Games like I SHALL NAME THE DEAD
If I SHALL NAME THE DEAD is your kind of game, the closest matches are Oxenfree, CORPSE FACTORY and Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure — 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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Oxenfree
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Top pick for I SHALL NAME THE DEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
CORPSE FACTORY
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Second-strongest match for I SHALL NAME THE DEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for I SHALL NAME THE DEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
The Complex
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Ranked #4 for I SHALL NAME THE DEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
Scarlet Hollow
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Ranked #5 for I SHALL NAME THE DEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Astronaut: The Best
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Ranked #6 for I SHALL NAME THE DEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
Road to Empress I
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Ranked #7 for I SHALL NAME THE DEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Cabernet
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Ranked #8 for I SHALL NAME THE DEAD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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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.
Oxenfree
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
The Complex
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
Scarlet Hollow
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Astronaut: The Best
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
Frequently asked about I SHALL NAME THE DEAD
- What games are most similar to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside I SHALL NAME THE DEAD are Oxenfree, CORPSE FACTORY, Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure.
- Who developed I SHALL NAME THE DEAD?
- I SHALL NAME THE DEAD was developed by Tiago Rech and published by DANGEN Entertainment.
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