Rank 01Why this
Also Political and Hacking, like Replica.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
The closest matches to Replica: Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Papers, Please, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins, Beholder, and Orwell: Ignorance is Strength. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Also Political and Hacking, like Replica.
Rank 02Why this
Also Political and Dystopian, like Replica.
Rank 03Why this
Shares phone interface navigation and time sensitive puzzles with Replica.



Why this: Shares phone interface navigation with Replica.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Replica.

Shares phone interface navigation and time sensitive puzzles with Replica.

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Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.


Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Replica.






Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

Why this: Also Political and Dystopian, like Replica.


Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Replica.
Other recommendable Steam games by Somi, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Replica.

Why this: Same dark mood as Replica.



The closest matches to Replica: Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Papers, Please, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins, Beholder, and Orwell: Ignorance is Strength. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Replica is your kind of game, the closest matches are Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Papers, Please and Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and immersive, and single out its data mining and moral decision branching. 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.
About Replica: Replica is an interactive novel game played through a cellphone and social media. The insane experience of peeping into someone's private life through a cellphone will transform you into the state's greatest patriot.
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I'm usually a sucker for phone UI games, but this one really didn't do it for me. I can appreciate the concept, but the writing is corny at best and the replayability provided by multiple endings is somewhat dulled, as the gameplay loop…”
“The whole narrative is kind of all over the place, trying to get all the endings to see the bigger picture didn't really help either. Expected the detective-work to be more sensical but it was basically the same thing which then evolves…”
People who play it also play: Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Papers, Please, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
Replica is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Replica is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Replica are Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You, Papers, Please, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins.
Replica was developed by Somi and published by Somi, Zero Rock Entertainment.