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Games like InTheLake

If InTheLake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nine Nights, Orc's Bride and Cropageddon — 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!

2026ActionIndieWindowsby ZhiZhi
InTheLake — Steam game cover

Players who liked InTheLake also play

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. Nine Nights

    WHY THIS

    Top pick 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 ↗
  2. Orc's Bride

    WHY THIS

    Second-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 ↗
  3. Cropageddon

    WHY THIS

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

    Dark Messiah-inspired first-person roguelite. An ancient curse turned the harvest into monsters. Master brutal melee and devastating magic to fight monstrous fruits, vegetables, and other crops. Unlock powerful new spells and weapons with each run

    2026ActionIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  4. Imaginari

    WHY THIS

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

    As a kid inside their own imagination, you go around areas you are very familiar with, but they look just a little bit different than usual. Conquer your fears and fight with companions to escape from your imagination.

    2022ActionAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. 幻想郷大激突 : Touhou Impact

    WHY THIS

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

    幻想郷大激突 : Touhou Impact is an unofficial Touhou Project fan game. Youkai have appeared—far too many of them. This is clearly an incident, but don't worry. In Gensokyo, the answer is simple: beat them all up first, then find the culprit later.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. Kernel Hearts

    WHY THIS

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

    Gather your allies. Eliminate Angels. Transform into a Magical Girl. Slay god. Kernel Hearts is a Multiplayer Co-Op Roguelike Action RPG about four magical girls and their attempt to save a world that's drowning in ashes

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae

    WHY THIS

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

    Take on the role of a warrior maiden forced to hunt down her best friend, who has stolen a sacred demon blade. Immerse yourself in the tale of a deadly feud between two old friends and the demonic sword tearing them apart―told through high-speed action!

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Rustil: Eternal Labyrinth Castle

    WHY THIS

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

    In this exhilarating roguelike action game, the main character, Rustil, acquires abilities from the souls of various heroes in a huge and mysterious labyrinth castle, and aims to reach the top floor while strengthening the main character. All monsters can be captured, raised, and summoned!

    2026ActionIndie18.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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

What games are most similar to InTheLake?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside InTheLake are Nine Nights, Orc's Bride, Cropageddon.
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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