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Games like Lake Ridden

  • 21 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Lake Ridden also play

The closest matches to Lake Ridden: Gray Dawn, Aporia: Beyond The Valley, The Eyes of Ara, Ether One, and Draugen. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares environmental exploration with Lake Ridden.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • 2018
  1. Rank 04

    Ether One

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2014
  2. Rank 05

    Draugen

    • $3.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019
  3. Rank 08

    Memorrha

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Lake Ridden

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Gray Dawn

    Shares environmental exploration with Lake Ridden.

    • 81% of 427 reviews
  2. 2
    Aporia: Beyond The Valley

    Same atmospheric mood as Lake Ridden.

    • 82% of 273 reviews
  3. 3
    The Eyes of Ara

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 80% of 445 reviews
  4. 4
    Ether One

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 75% of 239 reviews
  5. 5
    Draugen

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 73% of 966 reviews
  6. 6
    The Fidelio Incident

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 79% of 533 reviews
  7. 7
    Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 2,015 reviews
  8. 8
    Memorrha

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 59% of 75 reviews
  9. 9
    Quern - Undying Thoughts

    Genres: Adventure

    • 91% of 2,480 reviews
  10. 10
    Oxenfree

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 92% of 6,745 reviews
  11. 11
    Empathy: Path of Whispers

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 59% of 95 reviews
  12. 12
    Leaving Lyndow

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 524 reviews
  13. 13
    Firewatch

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 55,602 reviews
  14. 14
    Whispering Willows

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 474 reviews
  15. 15
    The Gardens Between

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 955 reviews
  16. 16
    What Remains of Edith Finch

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 17,663 reviews
  17. 17
    The Last Case of John Morley

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 76 reviews
  18. 18
    N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 53% of 58 reviews
  19. 19
    Gone Home

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 77% of 10,791 reviews
  20. 20
    The Almost Gone

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 264 reviews
  21. 21
    CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 97% of 1,065 reviews
  22. 22
    Call of the Sea

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 87% of 2,379 reviews
  23. 23
    Keepsake

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 80% of 149 reviews
  24. 24
    Obduction

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 78% of 2,360 reviews
Lake Ridden — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Midnight Hub
  • Price: $12.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 66% of 170 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure
  • Metacritic 68
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Fog and lighting create immersive mood
  • Journal entries piece together the story
  • Lighting everything reveals exploration paths
  • Atmospheric
  • Eerie
  • Melancholic

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About Lake Ridden

The closest matches to Lake Ridden: Gray Dawn, Aporia: Beyond The Valley, The Eyes of Ara, Ether One, and Draugen. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Lake Ridden is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gray Dawn, Aporia: Beyond The Valley and The Eyes of Ara — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, eerie and melancholic, and single out its backtracking navigation and environmental exploration. 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.

About Lake Ridden: Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

Is Lake Ridden worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 66% of 170 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $12.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“I'll preface this by saying I don't think I'm the demographic for this game. There are some positives - the graphics are lovely and there is some nice music. Some of the puzzles are challenging and interesting. Unfortunately, I just can't…”
5 h played
“I guess I should have trusted the reviews. The game starts well with interesting, but not too hard, puzzles. The story is odd, but not bad. However, the puzzle boxes are starting to get tedious and you can't skip them. The game is just not…”
4 h played
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People who play it also play: Gray Dawn, Aporia: Beyond The Valley, The Eyes of Ara

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Frequently asked about Lake Ridden

Can I run it?

Does Lake Ridden run on Steam Deck?

Lake Ridden 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 Lake Ridden cost?

Lake Ridden is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Lake Ridden?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lake Ridden are Gray Dawn, Aporia: Beyond The Valley, The Eyes of Ara.

Who developed Lake Ridden?

Lake Ridden was developed by Midnight Hub.