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Games like Lilac Prose

If Lilac Prose is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dog Eat Dog: Scam to Survive, Blueberry and Oh man, a Train. — 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 Lilac Prose: A raw, cruel story about addiction, abuse, and recovery. A young man, bound by a vial of morphine, and a world that gives him just that, so long as there's a drop of him worth taking. It has to get worse before it gets better.

2027IndieAdventureWindows · macOSby Ardaceus
Lilac Prose — Steam game cover

Players who liked Lilac Prose also play

Steam players who put hours into Lilac Prose 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. Dog Eat Dog: Scam to Survive

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Lilac Prose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lilac Prose.

    Things are bad. Rent is late, again. There's no food, again. Your parent-in-law needs medication, again. Life is relentless. In this ethically ambiguous title, it's time to set your morals aside, and do whatever it takes to survive. When all you have is nothing, you take from those who have it all.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Blueberry

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lilac Prose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lilac Prose.

    Blueberry is a story-driven puzzle platformer that takes you deep into a woman’s mind as she faces her trauma. Ascend her Tower of Life, relive her key memories, and collect pieces of her fragmented self to unlock the mysteries of her past.

    2026Indie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Oh man, a Train.

    WHY THIS

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

    A short modern visual novel in which a young woman wanders into a [theoretically] abandoned train station, only to find people from her past waiting inside.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. AmaTisMo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Lilac Prose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lilac Prose.

    A visual novel about mental health, depression, and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind and visually impaired players.

    2027IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  5. Derek's Rhapsody

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Lilac Prose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lilac Prose.

    Dig and solve your way through the subconscious of a 1970s rock legend. Unearth the cassettes and discover his story. A narrative puzzle game about everything we bury to keep the show going.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. How Many Calories Are In A Muffin?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Lilac Prose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lilac Prose.

    A short story about a difficult day at work and a painful breakup that lingers; about depression, anxiety, and how they can lead to eating disorders. Do you know how many calories are in a muffin? Are you ready for what the answer implies?

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Lilac Prose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lilac Prose.

    When the last thread becomes entangled, their song will be heard.

    2022IndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Pikabuu: STOP!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Lilac Prose fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lilac Prose.

    Beni, a loving husband to Nadia and father to Kaila, always ensured his family's needs were met with simple contentment. However, one day, an unwitting decision dragged his small family into a spiral that threatens everything.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 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 Lilac Prose.

    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 Lilac Prose.

    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 Lilac Prose.

    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 Lilac Prose.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 Lilac Prose.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 with Lilac Prose.

    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 Lilac Prose.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lilac Prose

What games are most similar to Lilac Prose?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lilac Prose are Dog Eat Dog: Scam to Survive, Blueberry, Oh man, a Train..
Who developed Lilac Prose?
Lilac Prose was developed by Ardaceus.

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 Lilac Prose.

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