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Games like InTheLake

If InTheLake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Endangered, Nine Nights and Orc's Bride — 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 InTheLake: This is a medium speed hard core 3D action breakthrough game, with no extra plot to focus on fighting. There are 2 roles to choose from. With appropriate Rouge elements, you can combine your own fighting style according to random ability!

2026ActionIndie4.24 USDWindowsby ZhiZhi
InTheLake — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into InTheLake 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. Endangered

    WHY THIS

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

    Humanity wiped out your species. Now you're fighting back. Play as evolved animals in a brutal roguelike hack-and-slash inspired by Dynasty Warriors and Megabonk! Hunt down humans, adapt to a collapsing world, and collect nuclear launch codes to end the fight... permanently.

    2027ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Nine Nights

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for InTheLake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with InTheLake.

    《Nine Nights》is an indie hardcore action-adventure game. You will become the killer Ci Lang, escape and fight back in the crisis-ridden world of Nine Nights. You have to rely on the high martial arts skills tenacious fighting, struggling to lead to the road to revenge.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Orc's Bride

    WHY THIS

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

    She was proposed to by the Orc Prince. A goverment fearful of war with the Orc Empire decided to hand her over and placed a hefty bounty on her. In this world, everyone is an enemy. Fight and keep on fighting.

    2023ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Alpha Nomos

    WHY THIS

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

    It’s time to wield the beat! Play as Cello and slice through an army of rogue puppets in a vibrant, melody-twisted world. Combat pulses to the soundtrack - time your moves to the beat to unleash show-stopping combos and perfectly choreographed chaos!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. DinoSWORD

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for InTheLake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with InTheLake.

    Dinosaurs...with SWORDS!? When dimensional tears rip through time and space, refined weaponry and prehistoric beast collide! Also includes DINO CHESS, a mode that combines the strategy of CHESS with the savage brutality of 3D DINOSAUR COMBAT!

    2026ActionStrategyAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Cropageddon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for InTheLake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with InTheLake.

    Cropageddon is a first person action roguelite. Use brutal melee and devastating magic to fight your way through monstrous fruits and vegetables

    2026ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  7. Chained Beasts

    WHY THIS

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

    Chained Beasts is a 1-4 player co-op gladiator roguelike. Fight chaotic battles chained to your friends. Use your chains or the arena to beat up foes in creative ways and win over the bloodthirsty crowd. Endure physical and mental injuries to defeat fearsome bosses and survive the day.

    2026ActionSteam ↗
  8. Talaka

    WHY THIS

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

    Slash, shoot, and restore myths and beasts in fluid, fast roguelite combat through a stunning hand-drawn watercolor world, where legends and even Orishas are going rogue in fear of being forgotten.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below InTheLake at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under InTheLake on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with InTheLake.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under InTheLake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with InTheLake.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under InTheLake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with InTheLake.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under InTheLake on Steam right now. Shares Action with InTheLake.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under InTheLake on Steam right now. Shares Action with InTheLake.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under InTheLake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with InTheLake.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under InTheLake on Steam right now. Shares Action with InTheLake.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under InTheLake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with InTheLake.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about InTheLake

How much does InTheLake cost?
InTheLake is listed on Steam at 4.24 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to InTheLake?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside InTheLake are Endangered, Nine Nights, Orc's Bride.
Who developed InTheLake?
InTheLake was developed by ZhiZhi.

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 InTheLake.

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