Games like THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
If THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY is your kind of game, the closest matches are Still Wakes the Deep, SOMA and Amnesia: The Dark Descent — 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 THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY: The well has gone dry. It's up to you to find out why. Traverse through abandoned tunnels. Discover remnants of a ritual never meant to be seen. Power dying machinery to bring light into darkness. Dig into broken earth and crawl your way out. Down here you’re not exploring... you're trespassing.
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Steam players who put hours into THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY 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.
Still Wakes the Deep
WHY THIS
Top pick for THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
SOMA
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Mouthwashing
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Ranked #5 for THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
ASYLUM
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
ROUTINE
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
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.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
SOMA
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Mouthwashing
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
ASYLUM
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
Frequently asked about THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY
- What games are most similar to THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY are Still Wakes the Deep, SOMA, Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
- Who developed THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY?
- THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY was developed by tweakEra.
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 WELL IS NOT EMPTY.
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