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Games like Helltown

If Helltown is your kind of game, the closest matches are Claustrophobia, Quantum Resonance and Maid of Sker — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, mysterious and retro. 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 Helltown: Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...

2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby WildArts Games
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Cryptic storytelling leaves mysteries unresolved for intrigueMultiple endings encourage replaying for secretsRetro ps1 style graphics feel authentically unsettlingAtmosphericMysteriousRetro

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Steam players who put hours into Helltown 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. Claustrophobia

    WHY THIS

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

    Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Quantum Resonance

    WHY THIS

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

    In Quantum Clove, science has crossed every limit and opened doors to another world—letting unimaginable horrors through. Alone and unaided, you must find a way to escape the underground complex… before it’s too late.

    2025IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Maid of Sker

    WHY THIS

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

    Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Helltown.

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

    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 ↗
  5. Evil Nun: The Broken Mask

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and an atmospheric mood with Helltown.

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

    Enter Evil Nun's nightmare. Trapped in a cursed school, escape from Sister Madeline. She's cunning, searching every corner, luring and talking to you depending on your actions. Solve puzzles, craft items, and uncover the mystery in this horror game with different escape routes.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NEDRA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Helltown.

    Ranked #6 for Helltown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltown.

    NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Helltown.

    Ranked #7 for Helltown fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Helltown.

    Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…

    2024Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Amnesia: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Helltown.

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

    A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

    2020IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Helltown

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Helltown.

    Reviewers of Helltown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltown.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Twin Peaks VR

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Helltown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltown.

    Twin Peaks VR brings people into the world of Twin Peaks using the immersive technology of VR. Based on the iconic television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, players will be able to experience several locations from the show including the Red Room, Glastonbury Grove, Sheriff's Department, Glass Box Observation and more.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. SILENT HILL 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Helltown.

    Reviewers of Helltown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Helltown.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. AMNESIA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Helltown.

    Reviewers of Helltown cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltown.

    After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.

    2022IndieAdventureEarly Access9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Helltown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Helltown.

    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 ~50% under Helltown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Helltown.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Helltown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Helltown.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Helltown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Helltown.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Helltown on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltown.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Helltown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Helltown.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Helltown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Helltown.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Helltown on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Helltown.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Helltown.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Helltown.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Helltown.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Helltown.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Helltown.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from WildArts Games

Other recommendable Steam games by WildArts Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Born of Bread

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Helltown.

    Another title from WildArts Games, the studio behind Helltown. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltown.

    Get ready to go on a wacky and joyful turn-based RPG adventure! Play as Loaf, a freshly baked flour golem, and explore the different regions of a wonderful world ripe with mysteries with the help of a colorful cast of characters.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Caput Mortum

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Helltown.

    Another title from WildArts Games, the studio behind Helltown. Shares Adventure with Helltown.

    Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?

    2025Adventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fright Train

    WHY THIS

    Another title from WildArts Games, the studio behind Helltown. Shares Indie and Adventure with Helltown.

    Fight through a train overtaken by monsters and survive Antarctica’s cold as paranormal special agent Doug Barker in this chilling single-player third-person survival horror roguelite.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Helltown

Does Helltown run on Steam Deck?
Helltown 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 Helltown cost?
Helltown is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Helltown?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Helltown are Claustrophobia, Quantum Resonance, Maid of Sker.
Who developed Helltown?
Helltown was developed by WildArts 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 Helltown.

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