Games like Coraline
If Coraline is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Lady with the Dog, Sinemorsk: oil inclusive and Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet — 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 Coraline: A detective visual novel following a young woman named Coraline as she becomes drawn into her father's investigation.
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The Lady with the Dog
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Top pick for Coraline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Coraline.
Chekhov's quiet masterpiece becomes a cinematic visual novel about longing, choice, and the impossible shape of an honest life.
Sinemorsk: oil inclusive
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Coraline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
A visual novel about an environmental disaster. Coordinate volunteers, make difficult decisions, and try to survive as you try to save a coastal town dying from an oil spill.
Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
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Third-strongest match for Coraline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Mycelium Protocol
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Ranked #4 for Coraline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
A nonlinear thriller where cyberpunk meets biopunk. A rebellion is brewing in the “perfect” city of Kudesh. Choose your side and decide who you are willing to trust with your life.
of the Devil
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Coraline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
中国式地雷女
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Ranked #6 for Coraline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
At Domi Network, I somehow discovered that three completely different "JIRAI Girls" were hiding right under my nose: YUNA, XIUHUA, AIKA L2D+lip sync, 370,000 words, 70+CG, three emotionally intense "Subculture Girls," come experience the most authentic Chinese-style "dating minefield" !
London: Echoes of the Past
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Coraline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Coraline.
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Magical Girl Witch Trials
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Ranked #8 for Coraline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
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. Shares Indie with Coraline.
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 Coraline.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Coraline.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Coraline.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
of the Devil
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
London: Echoes of the Past
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Coraline.
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Magical Girl Witch Trials
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Coraline.
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Frequently asked about Coraline
- What games are most similar to Coraline?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Coraline are The Lady with the Dog, Sinemorsk: oil inclusive, Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet.
- Who developed Coraline?
- Coraline was developed by Inkwell Art.
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 Coraline.
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