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Games like VENERA 31

If VENERA 31 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Atheris, Station-14 and Omega Warp — 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 VENERA 31: Collect soil on Venus. Photograph the surface. Mark every rock. Log any unusual rock as HARVESTER. Do not keep looking at it

2026AdventureSimulation8.49 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby iaroslav motailov
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Players who liked VENERA 31 also play

Steam players who put hours into VENERA 31 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. Atheris

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for VENERA 31 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Dr. Roth wakes from cryosleep with his memory gone. The crew of the Atheris is dead, and the ship's AI speaks to him like a mother, then orders him to dance. Only she knows who did this. So will you, in an hour. If you're good enough.

    2026ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Station-14

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for VENERA 31 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with VENERA 31.

    Pilot a fragile drone through the depths of space and investigate a derelict station in this short horror game. 

    2026IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Omega Warp

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for VENERA 31 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with VENERA 31.

    Omega Warp is a sci-fi themed action-adventure, which takes place aboard an interstellar freighter. Explore, upgrade your skills and equipment, and uncover the mysteries surrounding the freighter's loss of communication with the base of operations on Earth.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Smiglee's Statues: The Cursed Curation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for VENERA 31 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with VENERA 31.

    A short first-person narrative horror simulator about cataloging and restoring museum statues while uncovering unsettling inconsistencies.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. The Echo Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for VENERA 31 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with VENERA 31.

    The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.

    2025Adventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tacoma

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for VENERA 31 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with VENERA 31.

    Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for VENERA 31 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with VENERA 31.

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dead Space™ 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for VENERA 31 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with VENERA 31.

    Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

    2011ActionAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below VENERA 31 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under VENERA 31 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with VENERA 31.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under VENERA 31 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with VENERA 31.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under VENERA 31 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with VENERA 31.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under VENERA 31 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with VENERA 31.

    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 ↗
  5. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under VENERA 31 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with VENERA 31.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under VENERA 31 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with VENERA 31.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under VENERA 31 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with VENERA 31.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under VENERA 31 on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with VENERA 31.

    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 ↗

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.

    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 VENERA 31.

    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.

    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 Adventure with VENERA 31.

    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 Simulation with VENERA 31.

    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 Adventure with VENERA 31.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from iaroslav motailov

Other recommendable Steam games by iaroslav motailov, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Did you visit CommutatorApply

    WHY THIS

    Another title from iaroslav motailov, the studio behind VENERA 31.

    You will go blind in 291 days. Decide who gets a "Commutator" to survive in the new world. Four endings. Three are pure hell.

    2026Indie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Commutator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from iaroslav motailov, the studio behind VENERA 31. Shares Adventure with VENERA 31.

    A HUD-only psychological horror. You are an operator on a night shift that never ends, watching a frozen Arctic station through a dead man's terminal. No body, no camera, no music — only the interface, and the thing learning to use it back. Fully playable text-only.

    2026IndieAdventure11.69 USDSteam ↗
  3. OKTOFYBER

    WHY THIS

    Another title from iaroslav motailov, the studio behind VENERA 31. Shares Simulation with VENERA 31.

    A war simulator. Destroy the enemy with thirteen branches of troops. OKTAVA will assist you — the Offline Kill-chain for Tactical Attacks of Vehicles Autonomous.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation13.49 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about VENERA 31

How much does VENERA 31 cost?
VENERA 31 is listed on Steam at 8.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to VENERA 31?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside VENERA 31 are Atheris, Station-14, Omega Warp.
Who developed VENERA 31?
VENERA 31 was developed by iaroslav motailov.

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 VENERA 31.

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