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Games like Mindstray

If Mindstray is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blood & Silence, Lucid Falls and The Strange Lights — 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 Mindstray: Mindstray is a first-person psychological horror investigation game where players explore unsettling environments, observe subtle details, and piece together fragmented clues to uncover the truth behind distorted memories and unexplained events.

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Mindstray — Steam game cover

Players who liked Mindstray also play

Steam players who put hours into Mindstray 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. Blood & Silence

    WHY THIS

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

    Blood & Silence is a brutal third-person survival horror game driven by grief. Navigate the decaying city of Ashvale as an ordinary woman pushed to the edge. Manage real-time inventory, clear weapon jams under fire, hold your breath to hide, and survive unrelenting psychological trauma.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Lucid Falls

    WHY THIS

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

    Manipulate gravity, space and time, and survive terrifying nightmares in a deeply atmospheric lucid dream. Facing terrifying creatures, and solving challenges that bend reality, every moment reveals more of the dark truth behind Lucid Falls.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  3. The Strange Lights

    WHY THIS

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

    You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation3.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Trials of Mary

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive 4 deadly trials inspired by classic horror. As Mary, solve environmental puzzles and outsmart hunters through strategic evasion and self-defense in this cinematic journey. A psychological horror experience where vulnerability and high tension reach their peak awaits you.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Clink

    WHY THIS

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

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Interference: Dead Air

    WHY THIS

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

    All hell's breaking loose in a mysterious research facility and the only person who can save the day is the night shift security guard in the booth outside. Remotely control systems, guide scientists to safety or just… goof off? You’re not in danger. Yet.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Lost Luminosity

    WHY THIS

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

    The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.

    2025IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Summer of '58

    WHY THIS

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

    In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

    2021IndieSimulation8.99 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 Mindstray.

    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 Mindstray.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Mindstray.

    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 and Adventure with Mindstray.

    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. 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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mindstray

What games are most similar to Mindstray?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mindstray are Blood & Silence, Lucid Falls, The Strange Lights.
Who developed Mindstray?
Mindstray was developed by SET SELL.

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 Mindstray.

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