Games like Penknife
If Penknife is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crystalone, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter and Kingdom's Destiny: Warlords — 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 Penknife: Alex Penton, a 16 year old troublemaker from a small town in the UK sets off an eldritch invasion and must fight to survive while teaming up with unlikely allies to uncover the mysteries of the Necronomicon in this Survival Horror Action RPG.
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Steam players who put hours into Penknife 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.
Crystalone
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Top pick for Penknife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Penknife.
Crystalone is a turn-based RPG set in the doomed world of Mira. Delve paws-first into a rich journey spanning four chapters, each featuring unique locations, characters to befriend and challenging boss encounters.
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter
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Second-strongest match for Penknife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Penknife.
Turn the page on the explosive 2nd chapter of Nihon Falcom’s legendary Trails saga! Estelle Bright sets out on a new journey across Liberl to uncover the truth behind Joshua’s disappearance and defeat the sinister Ouroboros organization.
Kingdom's Destiny: Warlords
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Third-strongest match for Penknife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Penknife.
Defend the realms from tyrannical warlords, then recruit them! Command epic turn-based battles to defend the land from oppression. When pirates invade the small kingdom of Forestgrove they awaken military leaders who rise against cruelty and subjugation.
Parasite Mutant
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Ranked #4 for Penknife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Penknife.
This is a bio-horror RPG featuring a retro third-person semi-fixed camera and an ATC combat system that blends real-time and turn-based elements. You play as Nova, a Psionic Agent sent to investigate a mysterious abandoned city-island, ultimately uncovering the hidden truth and rewriting fate.
ONE PIECE ODYSSEY
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Ranked #5 for Penknife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Penknife.
A brand new RPG set in the world of the popular anime, ONE PIECE! Play as members of the Straw Hat Crew in a fantastic adventure set in the ONE PIECE world!
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
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Ranked #6 for Penknife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Penknife.
The Unknown Journey Continues... After escaping the city of Midgar, Cloud and his friends set out on a journey across the planet. New adventures await in a vibrant, expansive world in this standalone entry of the FFVII remake trilogy.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
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Ranked #7 for Penknife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Penknife.
After his assassination, the will of the late king decrees the next monarch to be elected by the people. Forge bonds and win over a kingdom divided in this award-winning fantasy RPG with turn-based and action combat, party customization with powerful Archetypes, and hours of exploration.
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
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Ranked #8 for Penknife fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Penknife.
"Atelier Yumia" is a story about “memory”. Explore the field to gather materials and synthesis items. The items you create can be key to advancing the story and can also be used in battles and exploration. Additionally, you can create your own base with “Building" in the field.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Penknife.
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 Action with Penknife.
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 Adventure with Penknife.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Penknife.
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.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Penknife.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Frequently asked about Penknife
- What games are most similar to Penknife?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Penknife are Crystalone, Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, Kingdom's Destiny: Warlords.
- Who developed Penknife?
- Penknife was developed by The Goblin Workshop.
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