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Games like Pierline

If Pierline is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fear Within, Last Shift and The Strange Lights — 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 Pierline: Pierline is a short first-person psychological horror game about an ordinary night that takes an unexpected turn. You play as Daniel Hayes, a Florida traffic officer who decides to spend the night fishing at an old pier along the coast, after a friend recommends the place.

2026IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDWindowsby Pale Echo
Pierline — Steam game cover

Players who liked Pierline also play

Steam players who put hours into Pierline 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. Fear Within

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Pierline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pierline.

    Fear Within is a short first-person psychological horror experience where the past lingers, even when its memories are lost. Explore familiar spaces through slow-paced exploration, uncover unsettling fragments of the past, and face a growing sense of fear driven by atmosphere and sound.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation2.39 USDSteam ↗
  2. Last Shift

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pierline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Pierline.

    Mark Thompson accepts a late-night shift in a mysterious office, but what seemed like a routine night quickly turns into a nightmare.

    2024IndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Strange Lights

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pierline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pierline.

    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...

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation3.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. New Face On The Block

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pierline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Pierline.

    A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past.

    2026Indie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. What Happened to Lily?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Pierline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pierline.

    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.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pierline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pierline.

    Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?

    2025IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Box of Broken Nails

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pierline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pierline.

    First-person psychological horror about ignorance and attempts. Protect yourself as a lone carpenter, hastily look for materials in your house to board up a door that shouldn’t exist. At any cost.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Stalked 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Pierline fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pierline.

    "The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?

    2025IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Pierline at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pierline on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pierline.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pierline on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Pierline.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pierline on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pierline.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pierline on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pierline.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pierline on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Pierline.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pierline on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pierline.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pierline on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pierline.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Pierline on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pierline.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 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. Shares Indie and Casual with Pierline.

    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 Pierline.

    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. Shares Indie with Pierline.

    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 Indie and Adventure with Pierline.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Pierline.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Pierline.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pierline

How much does Pierline cost?
Pierline is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pierline?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pierline are Fear Within, Last Shift, The Strange Lights.
Who developed Pierline?
Pierline was developed by Pale Echo.

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 Pierline.

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