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Games like Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle

If Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Runaway, A Road Adventure, Runaway: A Twist of Fate and The Darkside Detective — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its madcap adventure tone, atmospheric and melancholic. 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 Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle: Travel to the four corners of the world with Brian and Gina in a crazy story packed full of surprises. Pirates, spies, surfers, soldiers, and even aliens get in on the act - all combining to create a wonderfully rewarding experience to savour and remember forever!

2007Adventure4.99 USDWindowsby Pendulo Studios
Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle 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. Runaway, A Road Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares pixel hunting and an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Top pick for Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    New York, 2000......Without knowing how or why, Brian, a student on the verge of graduating from college, is attacked by Mafia gangsters. During his desperate getaway, in the company of a mysterious striptease dancer, he ends up meeting a wide range of unusual characters.

    2007Adventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Runaway: A Twist of Fate

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Second-strongest match for Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Runaway: A Twist of Fate is the adventure game of the year! Featuring a production worthy of a big 2D animated movie, Runaway follows a story full of twists and turns, and packed with comical highlights. All in all, you will be confronted with more than 200 mysteries and puzzles to keep your brain running through a big adventure that you...

    2011Adventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Darkside Detective

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Third-strongest match for Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Broken Age

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Ranked #4 for Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Ranked #5 for Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.

    2010Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Ranked #6 for Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Thimbleweed Park™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Ranked #7 for Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Day of the Tentacle Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares item combination puzzles and a whimsical mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Ranked #8 for Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.

    2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle

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. Syberia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Reviewers of Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

    2011AdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Runaway, A Road Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares pixel hunting and an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Reviewers of Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    New York, 2000......Without knowing how or why, Brian, a student on the verge of graduating from college, is attacked by Mafia gangsters. During his desperate getaway, in the company of a mysterious striptease dancer, he ends up meeting a wide range of unusual characters.

    2007Adventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Runaway: A Twist of Fate

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Reviewers of Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Runaway: A Twist of Fate is the adventure game of the year! Featuring a production worthy of a big 2D animated movie, Runaway follows a story full of twists and turns, and packed with comical highlights. All in all, you will be confronted with more than 200 mysteries and puzzles to keep your brain running through a big adventure that you...

    2011Adventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. TOEM: A Photo Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Pornește într-o aventură scurtă de uitat în maxim 30min după ce ai închis jocul! Ce mai aștepți? Aventura îl urmărește pe Copilul Albastru și Urât într-o lume bizară, seara. 2D Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual1.99 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.

    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 Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    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 Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    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.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    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 ↗

More from Pendulo Studios

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

  1. Blacksad: Under the Skin

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad!

    2019Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Yesterday

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Yesterday is a thrilling and dark mystery from the masters of adventure, Pendulo Studios.

    2012Adventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Can you trust your own mind? Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller of a new kind, playing with the limits between reality and fantasy. Freely inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s universe.

    2021Adventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Runaway, A Road Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares pixel hunting and an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    New York, 2000......Without knowing how or why, Brian, a student on the verge of graduating from college, is attacked by Mafia gangsters. During his desperate getaway, in the company of a mysterious striptease dancer, he ends up meeting a wide range of unusual characters.

    2007Adventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Next BIG Thing

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    The Next Big Thing is a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles!

    2011Adventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Yesterday Origins

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...

    2016Adventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Runaway: A Twist of Fate

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Runaway: A Twist of Fate is the adventure game of the year! Featuring a production worthy of a big 2D animated movie, Runaway follows a story full of twists and turns, and packed with comical highlights. All in all, you will be confronted with more than 200 mysteries and puzzles to keep your brain running through a big adventure that you...

    2011Adventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tintin Reporter - Cigars of the Pharaoh

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Another title from Pendulo Studios, the studio behind Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Tintin and his faithful companion Snowy are going to experience some extraordinary adventures…After meeting Professor Sarcophagus whilst cruising the Mediterranean Sea, the famous reporter sets out in search of the tomb of the Pharaoh Kih-Oskh.

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck 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. The Darkside Detective

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Broken Age

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Thimbleweed Park™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

    In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle

How much does Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle cost?
Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle are Runaway, A Road Adventure, Runaway: A Twist of Fate, The Darkside Detective.
Who developed Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle?
Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle was developed by Pendulo Studios and published by Focus 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 Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle.

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