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Games like The Quiet Sleep

If The Quiet Sleep is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Simplest Game in the World, Life of Fly and MaryPark St. — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative 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 The Quiet Sleep: The Quiet Sleep is a simulation/tower defense game set in your mind. Build out different parts of your personality to keep a handle on your emotions and to achieve your goals!

2018StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Why Not Games
The Quiet Sleep — Steam game cover
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Abstract mechanics fuel personal storytellingEmotions act as both threats and resourcesMarriage of themes and unexpected mechanicsAtmosphericContemplativeMelancholic

Players who liked The Quiet Sleep also play

Steam players who put hours into The Quiet Sleep 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. The Simplest Game in the World

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Quiet Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Quiet Sleep.

    You can beat this game with any key on your keyboard. ANY key, I mean it.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Life of Fly

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Quiet Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Quiet Sleep.

    Life of Fly features 12 short stories each revolving around the life and weird thoughts of another fly. Be prepared to experience some very unusual content, some interesting thoughts that go way beyond the normal life of a fly, and some entertaining short stories with a twist.

    2020IndieSimulationCasual3.74 USDSteam ↗
  3. MaryPark St.

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Quiet Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Quiet Sleep.

    MaryPark St. is a short story telling indie game, set in a black and white dream-like world. Featuring two interpretations of the same story, The Dream & The Nightmare.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Invisible Wall

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Quiet Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Quiet Sleep.

    An interactive horror story based on a reality everyone eventually faces. Make choices to confront someone trying to enter your home - and uncover who they are.

    2025Indie1.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. DIVINATION

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Quiet Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Quiet Sleep.

    "What if you're born into this world without your permission?" DIVINATION is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn.

    2019IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Quiet Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Quiet Sleep.

    Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. rymdkapsel

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Quiet Sleep.

    Ranked #7 for The Quiet Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Quiet Sleep.

    Build a space station. Command the tiny crew. Explore the galaxy. A meditative space strategy game.

    2014StrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Here Comes The Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Quiet Sleep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Quiet Sleep.

    Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Quiet Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Quiet Sleep.

    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 The Quiet Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Quiet Sleep.

    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 The Quiet Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Quiet Sleep.

    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. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Quiet Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Quiet Sleep.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under The Quiet Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Quiet Sleep.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Quiet Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Quiet Sleep.

    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 ↗
  7. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Quiet Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Quiet Sleep.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Quiet Sleep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Quiet Sleep.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Quiet Sleep.

    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 ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Quiet Sleep.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Quiet Sleep.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Quiet Sleep.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Quiet Sleep

How much does The Quiet Sleep cost?
The Quiet Sleep is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Quiet Sleep?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Quiet Sleep are The Simplest Game in the World, Life of Fly, MaryPark St..
Who developed The Quiet Sleep?
The Quiet Sleep was developed by Why Not 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 The Quiet Sleep.

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