Games like ASTRAL
If ASTRAL is your kind of game, the closest matches are LIMBO, Monochroma and Selma and the Wisp — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and contemplative. 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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Players who liked ASTRAL also play
Steam players who put hours into ASTRAL 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.
Monochroma
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Second-strongest match for ASTRAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
Selma and the Wisp
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Third-strongest match for ASTRAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations.
DARQ: Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Ranked #4 for ASTRAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.
The Fridge is Red
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Ranked #5 for ASTRAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.
Year Walk
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Ranked #6 for ASTRAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRAL.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Ranked #7 for ASTRAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRAL.
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Fibrillation HD
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Ranked #8 for ASTRAL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRAL.
Immerse yourself in an adaptation of an old story about Ewan Berrington.
Reviewers mention these as similar to ASTRAL
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INSIDE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Reviewers of ASTRAL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Black The Fall
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Reviewers of ASTRAL cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ASTRAL at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under ASTRAL on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ASTRAL.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under ASTRAL on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under ASTRAL on Steam right now. Shares Action with ASTRAL.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under ASTRAL on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ASTRAL.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under ASTRAL on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ASTRAL.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under ASTRAL on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under ASTRAL on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under ASTRAL on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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 ASTRAL.
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 and Adventure with ASTRAL.
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 Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
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 ASTRAL.
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 ASTRAL.
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 Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
DARQ: Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with ASTRAL.
DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with ASTRAL.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRAL.
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
Frequently asked about ASTRAL
- How much does ASTRAL cost?
- ASTRAL is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to ASTRAL?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ASTRAL are LIMBO, Monochroma, Selma and the Wisp.
- Who developed ASTRAL?
- ASTRAL was developed by Hype ProductionZ.
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 ASTRAL.
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