Games like Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd: Your first day as the new shepherd in the village… and everything is going wrong. The animals are missing. The villagers are strange. And the truth is far more terrifying.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Scary Game
Top pick for Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?
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Vanildo's Journey
Second-strongest match for Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Vanildo, a skilled retired adventurer is forced to return to work because of the peculiar events that are taking place in the city of Pirarotoba, including the disappearance of his old friend.
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Third-strongest match for Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
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Bed Lying Simulator 2020
Ranked #4 for Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Simulator of lying on a bed. Or lying to a bed. Or maybe the bed is lying. Is your bed lying to you?
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The Baby In Yellow
Ranked #5 for Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?
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Tall Poppy
Ranked #6 for Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Tall Poppy is a fun-house horror experience where you must find your wife's purse and a way off the church property before the prankster ghost gets you!
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RATSHAKER™
Ranked #7 for Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?
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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Ranked #8 for Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd at current Steam store prices.
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~59% under Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
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Blood and Bacon
Priced ~59% under Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
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Peggle Deluxe
Priced ~59% under Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
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shapez
Priced ~59% under Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
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Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
Priced ~59% under Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
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Insaniquarium Deluxe
Priced ~59% under Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
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Bejeweled® 3
Priced ~59% under Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
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 Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd
- Does Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd run on Steam Deck?
- Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd cost?
- Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd is listed on Steam at 2.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd are Scary Game, Vanildo's Journey, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.
- Who developed Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd?
- Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd was developed by KanGames.
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