Games like Away
If Away is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Beginner's Guide, Layers of Fear 2 (2019) and Paratopic — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Away: Away — is a short game telling about the hero's death experience, performed in a gloomy black and white style.
Players who liked Away also play
Steam players who put hours into Away 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 Beginner's Guide
WHY THIS
Top pick for Away fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Away fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
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.
Paratopic
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Away fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.
Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Away fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.
Barbotine
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Away fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
[Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Away fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
[Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Away fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
Stigmatized Property, 事故物件 (Jiko bukken) is a horror game inspired by haunted apartment rooms in Japan. These properties are known to have cheap rents and you play to find out the exact reason why.
Fibrillation HD
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Away fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
Immerse yourself in an adaptation of an old story about Ewan Berrington.
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Away at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Away on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Away on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Away on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Away.
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 ~67% under Away on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Away.
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 ~67% under Away on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Away.
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 ~67% under Away on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Away.
"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 ~67% under Away on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Away.
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.
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 Away.
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 Away.
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 Indie with Away.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Casual with Away.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Away.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from NipoBox
Other recommendable Steam games by NipoBox, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Crushed
WHY THIS
Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Away. Shares Indie with Away.
Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.
RedEx
WHY THIS
Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Away. Shares Indie with Away.
RedEx is a 2D shooter with Tower Defence mechanics, with a minimalist pixel art stile. You are to fight against mercenaries of underground smuggling organization which pretends to be a logistic corporation called RedExpress.
The Red Exile: Survival Horror
WHY THIS
Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Away. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
Perform the exorcism before you are discovered. Stay alert — death may be waiting at every step. The one hunting you knows neither mercy nor compassion. There is only one clear desire: to inflict pain. Dive headfirst into this survival horror experience and test your limits.
Kiki
WHY THIS
Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Away. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
A vibrant platformer with unique graphics and catchy chiptune soundtrack! Dodge treacherous traps and obstacles, overcome only by your agility and quick reflexes. Don’t miss the chance to test your abilities and become a true master of jumping! 🏃♀️
Knight's Night!
WHY THIS
Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Away. Shares Adventure with Away.
Knight's Night! — is a retro-style 1-bit platformer. Collect items, unlock new abilities, and make your way into the evil wizard's castle to save the kingdom!
Unclaimed: Loot or Junk
WHY THIS
Another title from NipoBox, the studio behind Away. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
Unbox. Sort. Collect. Become a master of discovery by exploring unclaimed packages. Complete every set, from vintage gadgets to "Golden Junk". Sell piles of everyday items to buy new shipments and hunt for truly rare treasures. What will you find in the next box?
Frequently asked about Away
- How much does Away cost?
- Away is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Away?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Away are The Beginner's Guide, Layers of Fear 2 (2019), Paratopic.
- Who developed Away?
- Away was developed by NipoBox and published by NipoBox Publishing.
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 Away.
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