Rank 01Games like The Dweller
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked The Dweller also play
The closest matches to The Dweller: CARRION, MachiaVillain, Escape Simulator, Party Hard 2, and Lucius Demake. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2018
Rank 03Why this
Shares puzzle logic with The Dweller.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2021
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Lucius Demake
Why this: Shares environmental manipulation with The Dweller.
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Death Coming/死神来了
Why this: Same mysterious mood as The Dweller.
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The Escapists
Why this: Same whimsical mood as The Dweller.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Villainous Games
- Price: $4.99checked Nov 7
- 97% of 231 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- Darkly humorous tone
- Environmental manipulation drives solutions
- Inverted puzzle premise
- Contemplative
- Dark
- Mysterious
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Dweller at current Steam store prices.
Underland
Why this: Shares environmental manipulation with The Dweller.
Xenosensory
Why this: Same mysterious mood as The Dweller.
Knight Swap
Why this: Shares teleportation with The Dweller.
Reigns: Her Majesty
Why this: Same dark mood as The Dweller.
Automachef
Why this: Same whimsical mood as The Dweller.
Escape Game
Why this: Shares puzzle logic with The Dweller.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
CARRION
Why this: Same dark mood as The Dweller.
Escape Simulator
Why this: Shares puzzle logic with The Dweller.
About The Dweller
The closest matches to The Dweller: CARRION, MachiaVillain, Escape Simulator, Party Hard 2, and Lucius Demake. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Dweller is your kind of game, the closest matches are CARRION, MachiaVillain and Escape Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as contemplative, dark and mysterious, and single out its chain reactions and environmental manipulation. 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.
About The Dweller: The Dweller is a puzzle game where you play as the MONSTER! It's time to get rid of all those pesky archaeologists snooping around in your lair. SCARE them, CRUSH them, DEVOUR them! ELIMINATE THE INTRUDERS!
Is The Dweller worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 97% of 231 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Darkly humorous tone
- Environmental manipulation drives solutions
- Inverted puzzle premise
- Play as the ancient horror
People who play it also play: CARRION, MachiaVillain, Escape Simulator
Frequently asked about The Dweller
Can I run it?
How much does The Dweller cost?
The Dweller is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Dweller?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Dweller are CARRION, MachiaVillain, Escape Simulator.
Who developed The Dweller?
The Dweller was developed by Villainous Games and published by Forever Entertainment S. A..