Games like _archive
If _archive is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chronicles of Sarval: Bridges of Koni, FINIS and Decklings — 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 _archive also play
Steam players who put hours into _archive 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.
Chronicles of Sarval: Bridges of Koni
WHY THIS
Top pick for _archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with _archive.
Challenging puzzle based on graph theory in a fantastic world. Find the correct path that passes through all the bridges and help the wizard Helm in this adventure in the kingdom of Koni.
FINIS
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for _archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with _archive.
FINIS is a puzzle game with a difference, we create a psychological evaluation based on your choices. Each universe offers a different experience, terror, calm, destruction, war, progress... You can choose between 8 completely different paths and each path will take you to a unique ending.
Decklings
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for _archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with _archive.
Tame magical creatures called Decklings and lead them into challenging battles in this survival deck-building card game. Explore wild biomes, gather resources, and craft to build your base as you shape your path to become the Deckling Champion.
New Yankee: Through the History Mirror
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for _archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with _archive.
Guide John and Mary and their friends on two thrilling parallel escapades filled with excitement, perils, and regular errands! Explore mysterious lands and times, navigate mystical phenomena as you join them in traversing space and time.
New Yankee: Mary's Dark Side
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for _archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with _archive.
The bond between John and Mary is unbreakable. They embark on adventures together, and always support each other. But their lives take an unexpected turn when Mary's memory is lost. Join John in an epic quest to restore Mary's memories now!
Rescue Team: Attack of the Atom
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for _archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with _archive.
The world is on the edge of disaster, and it’s down to you to step in and save the day, again! You’ll join a team of familiar faces to lead the effort to uncover the scope of the issue and guide humanity to a safer and greener future!
Rescue Team: Ancient Guardian
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for _archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with _archive.
Join a rescue mission where you'll balance urgent humanitarian efforts with groundbreaking scientific exploration. Navigate treacherous terrains to assess the full extent of the disaster as well as the world-changing discovery made amidst the chaos!
Light On
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for _archive fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with _archive.
This is a numerical puzzle game with no text, only images and level designs. Click, think, figure out the usage of items, and solve 120+ power supply puzzle.
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. Shares Indie and Casual with _archive.
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 _archive.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with _archive.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with _archive.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Casual with _archive.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 _archive.
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.
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Frequently asked about _archive
- What games are most similar to _archive?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside _archive are Chronicles of Sarval: Bridges of Koni, FINIS, Decklings.
- Who developed _archive?
- _archive was developed by Périple Studio.
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 _archive.
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