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Games like They Are Lost

If They Are Lost is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Midnighters, BLINDSIGHT and Lost Hope: Backrooms — 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 They Are Lost: A co-op horror about rescue missions after doomsday. You are paid to bring the lost home. Not all of you will come back.

ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby Cine-mo
They Are Lost — Steam game cover

Players who liked They Are Lost also play

Steam players who put hours into They Are Lost 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. The Midnighters

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for They Are Lost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Lost.

    The Midnighters is a survival horror game for 1-4 players where you hunt for cursed treasures. Find and seize the treasures claimed by terrifying creatures. But as you do, heed the devil's whispers and never trust your eyes.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. BLINDSIGHT

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for They Are Lost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Lost.

    Your voice lets you see. It also lets them find you. BLINDSIGHT is a co-op horror game for 1 to 4 players about hauling loot through the dark and knowing when to shut up. Bring friends. Preferably ones who can handle five seconds of silence.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Lost Hope: Backrooms

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for They Are Lost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with They Are Lost.

    Explore 20+ handcrafted levels filled with puzzles, secrets, and hidden lore. Collect, trade, and upgrade your tools as you uncover the story behind a realistic world full of danger and discovery.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Mining Company

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for They Are Lost fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Are Lost.

    Online co-op horror for 1-4 players. Mine nearby asteroids for gems to pay for your company's new spaceship. Time your orbits, day-trade the minerals market, and avoid deadly monsters at night.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Echo Mates

    WHY THIS

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

    To see, you must speak. To speak is to be found. A co-op horror in near-total darkness where every sound sends out a wave that lights the level — and calls whatever lives in it. 1–4 players, real voice, microphone required.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. The Forest

    WHY THIS

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

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Zort

    WHY THIS

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

    Zort is an action, adventure, and horror game that can be played with up to 4 people. Explore maps with your friends and have fun while escaping from various creatures. Experience a realistic horror experience with in-game voice chat with your friends!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.00 USDSteam ↗
  8. Backrooms Media

    WHY THIS

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

    Backrooms Media is a 1-4 player co-op horror that plunges you into unsettling, hyper-realistic liminal spaces. Navigate eerie environments filled with lurking horrors. Group up with your friends to face the terror of the endless backrooms together and... try to escape.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗

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 They Are Lost.

    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 Action and Adventure with They Are Lost.

    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 Action and Indie with They Are Lost.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 They Are Lost.

    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. Shares Action with They Are Lost.

    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. Shares Indie with They Are Lost.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about They Are Lost

Does They Are Lost have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — They Are Lost supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op).
What games are most similar to They Are Lost?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside They Are Lost are The Midnighters, BLINDSIGHT, Lost Hope: Backrooms.
Who developed They Are Lost?
They Are Lost was developed by Cine-mo.

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 They Are Lost.

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