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Games like Cavern of Time

If Cavern of Time is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ritual on the Eve 前夜祭, Nightmare Of Melanie and At Home Alone — 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 Cavern of Time: The Cavern of Time is an RPG/Adventure game where you guide the journey of a young girl. Can you find the magical locket in this perilous realm and cure your beloved grandmother's illness? Visit the Cavern of Time and find out!

2017StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasual9.99 USDWindowsby SimProse Studios
Cavern of Time — Steam game cover

Players who liked Cavern of Time also play

Steam players who put hours into Cavern of Time 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. Ritual on the Eve 前夜祭

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cavern of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    学园祭的前夜,据说时不时会出现名为【爱丽丝幻境】的怪异现象,过去的死者在虚假的幻境中, 向生者叙述怨念,企图寻求解脱,亦或者是报复。

    2018ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Nightmare Of Melanie

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cavern of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    Players will constantly experience their inner voice between the truth and fear from Ling's perspective, and face the most cruel fate hidden in the deepest darkness after the horizon is clear and swept by fear one after another...

    2018StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. At Home Alone

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cavern of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    This is a recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process, and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

    2018StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimoire Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Cavern of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    Join Myra, a young witch, on a fantastic journey to save her best friend! 10 Playable Characters, 20 Side-Quests and 15 Secret Areas to discover!

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fantasy Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Cavern of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    Fantasy Heroes follows the adventures of Tristan, a knight of the kingdom of Kayzerhart, and Melanie, his chance buddy. Soon both are engulfed in a massive conflict that could very well threaten the whole world.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The King's Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cavern of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    Choose among a knight, a witch, a minister even, and several others, and try to find out what happened to the King's daughter. Composing a well balanced party is important. Will they end up heroes, or zeros?

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Choose Wisely

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Cavern of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    This game features no specific hero. You, as the player, can decide who makes it out alive. Your actions determine the outcome of the game. In total there are 9 playable characters and more than 50 different paths.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Tavern

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Cavern of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    The Tavern is an experimental dark fantasy adventure trying to find a new side of role-playing. A mix of Visual Novels and RPGs, it is very interactive and allows you to explore your surroundings and make hundreds of minor and major choices.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cavern of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cavern of Time.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cavern of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cavern of Time.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cavern of Time on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cavern of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cavern of Time.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Cavern of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cavern of Time.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cavern of Time on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cavern of Time.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Cavern of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cavern of Time.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cavern of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cavern of Time.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Cavern of Time.

    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 ↗
  2. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cavern of Time.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cavern of Time.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cavern of Time.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cavern of Time.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cavern of Time.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Cavern of Time.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from SimProse Studios

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

  1. Star Merchant

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimProse Studios, the studio behind Cavern of Time. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Redemption: Eternal Quest

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimProse Studios, the studio behind Cavern of Time. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    Redemption: Eternal Quest is a casual RPG/Sim game which combines the feel of an RPG with roster management sim mechanics. You become the leader of a band of adventurers, guiding them through quests, watching them grow and signing them to pacts while keeping your gold pouch filled.

    2015StrategyIndieRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fantasy Kingdom Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimProse Studios, the studio behind Cavern of Time. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    Fantasy Kingdom Simulator transports you into a medieval realm where you reign as King of four villages, and your duty is to help them grow and blossom into fully developed cities. You'll be making meaningful choices, important decisions and face the consequences if you plan poorly.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Elysium: Blood Games

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimProse Studios, the studio behind Cavern of Time. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    Enter a world of blood, influence and secrets in this easy to learn, yet deep strategy sim where you control a group of Gladiators, guiding them through combat and competition. Bribe, gamble and slash your way to an arena championship!

    2016SportsStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Streets of Chaos

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimProse Studios, the studio behind Cavern of Time. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    Streets of Chaos is a unique strategy/board game where you become the leader of a resistance in an apocalyptic world. Features a randomly generated world each game, high-res graphics and original music, and an open-ended strategy model that evolves and encourages thought and planning.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Catacombs 1: Demon War

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimProse Studios, the studio behind Cavern of Time. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cavern of Time.

    Catacombs 1: Demon War is the first of a 3-chapter RPG/Adventure that puts you into the shoes of a brave young hero, building your strength to face long-buried secrets, deception and betrayal.

    2017IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Nightingale Downs

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimProse Studios, the studio behind Cavern of Time. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cavern of Time.

    You play a deer, tasked by your clan leader with a most urgent mission: Find and sabotage the plans of a local human settlement, intent on destroying your homeland. Your journey will be long, through dangerous jungles and facing many natural predators. Will you save your home?

    2017AdventureRPGCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Finish Line Manager

    WHY THIS

    Another title from SimProse Studios, the studio behind Cavern of Time. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cavern of Time.

    Ever dreamed of owning and managing your own car racing team? Redline Ultimate Racing allows you to make your dreams come true! Take control of either a randomly generated racing universe or load your own custom-created universe into the game.

    2018SportsStrategyIndieSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cavern of Time

How much does Cavern of Time cost?
Cavern of Time is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cavern of Time?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cavern of Time are Ritual on the Eve 前夜祭, Nightmare Of Melanie, At Home Alone.
Who developed Cavern of Time?
Cavern of Time was developed by SimProse Studios and published by Aldorlea Games.

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 Cavern of Time.

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