Games like The Village
If The Village is your kind of game, the closest matches are Time Ramesside (A New Reckoning), CortexGear: AngryDroids and PATHOGEN X — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, mysterious and tense. 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 Village: There are several game modes, Horror mode, Rescue mode, Intense mode and other modes that are yet to come. There are also several difficulties, where you may face a shortage of resources or resources found more easily. The game also features some online interactions.
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Steam players who put hours into The Village 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.
Time Ramesside (A New Reckoning)
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Village.
Top pick for The Village fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Village.
Mark Faroh is a Scientist that discovered a new way to harvest energy from Biological beings. Shortly after his discovery his almost perfect life gets flipped upside down. Discover a story were greed of man kind can turn even the best of us into a demon.
CortexGear: AngryDroids
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Village fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with The Village.
CortexGear:AngryDroids is a clasic 3d Sci-Fi shooting sidescroller in which quick tactics and skills need to be in harmony the beat the game. A run-and-gun shooter with both mouse and keyboard. This game does not negotiate!
PATHOGEN X
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Village.
Third-strongest match for The Village fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Village.
An immersive, first-person survival shooter where you step into the boots of Special Agent Aiden Clark. Dive deep into a hazardous underground laboratory, tasked with the perilous mission of neutralizing a biological menace and securing a pathogen sample.
Estranged: The Departure
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Village.
Ranked #4 for The Village fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Village.
Estranged: The Departure follows the story of a fisherman, stranded on a mysterious island during a violent storm. Little does he know his adventure has just begun, and the island is home to more than it first seems.
Deceit
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with The Village.
Ranked #5 for The Village fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Village.
Test your instincts at trust and deception in an action-filled, multiplayer first-person shooter. You wake up in unknown surroundings to the sound of the Game Master’s unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of your group have been infected with a virus, but who will escape?
DOOM
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Village fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Village.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Deadfall Adventures
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Village.
Ranked #7 for The Village fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Village.
Deadfall Adventures is an action-driven first-person shooter, spiced up with elements from action-adventure games. Become an adventurer, hunt for treasures, explore unknown regions of the world and rescue the damsel in distress from the clutches of enemies, both earthly and not-so-earthly.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Village at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Village on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Village.
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 Village on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Village.
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 Village on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Village.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Village on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with The Village.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Village on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Village.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Village on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Village.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Village on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Village.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Village on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Village.
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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Village.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 The Village.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Village.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Village.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
Brief Karate Foolish
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Village.
Here comes a new epic of live action fighting game!! With 60fps smooth action, sexy and deadly guys fly into air and bounces their flab!
Trick & Treat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Village.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
Unturned
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Village.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
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More from Softwaves
Other recommendable Steam games by Softwaves, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Federal Rescue
WHY THIS
Another title from Softwaves, the studio behind The Village. Shares Action and Indie with The Village.
Rescue your father from captivity! Use your skills to navigate dangerous situations, eliminate threats, and bring him home safely. Will you rise to the challenge?
The Warrior War
WHY THIS
Another title from Softwaves, the studio behind The Village. Shares Action and Strategy with The Village.
Try to survive in a chaotic war scenario! Face disguised enemies, navigate treacherous terrain, and use your skills to overcome the odds. Will you make it out alive?
The Island Combat
WHY THIS
Another title from Softwaves, the studio behind The Village. Shares Action and Strategy with The Village.
Defend your island from invaders in The Island Combat! Use slow-motion combat skills to control time and protect your home from treasure hunters seeking the ancient pirate treasure. Will you rise to the challenge?
The Occluder
WHY THIS
Another title from Softwaves, the studio behind The Village. Shares Indie and Casual with The Village.
Investigate and film a sinister area in The Occluder! Uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearances while navigating a dangerous zone altered by a nuclear disaster. Use your camera and flashlight to document the chilling surroundings and escape the horrors that lurk within.
Freight Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from Softwaves, the studio behind The Village. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Village.
Manage your transport company! Be a transportation entrepreneur, with control over everything in your business. Work, earn, invest and expand!
Transporter Manager Tycoon
WHY THIS
Another title from Softwaves, the studio behind The Village. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Village.
In Transporter Manager Tycoon you will control your own carrier, you will manage freight, buy new trucks and even expand your carrier to a distributor. Start small, and with a lot of dedication and effort become one of the biggest carriers in the game.
Island Domination
WHY THIS
Another title from Softwaves, the studio behind The Village. Shares Action and Indie with The Village.
A director of a large biomedicine company offers you a great contract to recover two notebooks seized at a military base.
Frequently asked about The Village
- How much does The Village cost?
- The Village is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Village?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Village are Time Ramesside (A New Reckoning), CortexGear: AngryDroids, PATHOGEN X.
- Who developed The Village?
- The Village was developed by Softwaves and published by SA Industry.
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