Games like Martha Is Dead
If Martha Is Dead is your kind of game, the closest matches are Luto, Scary Shadow Spot - Bitter Glass and INDIKA — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautifully eerie atmosphere, bold storytelling and unexpected plot twists. 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 →Martha Is Dead is an indie psychological horror adventure set in 1944 Italy during World War II. Players investigate a haunting rural landscape to uncover a disturbing mystery involving the disappearance of a local woman, piecing together clues through environmental exploration and photo development mechanics. The narrative employs an unreliable narrator structure, where every discovery raises questions about what is real and what exists only in memory. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with players highlighting its dark tone and unexpected plot twists. The game carries a 76% positive rating from over 1,000 Steam reviews and is priced at $29.99. Martha Is Dead is not currently supported on Steam Deck and is designed as a solo, sit-down experience with a medium playtime.
About Martha Is Dead: Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
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Steam players who put hours into Martha Is Dead 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.
Luto
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Top pick for Martha Is Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
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.
Scary Shadow Spot - Bitter Glass
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Second-strongest match for Martha Is Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
Scary Shadow Spot: Bitter Glass. Without memory, John Doe wanders the desert until he finds refuge in a haunted saloon. The ghosts of the past demand justice, and every clue brings him closer to an unsettling truth. Are you ready to uncover the secret of the Bitter Glass?
INDIKA
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Third-strongest match for Martha Is Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
The Revenge of Sophia Red
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Martha Is Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
The Revenge Of Sophia Red is a first-person psychological horror adventure with puzzle elements. It's about the life of the book author Sophia Red. Love can turn into hate and make people blind. Revenge has become the only meaning in Sophia's life. This is her story.
Bad Faith
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Martha Is Dead.
Ranked #5 for Martha Is Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Martha Is Dead.
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Butcher of the North
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Martha Is Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
You never received any New Year's gifts. This year, you decided to take what is yours. After tracking Santa down by his IP address, you head to his lair to take what is rightfully yours.
The Wellmonts Case
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Martha Is Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
MADiSON VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Ranked #8 for Martha Is Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Martha Is Dead
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The Town of Light
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Reviewers of Martha Is Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
12 March 1938, Renée, 16, was ripped out of her world, her only fault was that of not knowing her place in the world.
Little Hooky
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Martha Is Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Martha Is Dead.
Little Hooky is a tiny fishing game for a little slack off. if there's nothing to stop you now then, Why don't you play a Little Hooky from work.
Visage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Reviewers of Martha Is Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Layers of Fear (2016)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Reviewers of Martha Is Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Reviewers of Martha Is Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
Until Dawn™
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Reviewers of Martha Is Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
Infliction
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Reviewers of Martha Is Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Outer Wilds
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Martha Is Dead.
Reviewers of Martha Is Dead cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Martha Is Dead at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Martha Is Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Martha Is Dead.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Martha Is Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Martha Is Dead.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Martha Is Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Martha Is Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Martha Is Dead on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Martha Is Dead.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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 Martha Is Dead.
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 Martha Is Dead.
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. Shares Indie with Martha Is Dead.
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 Indie and Adventure with Martha Is Dead.
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 Martha Is Dead.
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 Martha Is Dead.
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. Shares Indie with Martha Is Dead.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Martha Is Dead.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Martha Is Dead
- Does Martha Is Dead work on Steam Deck?
- Martha Is Dead is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Martha Is Dead cost?
- Martha Is Dead is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Martha Is Dead?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Martha Is Dead are Luto, Scary Shadow Spot - Bitter Glass, INDIKA.
- Who developed Martha Is Dead?
- Martha Is Dead was developed by LKA and published by Wired Productions.
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