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Games like Undercurrent

If Undercurrent is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sal Terrae: in search of SALT, Tron: Identity and Pentiment — 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 Undercurrent: You are a diplomat in interstellar negotiations when a remote station on an ocean world goes quiet. Your brother works there, so you secure the mission. Something inside is wrong. The longer you stay, the harder it gets to act like yourself. What you discover may change the very nature of humanity.

IndieAdventureWindowsby Mikrokozmos Studio
Undercurrent — Steam game cover

Players who liked Undercurrent also play

Steam players who put hours into Undercurrent 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. Sal Terrae: in search of SALT

    WHY THIS

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

    Post-apocalyptic Mythpunk in Ukraine. Lead a chumak caravan on a perilous journey to Crimea for salt. Guide indirect dialogues as 12-year-old Oleksa and use Neuro-Tune to read and alter people's minds. A world of Ukrainian legends, tech artifacts, and tough choices awaits!

    IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. Tron: Identity

    WHY THIS

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

    Something has been taken. Enter a new Grid and forge alliances via visual novel gameplay, uncovering truths through Identity Disc puzzles. Make critical decisions and plot your own course in a world without a creator.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual5.09 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Pentiment

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Undercurrent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Undercurrent.

    Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

    2022AdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. CLeM

    WHY THIS

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

    CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Forgotten City

    WHY THIS

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

    The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Astronaut: The Best

    WHY THIS

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

    Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. She Sees Red - Interactive Movie

    WHY THIS

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

    She Sees Red is a mature, hard-boiled interactive thriller. When someone is killed inside a nightclub, an experienced detective vows to put the murderer behind bars. Make choices that affect the narrative and experience several different endings in this blood-red interactive movie.

    2019IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Mediterranea Inferno

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.

    2023Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Pentiment

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Undercurrent.

    Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

    2022AdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. CLeM

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Undercurrent.

    CLeM is a narrative-driven puzzle adventure game with a dark twist. Wake up in a world where puzzles intertwine with exploration, weaving a unique narrative rooted in alchemy. A voice awakens you. It gives you purpose. To guide you, you find a notebook with mysterious entries and a house to explore.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Forgotten City

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Undercurrent.

    The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Astronaut: The Best

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Undercurrent.

    Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Mediterranea Inferno

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Undercurrent.

    Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.

    2023Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Undercurrent

What games are most similar to Undercurrent?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Undercurrent are Sal Terrae: in search of SALT, Tron: Identity, Pentiment.
Who developed Undercurrent?
Undercurrent was developed by Mikrokozmos Studio.

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 Undercurrent.

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