Games like Dear Diary
If Dear Diary is your kind of game, the closest matches are PROPERTY INSPECTION, 93, Kuindzhi and Undergone — 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 Dear Diary: Dear Diary is a short atmospheric first-person exploration game about the memories of a girl. Explore a small room and uncover five hidden objects while the story slowly unfolds.
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PROPERTY INSPECTION
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dear Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
Property Inspection is a short first-person psychological horror game about completing a routine inspection of Unit 47. Examine the apartment, document structural issues, follow your checklist, and finish the job when the final task stops making sense.
93, Kuindzhi
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dear Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
Undergone
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dear Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
Explore a breathtaking world through photography and uncover the mystery behind its transformation. Each photo you take, and every step you make reveals the truth about your past and memories left behind. It is not just about taking photos, It is about what you choose to see.
The Strange Lights
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Dear Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
Luto
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Dear Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
EDENGATE: The Edge of Life
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Dear Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
Mia Lorenson, wakes up in an abandoned hospital full of questions. What happened to her? What happened to the world? Edengate: The Edge of Life is an interactive experience reflecting on feelings of uncertainty, isolation and hope in the face of devastation.
What Happened to Lily?
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Dear Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
The Stalked
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Dear Diary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
Escaped from Liam's obsession, Kate seeks refuge in her grandpa's mansion. Strange occurrences raise questions about Liam's presence or another figure. Unraveling mysterious letters, Kate embarks on a journey, seeking peace.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dear Diary at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dear Diary on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
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 Dear Diary on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
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 Dear Diary on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
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.
Landlord of the Woods
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dear Diary on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Ukrainian ball in search of gas
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dear Diary on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs.
LoveChoice
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Dear Diary on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
The Vagrant
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under Dear Diary on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
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.
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 Adventure with Dear Diary.
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 Adventure with Dear Diary.
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.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dear Diary.
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.
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.
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Frequently asked about Dear Diary
- How much does Dear Diary cost?
- Dear Diary is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dear Diary?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dear Diary are PROPERTY INSPECTION, 93, Kuindzhi, Undergone.
- Who developed Dear Diary?
- Dear Diary was developed by NightinGames.
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 Dear Diary.
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