Games like Close to the Scene
If Close to the Scene is your kind of game, the closest matches are Thief Simulator 2, Thief Simulator and American Theft 80s — 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 Close to the Scene: Rob five locations, dodge the cops, and turn a quiet low-poly town into total chaos. Stealth pays, noise gets you caught — how long can you stay one step ahead?
Players who liked Close to the Scene also play
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Thief Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for Close to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
The door to your robber’s career is waiting! Just crowbar the lock off and force your way through the threshold. Learn skills, collect tools and become a master of the thieving trade!
Thief Simulator
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Close to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.
American Theft 80s
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Close to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
From the THIEF SIMULATOR developers. It's the 80s. Steal VCRs, tapes, classic cars, and if you get caught, outrun the police!
Enforcer: Police Crime Action
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Close to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Close to the Scene.
A new breed of Police Simulator, Enforcer demands you show exceptional bravery in the line of duty while under pressure and enemy gunfire.
It's Only Money
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Close to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
The mayor of Rockhaven threw you down a hole into the Undercity. Why? Net worth too low. In this open-world simulation, you and up to 3 pals will steal, fight, and scheme to reclaim the city. Customise your rides, buy businesses, and take on the Mayor’s forces. Rockhaven is yours for the taking!
Grand Theft Auto III
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Close to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Close to the Scene.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
Teardown
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Close to the Scene fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Close to the Scene at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Close to the Scene on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Close to the Scene on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close to the Scene.
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 ~67% under Close to the Scene on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Close to the Scene.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Close to the Scene on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Close to the Scene.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Close to the Scene on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Close to the Scene on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Close to the Scene on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Close to the Scene.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Close to the Scene.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
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 Close to the Scene.
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 Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Close to the Scene.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Close to the Scene.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Close to the Scene.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Frequently asked about Close to the Scene
- How much does Close to the Scene cost?
- Close to the Scene is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Close to the Scene?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Close to the Scene are Thief Simulator 2, Thief Simulator, American Theft 80s.
- Who developed Close to the Scene?
- Close to the Scene was developed by KafkaStudio .
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 Close to the Scene.
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