNovela

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.

    Embrace your inner Latino and write the greatest love story that will run for about six months on prime time before being replaced by an even greater love story!

    2021IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 The Anomaly Department.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Anomaly Department

Does The Anomaly Department have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — The Anomaly Department supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to The Anomaly Department?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Anomaly Department are Fatal Train, DEVIL'S WAY, Overtime Heroes Exit 8.
Who developed The Anomaly Department?
The Anomaly Department was developed by Buder 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 Anomaly Department.

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