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Games like No One Returns

If No One Returns is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lurking Danger, Resident Evil 4 and Haunted Things — 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 No One Returns: Have you ever wondered what happens if you wake up and everyone is simply gone? No One Returns is a third-person survival horror game. Play as Denis, search a chillingly silent city for clues about your missing family while fighting the frightening zombies swarming the streets.

2026ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby Groovy Zebra Studio
No One Returns — Steam game cover

Players who liked No One Returns also play

Steam players who put hours into No One Returns 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. Lurking Danger

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for No One Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.

    Lurking Danger is a survival horror where Elena and Regina, two diner waitresses, uncover a dark secret. Reality twists into a nightmare as they face terrifying creatures. Play solo or in split-screen co-op, solve puzzles, and fight for survival in a haunting atmosphere.

    2025ActionAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Resident Evil 4

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for No One Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.

    Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Haunted Things

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for No One Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with No One Returns.

    Haunted Things is an indie horror game that you can choose as third person or first person view in carrying out survival horror actions. Play as Guna, looking for his brother who mysteriously disappeared. On his journey, he is haunted by bad things from other worlds and even from his own world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. ForMind

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for No One Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with No One Returns.

    The freezing cold of the cryocapsule, the corpses of your colleagues, and the bone-chilling horror of the ocean depths. Due to an unknown catastrophe, the research complex is filled with monsters tearing their way out. Uncover the station’s dark secrets and find a way to safety.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Resident Evil Requiem

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for No One Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.

    Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.

    2026ActionAdventure69.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Evil Within 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for No One Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.

    Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

    2017ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Last of Us™ Part I

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for No One Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.

    Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

    2023ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Alan Wake's American Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for No One Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.

    A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

    2012ActionAdventure8.99 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 with No One Returns.

    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 No One Returns.

    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 No One Returns.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 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 No One Returns.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with No One Returns.

    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 ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with No One Returns.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with No One Returns.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with No One Returns.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Resident Evil 4

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.

    Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Evil Within 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.

    Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

    2017ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Last of Us™ Part I

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.

    Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

    2023ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Alan Wake's American Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.

    A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

    2012ActionAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about No One Returns

What games are most similar to No One Returns?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside No One Returns are Lurking Danger, Resident Evil 4, Haunted Things.
Who developed No One Returns?
No One Returns was developed by Groovy Zebra 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 No One Returns.

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