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Games like KARA

If KARA is your kind of game, the closest matches are CARTAGRA, Disease and Scottside — 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 KARA: "KARA" is a visual novel following an ordinary high schooler whose life slowly spirals into a nightmare. Sleep deprivation, a tragic chain of events, and dark secrets will force you to question reality itself.

2026IndieAdventureWindows · macOS · Linuxby IKARUS
KARA — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into KARA 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. CARTAGRA

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for KARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with KARA.

    Set in Ueno, Tokyo, where the wounds of the Pacific War have not yet healed, detective Takashiro Shugo becomes involved in a series of gruesome murders. A visual novel of love and hatred leading to obsession and madness…

    2026AdventureSteam ↗
  2. Disease

    WHY THIS

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

    "Disease" is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre. The Yellow Man pierces the night in search of a new victim. Can you stop him before it's too late?

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  3. Scottside

    WHY THIS

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

    "Scottside" is a non-linear visual novel in the thriller genre. A small provincial town may seem quite dull. However, everything changes when you find a strange object in the forest.

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  4. Yet Another Killing Game

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!

    2025IndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 春はあけぼの、我はバケモノ。 - Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for KARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KARA.

    You only wanted to save them. But in this psychological horror visual novel, a teacher’s kindness may become the thing that breaks his students.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. KRAMPEN

    WHY THIS

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

    Immerse yourself in the winter forest and help a lost soul to find a piece of itself. What is awaiting you there.. or who?

    2023IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. MOOD

    WHY THIS

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

    MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!

    2025IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 骸心 Mainbody

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for KARA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KARA.

    A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.

    2022IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 KARA.

    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 KARA.

    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 KARA.

    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. Shares Indie with KARA.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 KARA.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 KARA.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about KARA

What games are most similar to KARA?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside KARA are CARTAGRA, Disease, Scottside.
Who developed KARA?
KARA was developed by IKARUS.

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 KARA.

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