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Games like Rites & Receipts

If Rites & Receipts is your kind of game, the closest matches are Starvedge, Human Resources and Beholder 2 — 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 Rites & Receipts: Clock in at the Dark Magic Federation. As a ritual clerk, you must verify public requests, consult the manual, and process the paperwork for a world of petty hexes. Stamp requests, catch counterfeits, and avoid costly compliance fines. The quota is rising. Work starts now.

2026SimulationWindowsby Infinite Inbox
Rites & Receipts — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Rites & Receipts 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. Starvedge

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Rites & Receipts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Rites & Receipts.

    Cruel 2037. Starvation. Repression. Fear. You decide who gets a ration and who remains starving. Survival is almost impossible.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Human Resources

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Rites & Receipts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Rites & Receipts.

    You work in Human Resources. In this dystopian document thriller, use your terminal to scrutinize records and expose human-like AI. Spot contradictions to detect the impostors. Efficiency is mandatory. Failure is unforgivable.

    2026IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Beholder 2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Rites & Receipts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Rites & Receipts.

    You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Beholder

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Rites & Receipts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Papers, Please

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Rites & Receipts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

    2013IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Beholder: Conductor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Rites & Receipts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Rites & Receipts.

    A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Lil' Guardsman

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Rites & Receipts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Imagine you're a 12 year old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of deduction, narrative and puzzle games.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Wait! Life is beautiful!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Rites & Receipts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    W!LiB! is an interactive psychological thriller about suicide, based on personal experience. This is a story about a void in the soul, about search and loss of the life purpose in trying to save oneself and others. This is a life that can be lived your own way. For any life is beautiful... isn’t it?

    2020IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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  1. 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.

    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.

    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.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Rites & Receipts.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Rites & Receipts.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Beholder 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Rites & Receipts.

    You are an intern at the central ministry of a totalitarian state with your whole career ahead of you. Work your way up the ladder by scheming against employees, spying on your boss, and completing paperwork. Or do you turn against the state and expose corruption. The choice is still yours to make!

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Beholder

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Papers, Please

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

    2013IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Beholder: Conductor

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Rites & Receipts.

    A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Lil' Guardsman

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Imagine you're a 12 year old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of deduction, narrative and puzzle games.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Rites & Receipts

What games are most similar to Rites & Receipts?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rites & Receipts are Starvedge, Human Resources, Beholder 2.
Who developed Rites & Receipts?
Rites & Receipts was developed by Infinite Inbox.

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 Rites & Receipts.

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