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Games like DeSimulate

If DeSimulate is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rotten Chamber, CRIMESIGHT and Hexa's Gone — 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 DeSimulate: A turn-based, 1v1 game of logical deduction, prediction and misdirection. Control a crew of twelve aboard an isolated spaceship, or impersonate two of those crew members and eliminate everyone else.

StrategyIndieSimulationWindowsby Hargware
DeSimulate — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into DeSimulate 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. Rotten Chamber

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for DeSimulate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DeSimulate.

    A single-player logic puzzle disguised as social deduction. Read the claims of a corrupt city council, catch the liars and arrest them, but every wrong call brings you closer to losing it all.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. CRIMESIGHT

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for DeSimulate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with DeSimulate.

    In CRIMESIGHT, test your wits against others in a cutting-edge simulation of a crime yet to be committed! Will you help the mastermind criminal AI Moriarty commit nefarious deeds? Or will you aid the detective AI Sherlock in his first-rate ability to prevent crime? The choice is yours!

    2022StrategySimulationDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hexa's Gone

    WHY THIS

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

    The Secret Hexa has vanished. Ask the right questions, stay strategic in your answers. Your goal will be to gather the clues from each player. By combining them, you will likely be the first to find the Hexa.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. 4 Penny Coffins

    WHY THIS

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

    In 4 Penny Coffins, up to 8 players hunt a hidden murderer through lies, shifting alibis, and hard evidence in our online multiplayer mode. This social investigation game also includes a solo mode for those brave enough to face the fog alone.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Deadly Trick

    WHY THIS

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

    Deadly Trick is a social deduction game playable with up to 8 players. Survive the death game unfolding at school under the name "Special Class." Depending on the situation or your own choices, you could become the White or the Shadow! Cooperate… or betray.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation8.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Мафия шахматы (Жмурки)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for DeSimulate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with DeSimulate.

    Tabletop mafia in a new 1v1 format. There is no communication in the game. You yourself play for the entire mafia team or the entire peaceful team. You have never seen such Mafia!

    2023StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Murder&Spies

    WHY THIS

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

    From the creator of hit mobile game "Spy.io" comes "Murder&Spies", a unique take on the multiplayer murder mystery genre. In this online social deduction game, every player is a spy with a single objective: eliminate your assigned target while staying hidden from the spy hunting you.

    2025ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Hodgepodge Hunch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for DeSimulate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with DeSimulate.

    Hodgepodge Hunch is a who-done-it game where everyone chips in to make a hotpot dish. Collaborate with your buddies to collect ingredients in the dungeons and whip up a delicious feast. There's just one problem... A backstabber may be lurking among you who'll throw your dinner plans awry...

    2023SimulationCasual3.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about DeSimulate

Does DeSimulate have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — DeSimulate supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to DeSimulate?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DeSimulate are Rotten Chamber, CRIMESIGHT, Hexa's Gone.
Who developed DeSimulate?
DeSimulate was developed by Hargware.

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 DeSimulate.

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