Games like They Were Us
If They Were Us is your kind of game, the closest matches are REAPER, Deadfall and Laser Tag Massacre — 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 They Were Us: You're in for an exciting adventure about the main character Blake, who faces a ton of challenges before she uncovers the terrifying truth about this area. Various creepy creatures will appear along the way, as well as the surviving locals.
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REAPER
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Top pick for They Were Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Were Us.
YOU ARE DEATH. The Grim Reaper. You must travel throughout various action packed scenarios, Reaping enemies and collecting their souls. FEAR THE REAPER
Deadfall
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for They Were Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Were Us.
Deadfall is a dark, bloody, atmospheric, dynamic, brutal shooter in the spirit of action movies of the 80s and 90s.
Laser Tag Massacre
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Third-strongest match for They Were Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Were Us.
"Laser Tag Massacre" is a narrative-driven horror game inspired by 80s slasher movies, with a PS1-style aesthetic. On Halloween night, five friends throw a party in an abandoned arcade deep in rural Campinas, Brazil. What begins as a fun game of laser tag quickly spirals into their worst nightmare.
Virginia
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Ranked #4 for They Were Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with They Were Us.
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Spook Ltd.: Warashi Homes
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Ranked #5 for They Were Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with They Were Us.
This is the story of a modern Zashiki-warashi who visits a mysterious real estate agency in search of a home to haunt. Explore real apartments in Tokyo, uncover mischievous yokai disguised as everyday furniture and household items, and delve into the mysteries of Warashi Realty.
GET OUT! – A Very Bad Dreams Story
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Ranked #6 for They Were Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Were Us.
LET'S BE HONEST. You're in deep shit. Straitjacket locked tight. Hood over your head. And the atmosphere? Definitely not a dream vacation. But hey… it happened. You did what you did. And now you're here...
VERY BAD DREAMS
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Ranked #7 for They Were Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Were Us.
Very Bad Dreams is an intense and demanding experience that will test your nerves. Forget everything you thought you knew about horror games, because Very Bad Dreams transcends the boundaries of the gaming experience. Developed by an independent French studio,
Tales Beyond The Tomb - White Silence
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Ranked #8 for They Were Us fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with They Were Us.
Years after a tragic expedition, investigator Aleksei Morozov returns to the frozen mountains to uncover the truth. But some trails should never be followed...
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with They Were Us.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with They Were Us.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with They Were Us.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with They Were Us.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with They Were Us.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with They Were Us.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with They Were Us.
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.
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Frequently asked about They Were Us
- What games are most similar to They Were Us?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside They Were Us are REAPER, Deadfall, Laser Tag Massacre.
- Who developed They Were Us?
- They Were Us was developed by BRINGI 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 They Were Us.
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