Games like Not My Son
If Not My Son is your kind of game, the closest matches are NULL, What Happened to Lily? and Reflection — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Not My Son: A psychological horror game where a stepfather is left alone with a disturbing child. Explore a quiet house, face growing nightmares, and piece together the truth behind the boy’s behavior.
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NULL
WHY THIS
Top pick for Not My Son fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Son.
A story of a father and a daughter. Explore a suburban street trapped in a single, repeating night. Follow dream sequences, collect missing sins, and make choices that shape what happens next. No jumpscares. No monsters. This isn’t a haunting. This is devotion.
What Happened to Lily?
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Not My Son fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Son.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
Reflection
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Not My Son fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Not My Son.
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Luto
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Not My Son fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Son.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Clink
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Not My Son fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Son.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
The Stalked
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Ranked #6 for Not My Son fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Son.
Escaped from Liam's obsession, Kate seeks refuge in her grandpa's mansion. Strange occurrences raise questions about Liam's presence or another figure. Unraveling mysterious letters, Kate embarks on a journey, seeking peace.
Amygdala
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Not My Son fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Son.
Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.
The Gretlow Tapes
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Ranked #8 for Not My Son fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Son.
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Not My Son.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Not My Son.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Not My Son.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Son.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Not My Son.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Not My Son.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Not My Son.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Not My Son
- What games are most similar to Not My Son?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Not My Son are NULL, What Happened to Lily?, Reflection.
- Who developed Not My Son?
- Not My Son was developed by Antantic.
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 Not My Son.
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