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Games like S T A R E

If S T A R E is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rehaunted, Backswamps and Prison Anomaly — 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 S T A R E: You are alone in an unfamiliar place that grows increasingly restless with your every step. Find and break all the seals before you draw too much attention...

2026AdventureWindows · macOS · Linuxby Jakub Flak
S T A R E — Steam game cover

Players who liked S T A R E also play

Steam players who put hours into S T A R E 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. Rehaunted

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for S T A R E fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with S T A R E.

    Enter a house where every clue feels wrong. Investigate a brutal crime scene, uncover hidden evidence, and use your detective tools to piece together a disturbing truth buried beneath the silence.

    2026AdventureSteam ↗
  2. Backswamps

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for S T A R E fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with S T A R E.

    Descend into an endless procedurally generated swamp where every step draws you deeper into a reality that watches back. Explore forgotten fragments and preserve your sanity in an atmospheric psychological horror experience.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Prison Anomaly

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for S T A R E fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with S T A R E.

    Trapped in a loop in a high-security prison. Inspect cells and surroundings for anomalies, avoid monsters, and press the correct button at the end of the corridor to submit your report and make it to Block A10.

    2026AdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. ПОСЛЕДНИЙ ДЕНЬ В УРЮПИНСКЕ

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for S T A R E fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with S T A R E.

    THE LAST DAY IN URYUPINSK is an atmospheric walk through the post-Soviet courtyard to depressive music.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Anatomy of a Dream

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for S T A R E fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Wake up inside a forgotten dreamscape where reality unravels around you. Explore impossible spaces, uncover the remnants of those who came before, and discover why the dream refuses to let you wake.

  6. NEXT OBJECTIVE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for S T A R E fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with S T A R E.

    The objective marker IS the monster. Play as Tom, a very obedient boy, and teach him how to disobey. Leave the playable area, break the rules, and fight back against a game that wants you to stay on script.

    AdventureSteam ↗
  7. Night At The Mall

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for S T A R E fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A psychological horror job sim. Complete security maintenance in a sprawling, desolate mall while surviving creeping, unpredictable threats. Manage electrical systems, monitor CCTV cameras, and survive a night shift where you never know what is lurking in the dark.

    2026IndieSteam ↗
  8. Hatch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for S T A R E fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with S T A R E.

    "Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 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.

    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 S T A R E.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with S T A R E.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with S T A R E.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with S T A R E.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about S T A R E

What games are most similar to S T A R E?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside S T A R E are Rehaunted, Backswamps, Prison Anomaly.
Who developed S T A R E?
S T A R E was developed by Jakub Flak and published by Jakub Flak.

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 S T A R E.

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