Games like Infliction
If Infliction is your kind of game, the closest matches are Visage, Locked Up and Layers of Fear 2 (2019) — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmosphere builds relentless tension, atmospheric and immersive. 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 Infliction: Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
Players who liked Infliction also play
Steam players who put hours into Infliction 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.
Visage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Top pick for Infliction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Locked Up
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Second-strongest match for Infliction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Infliction.
The game “Locked Up" is the first project developed in 2020 by the studio EMIKA_GAMES consisting of one person.
Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Third-strongest match for Infliction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
The Beast Inside
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Ranked #4 for Infliction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
Blair Witch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Ranked #5 for Infliction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Chorus of Carcosa
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Ranked #6 for Infliction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Amygdala
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Ranked #7 for Infliction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.
Paratopic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Ranked #8 for Infliction fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
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Layers of Fear (2016)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Reviewers of Infliction cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Visage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Reviewers of Infliction cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
MADiSON
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Reviewers of Infliction cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Luto
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Infliction.
Reviewers of Infliction cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Infliction at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Infliction on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Infliction.
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 Infliction on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Infliction on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Infliction.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Infliction on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Infliction.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Infliction on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
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 Infliction.
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 Infliction.
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 Indie with Infliction.
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 Infliction.
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 Infliction.
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 Indie and Adventure with Infliction.
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 Infliction
- Does Infliction run on Steam Deck?
- Infliction is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Infliction cost?
- Infliction is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Infliction?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Infliction are Visage, Locked Up, Layers of Fear 2 (2019).
- Who developed Infliction?
- Infliction was developed by Caustic Reality.
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 Infliction.
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