Games like The 9th Gate
If The 9th Gate is your kind of game, the closest matches are The House, PARANOIA PLACE and Uventa — picked from the ranked list below. 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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Steam players who put hours into The 9th Gate 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.
The House
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Top pick for The 9th Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
The House is a new first-person horror and psychological game for the computer. Escape the house where it all began, collect items, weapons and level up. Travel between worlds and time to reach your goal. Go discover the dark secrets of the House where it all began!
PARANOIA PLACE
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The 9th Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.
Uventa
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The 9th Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The 9th Gate.
The tragic fate brings you, a simple night guard, to an abandoned school. Plunge into a horrifying story and get to the bottom of the secret that this spectre of the long-gone Soviet era has in store.
HELLSEED: All Chapters
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Ranked #4 for The 9th Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
HELLSEED is a first-person horror adventure that combines puzzles, action, and a chilling narrative. In a dark world full of supernatural threats, you’ll need to solve complex puzzles and manage your sanity. This isn’t just a fight for survival—it's a journey into the depths of terror.
GTFO
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Ranked #5 for The 9th Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The 9th Gate.
GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.
Agony
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Ranked #6 for The 9th Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
Lucius II
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Ranked #7 for The 9th Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
Lucius is taken to the psychiatric ward of St. Benedict’s Hospital by unsuspecting caretakers. The Book of Revelation predicts the birth of a child that would end up ruling the world with an iron rod. The first part of this prophecy has been fulfilled. It is time to take care of the rest.
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh
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Ranked #8 for The 9th Gate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The 9th Gate at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~83% under The 9th Gate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~50% under The 9th Gate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The 9th Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The 9th Gate.
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
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Priced ~75% under The 9th Gate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The 9th Gate.
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
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Priced ~83% under The 9th Gate on Steam right now. Shares Action with The 9th Gate.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~50% under The 9th Gate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
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!
Super Hexagon
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Priced ~50% under The 9th Gate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~67% under The 9th Gate on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The 9th Gate.
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.
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 The 9th Gate.
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 Action with The 9th Gate.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The 9th Gate.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The 9th Gate.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The 9th Gate.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about The 9th Gate
- Does The 9th Gate run on Steam Deck?
- The 9th Gate 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 The 9th Gate cost?
- The 9th Gate is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The 9th Gate?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The 9th Gate are The House, PARANOIA PLACE, Uventa.
- Who developed The 9th Gate?
- The 9th Gate was developed by Spacepup Entertainment.
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 The 9th Gate.
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