Games like The Padre
If The Padre is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition, Lair of the Clockwork God and McPixel — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its darkly comedic priest protagonist, fixed camera puzzle design and permadeath with second chances. 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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Steam players who put hours into The Padre 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.
The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Padre.
Top pick for The Padre fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Padre.
Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', "The Wardrobe" has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.
Lair of the Clockwork God
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Padre.
Second-strongest match for The Padre fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
McPixel
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Padre fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
McPixel is a save-the-day guy that you guide through 100 short challenges to prevent stuff from blowing up. You have only 20 seconds to save the day! Think quick!
The Rewinder
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Padre.
Ranked #4 for The Padre fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Padre.
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
Madness Cubed
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Padre fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
Online shooter with a variety of game modes and a huge arsenal of weapons. Fight with other players, or team up with them to defeat hordes of zombies and mutants!
Nine Witches: Family Disruption
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Padre.
Ranked #6 for The Padre fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
When an occult German WW2 division releases an ancient curse upon the world, a supernatural problem is going to require a supernatural solution. Take control of two playable heroes as they embark on a comedic, alternate-history adventure with a truly original story (99.9999% guaranteed).
McPixel 3
WHY THIS
Shares point and click with The Padre.
Ranked #7 for The Padre fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Padre.
McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Padre.
Ranked #8 for The Padre fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Padre.
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
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Alone in the Dark
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Padre cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Padre.
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares inventory management, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Padre.
Reviewers of The Padre cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Padre.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Deadfall Adventures
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Padre.
Reviewers of The Padre cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Padre.
Deadfall Adventures is an action-driven first-person shooter, spiced up with elements from action-adventure games. Become an adventurer, hunt for treasures, explore unknown regions of the world and rescue the damsel in distress from the clutches of enemies, both earthly and not-so-earthly.
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Padre.
Reviewers of The Padre cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with The Padre.
From the moment Edward Carnby and Aline Cedrac set foot on Shadow Island, they are confronted by mysterious, evil creatures intent on thwarting their progress to recover 3 ancient tablets believed to hold the secret key to some incredible menacing phenomena. Danger threatens from every corner.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Padre at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Padre on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Padre.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Padre on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Padre on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Padre.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Padre on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Padre on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Padre.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Padre.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Padre.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Padre.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Padre.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Padre.
Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', "The Wardrobe" has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.
Lair of the Clockwork God
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Padre.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Padre.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
The Rewinder
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Padre.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Padre.
The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past.
McPixel 3
WHY THIS
Shares point and click with The Padre.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Padre.
McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Padre.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Padre.
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
Frequently asked about The Padre
- Does The Padre run on Steam Deck?
- The Padre 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 The Padre cost?
- The Padre is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Padre?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Padre are The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition, Lair of the Clockwork God, McPixel.
- Who developed The Padre?
- The Padre was developed by Shotgun with Glitters and published by Feardemic.
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