Games like My mom is out there
If My mom is out there is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Sleeping Sickness, The Test: Secrets of the Soul and Amanda the Adventurer 3 — 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 My mom is out there: Your mother disappeared 15 years ago, a mystery surrounds a hospital, and you live in seclusion in the apartment directly across the street. Use your computer to retrace the last clues left by your mother and try to solve this mystery.
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Steam players who put hours into My mom is out there 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.
The Sleeping Sickness
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Top pick for My mom is out there fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
The Sleeping Sickness is an interactive short story that allows the player to guide the main character's actions. The player’s choices will lock and unlock future locations, change dialogue, and alter the story. Choices matter in The Sleeping Sickness. It is an excellent choice for horror fans.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
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Second-strongest match for My mom is out there fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Amanda the Adventurer 3
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Third-strongest match for My mom is out there fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.
Mindcop
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Ranked #4 for My mom is out there fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with My mom is out there.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
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Ranked #5 for My mom is out there fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
While We Wait Here
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Ranked #6 for My mom is out there fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with My mom is out there.
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Tron: Identity
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Ranked #7 for My mom is out there fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with My mom is out there.
Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.
Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
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Ranked #8 for My mom is out there fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with My mom is out there.
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with My mom is out there.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with My mom is out there.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Amanda the Adventurer 3
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.
Mindcop
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with My mom is out there.
Mindcop is a non-linear „whodunnit“ detective game. It mixes a story driven adventure with real-time puzzle gaming. As the infamous Mindcop, you can dive into the minds of your suspects to uncover their secrets and unravel their lies.
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with My mom is out there.
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
While We Wait Here
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with My mom is out there.
Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.
Frequently asked about My mom is out there
- What games are most similar to My mom is out there?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside My mom is out there are The Sleeping Sickness, The Test: Secrets of the Soul, Amanda the Adventurer 3.
- Who developed My mom is out there?
- My mom is out there was developed by Jordan Ellapin.
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