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Games like Contraband: Edge of the Fold

If Contraband: Edge of the Fold is your kind of game, the closest matches are Timewell: Trail of Celestes, Antediluvial : Yalroc Island and Calmed by the Dαrk — 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 Contraband: Edge of the Fold: A branching narrative space game on a haunted frontier. Run risky cargo, talk your way through factions, and make choices in timelines that remember. Your record follows you — every contract, every betrayal, every ending you earn.

2026ActionIndieRPGWindowsby Dero Lavigne
Contraband: Edge of the Fold — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Contraband: Edge of the Fold 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. Timewell: Trail of Celestes

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Contraband: Edge of the Fold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    Dive into an immersive space shooter adventure with Timewell: Trail of Celestes. As SAT-V, explore new planets and fight against Constructs in a RPG storyline. Customize her skills and adaptations for a unique space combat experience. Are you ready to guide SAT-V through a perilous universe?

    2022ActionSimulationRPG17.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Antediluvial : Yalroc Island

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Contraband: Edge of the Fold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    Three days before the Great Flood, and as many loops as you need. Isometric action-adventure inspired by 90s classics like Landstalker and Majora's Mask. The sea rises relentlessly and reshapes the island by the hour.

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. Calmed by the Dαrk

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Contraband: Edge of the Fold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    Calmed by the Dαrk is an open-world Action-RPG where you can explore the fantastical world of Umbra Milenio. You play as John, a regular guy that ends up with the power to change the entire world. Break the rules, unlock new powers, make friends (or foes) and decide the fate of everyone!

    2026RPG4.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Synvector

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Contraband: Edge of the Fold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    Synvector is a sci-fi action RPG where you command a mercenary fleet in massive real-time space battles with tactical pause, control squadrons through a command interface, and shape the fate of a living galaxy torn apart by war, piracy, and faction conflict. Nothing personal. Just contract.

    2028ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. The Chaser's Voyage

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Contraband: Edge of the Fold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    Pilot the Chaser through dangerous interstellar terrain and shake off hostile pursuers in this 2D single-player space flight adventure. Survive the voyage with your oddball crew and transport clients to pay off your debt to a notorious pirate lord before it’s too late!

    2025ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Space Wreck

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Contraband: Edge of the Fold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    The biggest little RPG in the world. Post-apocalyptic retro space adventure with an extreme focus on role-playing and replayability. Inch wide, miles deep - intentionally short yet surprisingly deep.

    2023RPG16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Space Commander: War and Trade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Contraband: Edge of the Fold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    Fight, explore the stars, trade, and lead your fleet across the galaxySpace Commander: War and Trade is an ultimate single player space-sim featuring spectacular graphics, intuitive combat and deep mechanics.

    2020ActionIndieRPGFreeSteam ↗
  8. SpaceBourne 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Contraband: Edge of the Fold fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    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 ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Contraband: Edge of the Fold

What games are most similar to Contraband: Edge of the Fold?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Contraband: Edge of the Fold are Timewell: Trail of Celestes, Antediluvial : Yalroc Island, Calmed by the Dαrk.
Who developed Contraband: Edge of the Fold?
Contraband: Edge of the Fold was developed by Dero Lavigne and published by Martinez AI Studios.

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 Contraband: Edge of the Fold.

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