Games like Synapse Chronicles
If Synapse Chronicles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Eschalism, Warfare Marionettes and Black Tides Draga's Wake — 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 Synapse Chronicles: Synapse Chronicles is a gritty, visceral action-adventure game that blends intense cosmic horror with tactical, physics-driven combat. Unravel a cosmic conspiracy at the center of the universe and explore a bleak world filled with danger, secrets, and tense action around every corner.
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Eschalism
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Top pick for Synapse Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
Survival horror game set in a dystopian Indonesia, where the V.O.K. regime has maintained a stranglehold on the nation. As Sane, a Paramita's officer, investigates a cosmic worshipping cult, navigates a non-euclidian world, and fights against monstrous creatures.
Warfare Marionettes
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Second-strongest match for Synapse Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Synapse Chronicles.
Warfare Marionettes combines high-speed third-person combat, exploration, and progression-driven gameplay in a Sci-Fi conspiracy thriller. Traverse dangerous environments, unlock new abilities, defeat enemies, and uncover the truth behind TSAR Genomics and the government’s deadly cloudburst weapon.
Black Tides Draga's Wake
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Third-strongest match for Synapse Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
Draga is running out of time and humanity. Stranded on a nightmare colossal steamship in an alternate 1900s, unleash visceral brawler combat against twisted horrors below deck. Regroup your scattered crew and uncover what’s awakening inside the hull… before escape becomes impossible.
Ebenezer and the Invisible World
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Ranked #4 for Synapse Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
Embark on a story-rich 2D Metroidvania adventure with breathtaking hand-drawn art, playing as miser-turned-hero Ebenezer Scrooge in a reimagined Victorian-fantasy based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel, A Christmas Carol. Enlist the help of ghosts to save the people of London before it’s too late.
Dead Space
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Ranked #5 for Synapse Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Dread X Collection 5
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Ranked #6 for Synapse Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
A horror anthology in the Dread X Collection series. Featuring 12 new games from up-and-comers along with veterans, all wrapped up in an old, run down party venue that may be hiding more than it's letting on...
Dead Space (2008)
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Ranked #7 for Synapse Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
The Evil Within 2
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Ranked #8 for Synapse Chronicles fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
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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.
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. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
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.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
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.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Synapse Chronicles.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Synapse Chronicles.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Synapse Chronicles.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Frequently asked about Synapse Chronicles
- What games are most similar to Synapse Chronicles?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Synapse Chronicles are Eschalism, Warfare Marionettes, Black Tides Draga's Wake.
- Who developed Synapse Chronicles?
- Synapse Chronicles was developed by CORPUSWORKS.
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 Synapse Chronicles.
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