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Shares environmental storytelling with Draugen.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
Games like Draugen
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Draugen: What Remains of Edith Finch, Year Walk, The Night is Grey, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition, and Pentiment. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Pentiment
Why this: Shares dialogue driven choices with Draugen.
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Syberia: The World Before
Why this: Also Detective and Cinematic, like Draugen.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Why this: Also Detective and Historical, like Draugen.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Red Thread Games
- Price: $3.99−80%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 73% of 966 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 73
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Choices feel meaningful but lead to the same ending
- Fractured relationship between protagonists hooks players emotionally
- Haunting nordic atmosphere
- Atmospheric
- Melancholic
- Mysterious
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Cheaper alternatives
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Daemonologie
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with Draugen.
The Whispering Valley
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Draugen.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
What Remains of Edith Finch
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with Draugen.
Pentiment
Why this: Shares dialogue driven choices with Draugen.
Return of the Obra Dinn
Why this: Also Detective and Historical, like Draugen.
About Draugen
The closest matches to Draugen: What Remains of Edith Finch, Year Walk, The Night is Grey, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition, and Pentiment. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Draugen is your kind of game, the closest matches are What Remains of Edith Finch, Year Walk and The Night is Grey — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, melancholic and mysterious, and single out its dialogue driven choices and environmental storytelling. 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.
About Draugen: Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Is Draugen worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 966 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Choices feel meaningful but lead to the same ending
- Fractured relationship between protagonists hooks players emotionally
- Haunting nordic atmosphere
- Voice acting drives emotional immersion
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“A neat little story in idyllic Nordic settings. But... Unfortunately the game is ruined by unnatural cringe dialog from beginning to end. I tried to put a blind eye to it and focus on the scenery instead, but impossible. The insufferable…”
“I've had this game on the wish list for a long time, but wanted to wait til it was on sale. I clocked about 4 hours in the game, and I was slow. The game play was set for you--choice is absent in this walking simulator. Unlike other…”
People who play it also play: What Remains of Edith Finch, Year Walk, The Night is Grey
Frequently asked about Draugen
Can I run it?
Does Draugen run on Steam Deck?
Draugen 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 Draugen cost?
Draugen is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Draugen?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Draugen are What Remains of Edith Finch, Year Walk, The Night is Grey.
Who developed Draugen?
Draugen was developed by Red Thread Games.