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Games like Then They Came for Me

If Then They Came for Me is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mysteries of Perception, New Ice York and The FED — 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 Then They Came for Me: Then They Came For Me is a fascism survival RPG set in an isolated neighborhood during the reign of a totalitarian regime. Take care of your neighbors, try to stay fed and sane, and make your choices carefully. Resist the regime or lick the boot, every decision you make has consequences.

IndieRPGWindowsby Ham Goblin
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Players who liked Then They Came for Me also play

Steam players who put hours into Then They Came for Me 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. Mysteries of Perception

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Then They Came for Me fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

    Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!

    2025IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. New Ice York

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Then They Came for Me fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Then They Came for Me.

    Who froze the city of NEW ICE YORK? Who did this? That's up to you to find out, Detective...

    2018IndieAdventureRPG10.00 USDSteam ↗
  3. The FED

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Then They Came for Me fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Then They Came for Me.

    An agency called the FED has identified an online group of potential threats. All they need is evidence to have them locked away. You are a new agent going undercover in that online group with the task of getting that evidence, by whatever means necessary.

    2022IndieSimulationRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. A Death in the Red Light

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Then They Came for Me fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Then They Came for Me.

    Amsterdam, 1988. A dead body in the Red Light District, the Dutch capital of sex and drugs, is a washed-up detective’s one shot at redemption. Explore the seedy underbelly of Europe’s most notorious city, solve complex puzzles, and crack the case while experiencing Amsterdam at its worst.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Night Cascades

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Then They Came for Me fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

    The city is on fire, and the Devil is to blame - or is it? Two women must solve an occult-themed mystery set in an alternate 1980s while unraveling the secrets of their past. Hunt for clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive yuri visual novel.

    2022IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Contradiction: Spot The Liar

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Then They Came for Me fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Then They Came for Me.

    Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Blake: The Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Then They Came for Me fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

    Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.

    2021IndieCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. The Rise of the Golden Idol

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Then They Came for Me fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

    The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Then They Came for Me.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Saihate Station

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Then They Came for Me.

    An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

    2025IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck 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. Mysteries of Perception

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

    Mysteries of Perception is a detective game where you will see the same scene through the eyes of different characters. Uncover their secrets by analyzing all the clues. Switch perspectives and learn everything about the artifacts of the Distant and the deaths in their wake. Glory to the Stars!

    2025IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Contradiction: Spot The Liar

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Then They Came for Me.

    Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!

    2015StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Rise of the Golden Idol

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Then They Came for Me.

    The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Then They Came for Me

What games are most similar to Then They Came for Me?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Then They Came for Me are Mysteries of Perception, New Ice York, The FED.
Who developed Then They Came for Me?
Then They Came for Me was developed by Ham Goblin.

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 Then They Came for Me.

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