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Games like SOULS

If SOULS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs, Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs and RETRIEVAL — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its innovative monster design, contemplative 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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About SOULS: One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?

2017IndieAdventure7.99 USDWindowsby Team Fork
SOULS — Steam game cover
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Innovative monster designPhilosophical themes provoke deep thoughtStory prioritizes mood over gameplayContemplativeDarkMelancholic

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Steam players who put hours into SOULS 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. Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with SOULS.

    Top pick for SOULS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with SOULS.

    Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.

    2016Adventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with SOULS.

    Second-strongest match for SOULS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with SOULS.

    This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

    2017Adventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. RETRIEVAL

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for SOULS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOULS.

    RETRIEVAL is a first-person psychological horror game where you explore a looping house, collect scattered memory fragments, and search extracted keywords in an old computer terminal to uncover a tragic truth.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. SYNESTHESIA

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with SOULS.

    Ranked #4 for SOULS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOULS.

    🌀 Is there an escape to the endless spiral?🌀 『SYNESTHESIA』 is an emotive, character driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Join a group of college students with strange cognitive powers, who soon discover something is amiss at the institute sworn to help them...

    2023IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Siren's Call: Free Beta Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with SOULS.

    Ranked #5 for SOULS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with SOULS.

    This is an outdated, public beta for Siren's Call: Escape Velocity. Home is where your body is. And like any good tourist trap, Siren’s Call will do whatever it can to keep you there as long as possible. They will drag you down like crabs in a bucket. They will make this place home.

    2022AdventureFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. The Hidden and Unknown

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for SOULS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOULS.

    The Hidden and Unknown is a story-based game, that aims to widen the perception of its audience in the areas of psychology and philosophy.

    2023IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  7. SS.Archives

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for SOULS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOULS.

    This is a text adventure game with elements of horror, suspense, and puzzle-solving. Players take on the role of a detective, encountering various mysterious cases. These cases may be bizarre, eerie, or seemingly calm on the surface, but with turbulent undercurrents beneath.

    2023IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for SOULS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with SOULS.

    Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".

    2017AdventureCasual17.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under SOULS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOULS.

    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 ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under SOULS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SOULS.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under SOULS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOULS.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under SOULS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOULS.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under SOULS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOULS.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under SOULS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with SOULS.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under SOULS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SOULS.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SOULS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SOULS.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 SOULS.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SOULS

How much does SOULS cost?
SOULS is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to SOULS?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SOULS are Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs, Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs, RETRIEVAL.
Who developed SOULS?
SOULS was developed by Team Fork.

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 SOULS.

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