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Games like Zelle

If Zelle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Codex Temondera: Lost Vision, WhiteLily 1:丽丽公主 and No Ghost in Stay Home — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its simplistic combat builds effectively, atmospheric and emotional. 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 Zelle: Zelle is a occult adventure game. You can explore the inside and outside of the castle using adventure game mechanics and battle demons with strategic mouse clicks. Your goal in this game is to bring the protagonist home.

2019IndieAdventureRPG9.80 USDWindows · macOSby Fuming
Zelle — Steam game cover
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Art style is eclectic and unforgettableShort but packed with surprisesSimplistic combat builds effectivelyAtmosphericEmotionalMysterious

Players who liked Zelle also play

Steam players who put hours into Zelle 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. Codex Temondera: Lost Vision

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Zelle.

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

    Codex Temondera: Lost Vision combines the strengths from JRPG's and western RPG. Fight dangerous enemies, explore mysterious places and discover legendary treasures on your journey to find the source of a series of mysterious missing person cases.

    2019IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. WhiteLily 1:丽丽公主

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Zelle.

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

    男主角君彦是一名年轻的圣骑士,在一次返程归来时,他碰巧路过被恶魔入侵后的爱露村,同时巧遇了被恶魔追赶的丽丽。随着剧情的深入,君彦越来越意识到丽丽和整件事情的密切联系,而和丽丽在迷失小镇的冒险中,他逐渐明白了整件事情的始终,并决心一定要保护好丽丽(本游戏剧情有剧毒)。

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure2.54 USDSteam ↗
  3. No Ghost in Stay Home

    WHY THIS

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

    A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Noel the Mortal Fate Complete Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares dungeon crawling and an atmospheric mood with Zelle.

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

    This is a tale of revenge — of a demon, a girl, and their companions. After seven years of development, the popular dark suspense adventure "Noel the Mortal Fate" finally arrives as a complete edition with all 13 seasons included, fully upgraded and with no extra charges.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. At Home Alone II

    WHY THIS

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

    A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Corpse Party

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Zelle.

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

    A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

    2016IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Lilly and the murder in a dream

    WHY THIS

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

    릴리와 꿈속의 살인(Lilly and the murder in a dream)은 공포 어드벤처 알만툴 게임입니다. 주인공 릴리를 조종하면서 그녀의 내면을 반영해 만들어진 꿈속 세상을 여행하고, 릴리에게 어떤 일이 있었는지 알아낼 수 있습니다.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. OFF

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Zelle.

    Ranked #8 for Zelle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Zelle.

    “I’m the Batter. I’ve been entrusted with a sacred mission.” -- One of the most influential RPGs of the last 20 years is finally coming to Steam. Take control of the Batter as he seeks to purify an uncanny and hopeless world haunted by specters, guided by a cryptic, grinning cat called The Judge.

    2025RPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Zelle

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. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Zelle.

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

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. the white chamber

    WHY THIS

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

    Sci-fi horror anime point and click adventure game. Guide a young woman through a nightmarish space station as she tries to uncover why she's there and how she can escape.

    2023Adventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Yume Nikki

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Zelle.

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

    This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. MONOPHOBIA

    WHY THIS

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

    Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~49% under Zelle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zelle.

    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 ~49% under Zelle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Zelle.

    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 ~49% under Zelle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zelle.

    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 ~49% under Zelle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zelle.

    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 Zelle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Zelle.

    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 ~69% under Zelle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zelle.

    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 ~49% under Zelle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Zelle.

    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 ~49% under Zelle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zelle.

    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 Zelle.

    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 Zelle.

    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 Zelle.

    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 Zelle.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 with Zelle.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Zelle.

    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 ↗
  7. 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 ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Zelle

How much does Zelle cost?
Zelle is listed on Steam at 9.80 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Zelle?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zelle are Codex Temondera: Lost Vision, WhiteLily 1:丽丽公主, No Ghost in Stay Home.
Who developed Zelle?
Zelle was developed by Fuming.

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 Zelle.

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