Games like No Clean Start
If No Clean Start is your kind of game, the closest matches are Moved mind, Silent Sonata and In The Backrooms — 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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Players who liked No Clean Start also play
Steam players who put hours into No Clean Start 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.
Moved mind
WHY THIS
Top pick for No Clean Start fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Moved mind is a first person narrative psychological horror game, where you will be the subject of a psychological experiment where you will have to face your fears and differentiate reality from the symptoms of your illness.
Silent Sonata
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for No Clean Start fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Dive into a chilling symphony of horror & harmony. Solve ancient mysteries, wield enchanted instruments & face nightmarish foes. Will you compose your escape, or succumb to the melodies? Players control a musician who's experiencing more than just stage-fright in this psychedelic thriller
In The Backrooms
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for No Clean Start fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
Paranormal: Found Footage
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for No Clean Start fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
You are a student journalist who decides to make a documentary about the abandoned «North» cosmodrome, where in the 1990s a series of man-made disasters occurred that caused serious genetic changes in humans and animals, forming previously unknown mutations.
Nature of Dread
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for No Clean Start fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
A gritty first-person action-horror where you awaken trapped in the cursed settlement of Hellhole—a forsaken place swallowed by the northern wilderness. Fight your way out of this nightmare’s depths and uncover what has been buried under top-secret clearance for centuries.
Calvar - The Darkest Gate
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for No Clean Start fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Calvar – The Darkest Gate is a relentless first-person horror descent into madness, illusion, and decay. Crafted by a dedicated two-man team, this passion project drags you into a world where reality fractures and every step feels forbidden. Nothing is certain. No one is safe.
Apartment No 129
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for No Clean Start fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.
Graveyard Shift
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for No Clean Start fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Guarding the graveyard shift is often considered one of the most terrifying jobs globally, but night guarding at Whispering Winds Cemetery surpasses any other cemetery in horror! Being Night Security in this place will turn into a nightmare for you that you may never forget.
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.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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 Adventure with No Clean Start.
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 Adventure with No Clean Start.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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More from Indiegala
Other recommendable Steam games by Indiegala, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Die Young
WHY THIS
Another title from Indiegala, the studio behind No Clean Start. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to stay alive, she must make her getaway or Die Young.
Stayin' Alive
WHY THIS
Another title from Indiegala, the studio behind No Clean Start.
Do your best to die or save your enemies from death in this frantic team multiplayer game about health issues. Death is in the air.
Die Young: Prologue
WHY THIS
Another title from Indiegala, the studio behind No Clean Start. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Die Young: Prologue narrates events that occurred a few hours before the main story of Die Young. You play as Nehir, a field agent on a mission to kill Brother No.1. The mission failed and now you have only one desperate attempt to reach the extraction point.
Vorax
WHY THIS
Another title from Indiegala, the studio behind No Clean Start. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
SuperTotalCarnage!
WHY THIS
Another title from Indiegala, the studio behind No Clean Start.
Slay never-ending legions of monsters while running in circles! SuperTotalCarnage! is a gory and dark horror casual game with rogue-lite elements. Choose from a variety of weapons and perks and make every playthrough a different experience. Unlock many characters each one with different abilities.
Dead Man Waiting
WHY THIS
Another title from Indiegala, the studio behind No Clean Start. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Await your verdict in a luxury apartment that can execute you. Your behavior is judged. Survive long enough and you might be pardoned.
Frequently asked about No Clean Start
- What games are most similar to No Clean Start?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside No Clean Start are Moved mind, Silent Sonata, In The Backrooms.
- Who developed No Clean Start?
- No Clean Start was developed by Indiegala.
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 No Clean Start.
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