Games like Archimedes
If Archimedes is your kind of game, the closest matches are Welcome to the Game, GHOUL and Pony Island — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, immersive and mysterious. 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 Archimedes: After you purchase and install Archimedes, an old operating system appears to be running, and a strange man asks for your help as you start to discover the terrible secrets behind the game.
Players who liked Archimedes also play
Steam players who put hours into Archimedes 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.
Welcome to the Game
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Archimedes.
Top pick for Archimedes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.
GHOUL
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Archimedes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
What would you say regarding what you have been through; happenstance, or result of your actions ? We can not expect good things to happen to a thief who works with contracts, but this time what she will experience is even different from what you imagine.
Pony Island
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Archimedes.
Third-strongest match for Archimedes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Welcome to the Game II
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Archimedes.
Ranked #4 for Archimedes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.
Replica
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Archimedes.
Ranked #5 for Archimedes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
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.
Bulb Boy
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Archimedes.
Ranked #6 for Archimedes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Outlast
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Archimedes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Archimedes.
Ranked #8 for Archimedes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
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Pony Island
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Archimedes.
Reviewers of Archimedes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
The Flock
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Archimedes.
Reviewers of Archimedes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
The Flock is an asymmetrical multiplayer thriller, where you get to play as one of the agile monsters that make up the Flock. Hunt down and attack the Carrier to take its place. Survive and fend off the terrifying Flock with the coveted Light Artifact .
Mu Complex
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Archimedes.
Reviewers of Archimedes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Play as a hacker and take control of an ultra secret company to reveal the darkest secrets. But beware , you seem not to be alone and what you will discover could change the world ...
Emily is Away
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Archimedes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
The Thing from Nowhere
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Archimedes cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Travel to a remote town in Alaska and uncover the truth behind reported sightings of a mythical creature from ancient Inuit folklore. A Choose Your Own Adventure mystery set in the 1950s, inspired by classic monster movies and Amiga's "It Came from the Desert".
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Archimedes at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Archimedes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Archimedes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Archimedes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Archimedes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Archimedes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Archimedes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Archimedes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
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 Archimedes.
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.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
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 Supper
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.
Devolverland Expo
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Devolverland Expo is a first-person 'marketing simulator' set within an abandoned convention center after the annual Devolver Digital game expo was mysteriously canceled.
Long Live Santa!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
Santa is dead. Now the remaining bearded men of the Norwegian wilderness must fight to the death. Will you be the next Santa, or die in the snow? Punch, slice, outwit your way to a fulfilling new seasonal job in this online PvP third-person fighter!
SEPTEMBER 1999
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.
Lucid9: Inciting Incident
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
My Friend is a Raven
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Archimedes.
You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.
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Frequently asked about Archimedes
- How much does Archimedes cost?
- Archimedes is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Archimedes?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Archimedes are Welcome to the Game, GHOUL, Pony Island.
- Who developed Archimedes?
- Archimedes was developed by Joshua Hughes.
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 Archimedes.
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