Games like TARTARUS
If TARTARUS is your kind of game, the closest matches are STAR TALE: Odyssey One, Undulations and Finish Report — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its isolated space station setting, atmospheric and dark. 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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Steam players who put hours into TARTARUS 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.
STAR TALE: Odyssey One
WHY THIS
Top pick for TARTARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TARTARUS.
This is not a rescue mission. No one is coming. This is survival. You awaken alone aboard an infested colony ship carrying the last survivors of humanity. Restore critical systems, manage oxygen, and confront hostile organisms while the AI guiding you seems to be hiding something.
Undulations
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for TARTARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TARTARUS.
This is a survival escape action game from a huge wave where you can experience fear and despair within the first minute. The goal is to run around freely in 3D space from a first-person perspective and avoid large waves. The joy of conquering a huge wave is immeasurable.
Finish Report
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for TARTARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARTARUS.
Finish Report is a short science fiction horror game. All communications have been lost to a space station far in deep space. You as a one-man investigation unit has been sent to find out why did the station go silent.
DooM in the Dark
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for TARTARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TARTARUS.
The space station has undergone an unknown contamination from space, the previously unknown X virus mutates, almost the entire station crew is infected, you need to stop the army of mutants before they break through to Earth and doomsday began!
Gods Will Be Watching
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with TARTARUS.
Ranked #5 for TARTARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARTARUS.
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face intriguing puzzles and tough decisions that will affect their entire crew’s wellbeing.
PANIC STATION
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for TARTARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TARTARUS.
After exploring the new planet, the space crew became infected with an unknown virus. After a long epidemic, the space station plunged into chaos. Various mutations took place with the crew of the ship, which clouded their minds. Make your way to the rescue shuttle through the mysterious danger.
Duskers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with TARTARUS.
Ranked #7 for TARTARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with TARTARUS.
Pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard.
Disc Room
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with TARTARUS.
Ranked #8 for TARTARUS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with TARTARUS.
Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
Reviewers mention these as similar to TARTARUS
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Alien: Isolation
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with TARTARUS.
Reviewers of TARTARUS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with TARTARUS.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
INFRA
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with TARTARUS.
Reviewers of TARTARUS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARTARUS.
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with TARTARUS.
Reviewers of TARTARUS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with TARTARUS.
Travel through five mind-bending worlds to discover the ancient secret of Alchemy that will free the trapped souls from evil’s grip…Do you dare enter the Forbidden Lands?
Myst
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with TARTARUS.
Reviewers of TARTARUS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with TARTARUS.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below TARTARUS at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under TARTARUS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TARTARUS.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TARTARUS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with TARTARUS.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TARTARUS on Steam right now. Shares Action with TARTARUS.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TARTARUS on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with TARTARUS.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under TARTARUS on Steam right now. Shares Action with TARTARUS.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 TARTARUS.
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 Action and Adventure with TARTARUS.
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 Action and Indie with TARTARUS.
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 TARTARUS.
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 TARTARUS.
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 Action and Indie with TARTARUS.
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 TARTARUS
- How much does TARTARUS cost?
- TARTARUS is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to TARTARUS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TARTARUS are STAR TALE: Odyssey One, Undulations, Finish Report.
- Who developed TARTARUS?
- TARTARUS was developed by Abyss Gameworks.
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 TARTARUS.
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