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Games like a sproutingale

If a sproutingale is your kind of game, the closest matches are Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz, Pale Cachexia and Bonded in Darkness — 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 a sproutingale: A hand-made dual-story delivered through handwriting and mixed media illustrations: Ek'mer guides the fae-kind on their journey through Hell while two doctoral students, Gus & Gwen, become friends.

2026IndieFree To PlayFree to playWindows · Linuxby AlexHoratio
a sproutingale — Steam game cover

Players who liked a sproutingale also play

Steam players who put hours into a sproutingale 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. Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for a sproutingale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Play as Amadeus, a young werewolf struggling to understand his condition, as he navigates a tale woven by Witches. In desperation, he sells his own memories for a notebook and a promise. A linear narrative Visual Novel + Adventure Game. Episode 1 of 5.

    2025Adventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Pale Cachexia

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for a sproutingale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A Gothic fantasy tale of loneliness, dark secrets, and the search for a cure.

    2021Casual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Bonded in Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for a sproutingale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Free To Play with a sproutingale.

    Fall in love with your worst enemy in this gothic vampire romance BL visual novel about two men pushed to the edges of society learning to trust each other.

    2026IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. Darker : Episode I

    WHY THIS

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

    An indie horror game from a first-person perspective where the player explores a mansion through the use of puzzle-solving, finding specific items and trying to avoid unknown dangers. The particular focus of the game is atmosphere, mystery and scares as well as continual story development.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Obscura: A Sleep Worth Dying For

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for a sproutingale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with a sproutingale.

    A hand-drawn gothic 2D action-platformer. Fight through surreal dream worlds with precise sai combat, magical scepters and strange powers, uncover buried memories, and decide whether Obscura wakes—or loses herself in the dream.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. The Vaults Below Durn: A Field Study

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for a sproutingale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with a sproutingale.

    Three Doors. One Safe Path. Observe the signs, learn the patterns, and uncover the fate of the explorer who ventured before you.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Hellbound: Reign of El Diablo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for a sproutingale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with a sproutingale.

    Zyne was a mob boss. Now he’s hellbound. In neon-lit Baratrum City, 2005, he faces the demons of his past, and the Otherworlders who stand by him through thick and sin.

    2025Indie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. イツワリの令嬢少年

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for a sproutingale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Free To Play with a sproutingale.

    A boy living as a warrant for a political marriage falls in love with a maid despite his unrequited love. You become a black rose fairy who grants wishes and discover that you were once human. Enter the bodies of the people in the mansion and trace their memories to discover their true identities.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from AlexHoratio

Other recommendable Steam games by AlexHoratio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Mass O' Kyzt

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AlexHoratio, the studio behind a sproutingale. Shares Indie with a sproutingale.

    Mass O' Kyzt is an arena based platformer wherein you upgrade your enemies. Play as an astronaut fighting a psychic alien race on their home planet!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mushroom: The Ruckus

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AlexHoratio, the studio behind a sproutingale. Shares Indie with a sproutingale.

    A 2D hack-n-slash type deal - play as a mushroom who seeks approval from a floating eyeball.

    2018ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. WARP-TEK

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AlexHoratio, the studio behind a sproutingale. Shares Indie with a sproutingale.

    WARP-TEK is a horizontal space shooter wherein you have to rescue your pet after it got abducted by aliens and consequently imprisoned on a distant planet!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Land of Artificial Jellies

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AlexHoratio, the studio behind a sproutingale. Shares Indie with a sproutingale.

    Travel at one second per second through this unusual 'puzzle'-like click'em'up!

    2024IndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about a sproutingale

Is a sproutingale free to play?
Yes — a sproutingale is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to a sproutingale?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside a sproutingale are Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz, Pale Cachexia, Bonded in Darkness.
Who developed a sproutingale?
a sproutingale was developed by AlexHoratio.

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 a sproutingale.

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