Games like The Survey
If The Survey is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cauldron Inn, Dreamless and Clink — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, melancholic 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 The Survey: In the end, everybody gets what they deserve. The sins of the past always manifest within the minds of the sinners. An eternity of suffering awaits, welcome to The Survey.
Players who liked The Survey also play
Steam players who put hours into The Survey 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.
Cauldron Inn
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Survey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Survey.
Trying to save yourselfe from something unknown but clearly malevolent, you hide in a mysterious inn. However, your temporary refuge turns out to be a trap, and now you must find a way to escape.
Dreamless
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Survey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Survey.
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
Clink
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Survey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Survey.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
Fuck You Witch
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Survey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Survey.
Your best friend has confessed her love for you... but the problems don't stop there. You've started to hallucinate. All this interferes with sleeping and eating, and in general disrupts your ideal lifestyle. Yell obscenities at the witch, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Qazaq steppes
Within Skerry
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Survey.
Ranked #5 for The Survey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Survey.
The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.
Summer of '58
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Survey.
Ranked #6 for The Survey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Survey.
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Survey.
Ranked #7 for The Survey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
God's Basement
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Survey.
Ranked #8 for The Survey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Survey.
God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.
Reviewers mention these as similar to The Survey
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Layers of Fear (2016)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Survey.
Reviewers of The Survey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Survey.
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.
Quantum Break
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with The Survey.
Reviewers of The Survey cross-mention this title as a similar play.
From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.
Visage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Survey.
Reviewers of The Survey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Survey.
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.
INQUIR P.T.
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Survey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Survey.
A post-apocalyptic story-based action adventure game. Fully customizable weapons and a high mobility character. Zombie horde mode and full of action, blood, brutality.
SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Survey.
Reviewers of The Survey cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Survey at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Survey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Survey.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Survey on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Survey.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under The Survey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Survey.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Survey on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Survey.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Survey on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Survey.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Survey on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Survey.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Survey on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Survey.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Survey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Survey.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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 The Survey.
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.
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 The Survey.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Survey.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Survey.
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 and Simulation with The Survey.
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 with The Survey.
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.
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Frequently asked about The Survey
- How much does The Survey cost?
- The Survey is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Survey?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Survey are Cauldron Inn, Dreamless, Clink.
- Who developed The Survey?
- The Survey was developed by Erebus.
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 The Survey.
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