Games like The Long Way Round
If The Long Way Round is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dead Faces, Soul of Savarog and Abyss Chamber — 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 The Long Way Round: Follow Detective Richard Wadd on his search for 6 missing people who have seemingly vanished over the last 3 years. Experience reality bending events and try to uncover the truth in this first-person puzzle thriller.
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Steam players who put hours into The Long Way Round 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.
Dead Faces
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Long Way Round fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
Dead Faces is a mind bending psychological horror. Unravel Jack's disturbing mind, the faces from his past and the ultimate truth behind his actions. You must remember their faces.
Soul of Savarog
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Long Way Round fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
Soul of Savarog includes four of Twisted Universe's mobile horror thriller games. All of these plays tell the story of Savarog. Play Savarog, Savarog 2, Rule and Savarog 3 respectively.
Abyss Chamber
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Long Way Round fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Long Way Round.
Fulfill the requests of the abyss entity. Overcome your fears and survive long enough to solve the mystery. Abyss Chamber is a lore-rich, first-person psychological Horror game that takes place in an underground research facility.
Who's Lila?
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Long Way Round fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Strange Antiquities
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Long Way Round fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Heaven Does Not Respond
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Long Way Round fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Way Round.
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
Paradise Killer
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Long Way Round fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Observer: System Redux
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Long Way Round fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Long Way Round at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under The Long Way Round on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under The Long Way Round on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Way Round.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under The Long Way Round on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~71% under The Long Way Round on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under The Long Way Round on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Long Way Round.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under The Long Way Round on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Long Way Round.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under The Long Way Round on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Long Way Round.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~61% under The Long Way Round on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Long Way Round.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Long Way Round.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 The Long Way Round.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Way Round.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
OnlyCans: Thirst Date
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Way Round.
Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Who's Lila?
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Strange Antiquities
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Paradise Killer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
Observer: System Redux
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Way Round.
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Frequently asked about The Long Way Round
- How much does The Long Way Round cost?
- The Long Way Round is listed on Steam at 5.09 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Long Way Round?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Long Way Round are Dead Faces, Soul of Savarog, Abyss Chamber.
- Who developed The Long Way Round?
- The Long Way Round was developed by Runic Studios.
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 The Long Way Round.
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