Games like Waiting for the Loop
If Waiting for the Loop is your kind of game, the closest matches are 咕啾！文鸟恋爱物语 Love Story of Sparrow, Escape Simulator 2 and Leila — 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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咕啾！文鸟恋爱物语 Love Story of Sparrow
WHY THIS
Top pick for Waiting for the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
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Escape Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Waiting for the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.
Leila
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Waiting for the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
VIDEOVERSE
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Waiting for the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Waiting for the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.
Rumu
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Waiting for the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
Rumu is an intimate, narrative-driven adventure that follows the path into sentience of a robot vacuum cleaner.
Virginia
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Waiting for the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Waiting for the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Waiting for the Loop at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Waiting for the Loop on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Waiting for the Loop on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Waiting for the Loop.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Waiting for the Loop on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Waiting for the Loop.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Waiting for the Loop on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Waiting for the Loop.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Waiting for the Loop on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Waiting for the Loop.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Waiting for the Loop on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Waiting for the Loop.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Waiting for the Loop on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Waiting for the Loop.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
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 and Casual with Waiting for the Loop.
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 Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
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.
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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.
Escape Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.
VIDEOVERSE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Virginia
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Waiting for the Loop.
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
Frequently asked about Waiting for the Loop
- How much does Waiting for the Loop cost?
- Waiting for the Loop is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Waiting for the Loop?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Waiting for the Loop are 咕啾！文鸟恋爱物语 Love Story of Sparrow, Escape Simulator 2, Leila.
- Who developed Waiting for the Loop?
- Waiting for the Loop was developed by Side Group.
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