Games like Impulse Response
If Impulse Response is your kind of game, the closest matches are Star Eden: here sleep angels, 魏识的夜晚 and BRUTALISMUS: Dystopia — 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 Impulse Response: Engineer Cadence Quinn is woken from cryo sleep to blaring alarms. Make your way through the ship and discover what happened and solve the mysteries of the ship. An audio only experience.
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Steam players who put hours into Impulse Response 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.
Star Eden: here sleep angels
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Top pick for Impulse Response fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A kinetic yuri visual novel starting in a world of angels waiting for humanity to be born.
CasualSteam ↗魏识的夜晚
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Second-strongest match for Impulse Response fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Wei Shi becomes your reflection in your senior year. As he drifts without his 'self', he embarks on a journey of oblivion, or assembles fragments of an unfamiliar youth. With your friends, he will soothe the restless hearts around you, and together you will uncover the secrets to finding happiness.
BRUTALISMUS: Dystopia
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Third-strongest match for Impulse Response fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A short, atmospheric exploration game where brutalist architecture becomes the labyrinth of a decaying mind. Inspired by David Lynch's work, explore vast concrete spaces and unravel the story of an architect lost in his own creation.
Vertigo Enigma
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Ranked #4 for Impulse Response fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Congratulations! You have been chosen for Vertigo Enigma. A narrative puzzle experiment where your logic and observation are the test. Until it glitches. Until you understand what "chosen" means...
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
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Ranked #5 for Impulse Response fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
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.
Tacoma
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Ranked #6 for Impulse Response fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
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.
No Longer Home
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Ranked #7 for Impulse Response fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Stiff Neck
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Ranked #8 for Impulse Response fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
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.
Tacoma
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
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.
No Longer Home
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Frequently asked about Impulse Response
- Is Impulse Response free to play?
- Yes — Impulse Response is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Impulse Response?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Impulse Response are Star Eden: here sleep angels, 魏识的夜晚, BRUTALISMUS: Dystopia.
- Who developed Impulse Response?
- Impulse Response was developed by RubyRPG.
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