Games like Katharsis
If Katharsis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Reigns, Beat Cop and H-Rescue — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its minimalist design enhances immersion, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 Katharsis: Katharsis is a surreal exploration game with puzzle elements. The main character wants some milk. So go find it.
Players who liked Katharsis also play
Steam players who put hours into Katharsis 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.
Reigns
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and a contemplative mood with Katharsis.
Top pick for Katharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Beat Cop
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Katharsis.
Second-strongest match for Katharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
H-Rescue
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Katharsis.
Third-strongest match for Katharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
You want the girls ? You want to become a Hero ? You have to rescue em all ! H-Rescue is a game that combines match-2, simple puzzle and beauties. How the story goes is base on your choices, and the fate of the girls will be in your hands. Beware the bad choices. But first, CAN YOU RESCUE EM ALL ?
Slime Rancher
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Katharsis.
Ranked #4 for Katharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Emily is Away Too
WHY THIS
Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Katharsis.
Ranked #5 for Katharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.
Graveyard Keeper
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Katharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Katharsis.
Ranked #7 for Katharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Plebby Quest: The Crusades
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Katharsis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Katharsis at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Katharsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
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 Katharsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
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 Katharsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
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 Katharsis on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Katharsis.
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 Katharsis on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Katharsis.
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 Katharsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Katharsis.
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 Katharsis on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
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 Katharsis on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Katharsis.
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?
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 Katharsis.
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 Adventure with Katharsis.
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.
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Frequently asked about Katharsis
- How much does Katharsis cost?
- Katharsis is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Katharsis?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Katharsis are Reigns, Beat Cop, H-Rescue.
- Who developed Katharsis?
- Katharsis was developed by KOCMOC17.
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 Katharsis.
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