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Games like Burn-9

If Burn-9 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Alpha Spectrum, DRINK HUMAN BEANS and The Operator — 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 Burn-9: A spy thriller where you’re not the spy. Safe behind your screen, guide the last survivor of an elite black-ops team in a desperate attempt to salvage a mission gone horribly wrong. Caught between military command and your agent, information is your greatest weapon.

2026IndieAdventureWindows · macOS · Linuxby 14 Hours Productions
Burn-9 — Steam game cover

Players who liked Burn-9 also play

Steam players who put hours into Burn-9 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. Alpha Spectrum

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Burn-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Burn-9.

    Alpha Spectrum is a cyberpunk RPG set in a dystopian 2030, where humanity is dangerously dependent on technology and social media. You are a CIA agent with psionic powers sent to investigate a devastating cyberattack that throws the world into chaos. But the system you trust may crack from within...

    2026IndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. DRINK HUMAN BEANS

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Burn-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burn-9.

    You will created to be tortured by a sentient job application. You will learn to live, laugh, love until the walls bleed. You will become a succulent beverage.

    2025IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Operator

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Burn-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burn-9.

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 1000xRESIST

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Burn-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burn-9.

    1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Burn-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Burn-9.

    Experience an isometric, narrative-driven stealth game and join Hanna’s adventure in the vibrant city of Eriksholm. The mysterious disappearance of her brother, Herman, ignites a chain of catastrophic events that will forever change their lives and the fate of the entire city.

    2025ActionStrategyAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Greyhat - A Digital Detective Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Burn-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burn-9.

    How far would you go to save your daughter? As an infamous hacker-for-hire you have the skills to steal almost any secret. But when your daughter is taken, will you be able to use these skills to uncover a dark conspiracy that goes further than you could ever imagine?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Midnight Scenes: The Goodbye Note

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Burn-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burn-9.

    Follow Dr. Richard P. Griffin during the scariest journey of his life. Welcome to a dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

    2020IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Necromancer's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Burn-9 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Burn-9.

    A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.

    2025StrategyAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Burn-9.

    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 Burn-9.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burn-9.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Burn-9.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Burn-9.

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Burn-9.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burn-9.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burn-9.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Operator

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Burn-9.

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Burn-9.

    Experience an isometric, narrative-driven stealth game and join Hanna’s adventure in the vibrant city of Eriksholm. The mysterious disappearance of her brother, Herman, ignites a chain of catastrophic events that will forever change their lives and the fate of the entire city.

    2025ActionStrategyAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Necromancer's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Burn-9.

    A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madness. Progress through secrecy, diplomacy, blackmail, coercion & seduction until ready to reveal yourself.

    2025StrategyAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Burn-9

What games are most similar to Burn-9?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Burn-9 are Alpha Spectrum, DRINK HUMAN BEANS, The Operator.
Who developed Burn-9?
Burn-9 was developed by 14 Hours Productions and published by Fellow Traveller.

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 Burn-9.

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