Games like SCP: Permafrost
If SCP: Permafrost is your kind of game, the closest matches are Coral & The Abyss, Nemorsys and Monkey King Simulator -- Chapter Huaguo Mountain — 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 SCP: Permafrost: A top-down pixelated souls-like set in the SCP universe. Explore the ruined Foundation, face hostile SCPs, and defeat the eldritch horrors that await.
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Steam players who put hours into SCP: Permafrost 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.
Coral & The Abyss
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Top pick for SCP: Permafrost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
Explore a shattered, interconnected world filled with hidden secrets, challenging enemies, lost memories, and the eerie remnants of a failed mission.
Nemorsys
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Second-strongest match for SCP: Permafrost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
Join Kaelara on her quest for revenge against a tyrannical king. Become the Nemorsys, an ancient spirit of darkness, in this action stealth game where shadow and light shape every ability, and effect. Use powerful shadow powers, solve puzzles, and fight to overthrow an evil king.
Monkey King Simulator -- Chapter Huaguo Mountain
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Third-strongest match for SCP: Permafrost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
Stories revised from Journey to the West. Souls-like combats; Powerful Bosses; Hundreds of different Weapon&Armors; Super big map to explore; Nothing special? You cut me!
Bleak Faith: Forsaken
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Ranked #4 for SCP: Permafrost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
Tombwater
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Ranked #5 for SCP: Permafrost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
A Souls-Like Western full of Eldritch horrors. Explore the accursed Wild West town of Tombwater and lay bare the darkness that lies beneath. Survive blood-spilling combat in this gruesome 2D action-RPG that may just drive you to madness.
Tearscape
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Ranked #6 for SCP: Permafrost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.
SiNiSistar 2
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Ranked #7 for SCP: Permafrost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
Step into a beautifully somber pixel art world of decay filled with grotesque, writhing abominations...A dark action RPG that follows the journey of a demon-slaying nun who must resist destruction and despair while purging the corruption from this world one boss after another!
Tails of Iron
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Ranked #8 for SCP: Permafrost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!
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Tombwater
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
A Souls-Like Western full of Eldritch horrors. Explore the accursed Wild West town of Tombwater and lay bare the darkness that lies beneath. Survive blood-spilling combat in this gruesome 2D action-RPG that may just drive you to madness.
Tearscape
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.
Tails of Iron
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with SCP: Permafrost.
Tails of Iron is an epic RPG Adventure with punishingly brutal combat. As Redgi, heir to the throne, you must embark on a perilous quest to reclaim your Kingdom. Explore a deceivingly charming world. Assemble a band of brave companions. Banish the merciless Frog clan!
Frequently asked about SCP: Permafrost
- Is SCP: Permafrost free to play?
- Yes — SCP: Permafrost is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does SCP: Permafrost have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — SCP: Permafrost supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to SCP: Permafrost?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SCP: Permafrost are Coral & The Abyss, Nemorsys , Monkey King Simulator -- Chapter Huaguo Mountain.
- Who developed SCP: Permafrost?
- SCP: Permafrost was developed by Leo Guerrero.
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 SCP: Permafrost.
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