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Games like Home Behind

If Home Behind is your kind of game, the closest matches are Home Behind 2, Craft In Abyss and Jade's Adventure — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and challenging. 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 Home Behind: In Home Behind, you take on the role of a refugee cast out from your homeland by a band of rebels. Your home and the peace you enjoyed has been destroyed, and your family has disappeared. Can you survive the struggle, famine, and sickness to make it to the safety of Europe?

2016StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby TPP Studio
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Narrative contrasts wars horror with mundane survivalPermadeath creates tension without punishing skillResource scarcity forces tough prioritizationAtmosphericBleakChallenging

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Steam players who put hours into Home Behind 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. Home Behind 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and an atmospheric mood with Home Behind.

    Top pick for Home Behind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Behind.

    Home Behind 2 is a Roguelike RPG which set in Scaria, a country engulfed in a ten-year civil war. Lead a patchwork group of revolutionary fighters into the depths of the government's territory as you struggle to overthrow a brutal authoritarian regime!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Craft In Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Home Behind.

    Second-strongest match for Home Behind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Behind.

    Craft in Abyss is a tower defense rogue-lite game. It allow players to design their own mechanical fortress, gather resources and continuously strengthen the fortress facilities within a sci-fi world.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Jade's Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Home Behind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Behind.

    Jade's Adventure is a fantasy turn-based strategy game. The player has to become the main character Jade and build an army of various monsters through farming, production, and trading. In limited time and resources, defeat the enemy with various armies!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Craft Hero

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Home Behind.

    Ranked #4 for Home Behind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Behind.

    Gather resources by day, build and recruit by noon, defend your village by night! A new minimalism sandbox survival with countless new ideas – Craft Hero

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure2.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. 孵化之地 wild eclosion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Home Behind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Behind.

    You have to kill monsters to get resources, build your own terrain, build your own buildings, and get equipment to enhance yourself. But you need to accept a constant stream of challenges to prove your ability. You have the strength to lead the new era!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Home Behind.

    Ranked #6 for Home Behind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Behind.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Curious Expedition 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Home Behind.

    Ranked #7 for Home Behind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Behind.

    Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Lost Village

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Home Behind.

    Ranked #8 for Home Behind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Home Behind.

    Once there was a prosperous village of Martials, now none of it remains. As the son of the former Master, you will lead your followers to rebuild this village. Recruit followers and enter the mysterious illusional domain, acquire lost wonders. Will you see the rebirth of ancestors’ glory again?

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Home Behind on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Home Behind.

    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 ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Home Behind on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Home Behind.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Home Behind on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Home Behind.

    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 ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Home Behind on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Home Behind.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Home Behind on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Home Behind.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Home Behind on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Home Behind.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Home Behind on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Home Behind.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Home Behind on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Home Behind.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 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. Shares Indie and Casual with Home Behind.

    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 Home Behind.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Home Behind.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Home Behind.

    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 ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Home Behind.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Home Behind.

    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 ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Home Behind.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Home Behind

Does Home Behind run on Steam Deck?
Home Behind is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Home Behind cost?
Home Behind is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Home Behind?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Home Behind are Home Behind 2, Craft In Abyss, Jade's Adventure.
Who developed Home Behind?
Home Behind was developed by TPP Studio.

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 Home Behind.

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