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Games like DYING: Reborn

If DYING: Reborn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Don't Knock Twice, The Crow's Eye and Rise of Insanity — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak 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 DYING: Reborn: DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...

2018IndieAdventure12.99 USDWindowsby NEKCOM Entertainment
DYING: Reborn — Steam game cover
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Cheesy b movie aesthetic is greatHidden bonus things to findNo time pressure on puzzlesAtmosphericBleakDark

Players who liked DYING: Reborn also play

Steam players who put hours into DYING: Reborn 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. Don't Knock Twice

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

    Top pick for DYING: Reborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DYING: Reborn.

    Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Crow's Eye

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

    Second-strongest match for DYING: Reborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DYING: Reborn.

    In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Rise of Insanity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

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

    In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

    2018IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Layers of Fear 2 (2019)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Silent Descent

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

    Ranked #5 for DYING: Reborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DYING: Reborn.

    Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Little Nightmares II

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental interaction and an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

    Ranked #6 for DYING: Reborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DYING: Reborn.

    Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

    2021Adventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Detention

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

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

    Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

    Ranked #8 for DYING: Reborn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DYING: Reborn.

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

    2010ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under DYING: Reborn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DYING: Reborn.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under DYING: Reborn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DYING: Reborn.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under DYING: Reborn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DYING: Reborn.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under DYING: Reborn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DYING: Reborn.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under DYING: Reborn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DYING: Reborn.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under DYING: Reborn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DYING: Reborn.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under DYING: Reborn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DYING: Reborn.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under DYING: Reborn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DYING: Reborn.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

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 DYING: Reborn.

    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. 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 DYING: Reborn.

    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 ↗
  3. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

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

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

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

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

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

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Supper

    WHY THIS

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

    The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Rise of Insanity

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with DYING: Reborn.

    In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

    2018IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Little Nightmares II

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental interaction and an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with DYING: Reborn.

    Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

    2021Adventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Detention

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DYING: Reborn.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with DYING: Reborn.

    Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about DYING: Reborn

How much does DYING: Reborn cost?
DYING: Reborn is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to DYING: Reborn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DYING: Reborn are Don't Knock Twice, The Crow's Eye, Rise of Insanity.
Who developed DYING: Reborn?
DYING: Reborn was developed by NEKCOM Entertainment and published by Coconut Island Games, Oasis Games.

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 DYING: Reborn.

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