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Games like The Crow's Eye

If The Crow's Eye is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Paribneur Combination, 18Hell:Lost and Lifeless Planet Premier Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its exploration uncovers secrets gradually, atmospheric and challenging. 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 The Crow's Eye: In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.

2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDMetacritic 65Windowsby 3D2 Entertainment
The Crow's Eye — Steam game cover
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Audio logs reveal hidden narrativeExploration uncovers secrets graduallyPhysics based puzzles feel freshAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked The Crow's Eye also play

Steam players who put hours into The Crow's Eye 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. The Paribneur Combination

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Crow's Eye fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    Make your way through the abandoned establishment of Paribneur Co. As you discover the morbid secrets and chilling creatures of the building. Being forced to find a new way out of the building, you will be faced with hard choices, choose carefully, your choices will affect the rest of the game.

    2021IndieAdventureEarly Access0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. 18Hell:Lost

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Crow's Eye fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    "18 Hell:Lost" is a psychological horror indie game set in 1930s Shanghai. Players awaken in a grand hotel, trapped as fate and soul intertwine, leading them deeper into the unknown.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lifeless Planet Premier Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Third-strongest match for The Crow's Eye fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    PREMIER EDITION - While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon...

    2014ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Candleman: The Complete Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Ranked #4 for The Crow's Eye fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure6.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Omno

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Ranked #5 for The Crow's Eye fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure18.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Crow's Eye fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Swapper

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Ranked #7 for The Crow's Eye fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Homesick

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Ranked #8 for The Crow's Eye fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.

    2015IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Crow's Eye

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Portal

    WHY THIS

    Shares physics based puzzles and a contemplative mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Reviewers of The Crow's Eye cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Outlast

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Crow's Eye cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Half-Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Reviewers of The Crow's Eye cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

    1998Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Initiate

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Reviewers of The Crow's Eye cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Initiate 2: The First Interviews

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Reviewers of The Crow's Eye cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    Three people awake in adjacent prison cells with no recollection of how they got there. Now, they must work together in order to escape this nightmarish captivity. But can they really trust one another?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. AMNESIA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Reviewers of The Crow's Eye cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.

    2022IndieAdventureEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Crow's Eye at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Crow's Eye on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crow's Eye.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Crow's Eye on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crow's Eye.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Crow's Eye on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crow's Eye.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Crow's Eye on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crow's Eye.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under The Crow's Eye on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Crow's Eye on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crow's Eye.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Crow's Eye on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crow's Eye.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Crow's Eye on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Crow's Eye.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 The Crow's Eye.

    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 The Crow's Eye.

    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 The Crow's Eye.

    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 The Crow's Eye.

    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 The Crow's Eye.

    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 The Crow's Eye.

    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 The Crow's Eye.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Candleman: The Complete Journey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure6.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. YUMENIKKI -DREAM DIARY-

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    As long as I have dreams in my heart, I can never escape. I can never awaken from my dreams. Maybe if I follow the dream just past this doorway, then someday I can wake up again...

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Swapper

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Crow's Eye.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Crow's Eye.

    What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Crow's Eye

How much does The Crow's Eye cost?
The Crow's Eye is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Crow's Eye?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Crow's Eye are The Paribneur Combination, 18Hell:Lost, Lifeless Planet Premier Edition.
Who developed The Crow's Eye?
The Crow's Eye was developed by 3D2 Entertainment and published by Akupara Games.

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 The Crow's Eye.

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