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Games like The Directed

  • 8 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked The Directed also play

The closest matches to The Directed: The Last Cube, Disoriented, Waveform, Rubek, and SUPERHOT. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares clone mechanic and teleportation with The Directed.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2022
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares teleportation with The Directed.

    • $2.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2016
  1. Rank 04

    Rubek

    • $2.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2016
  2. Rank 05

    SUPERHOT

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016
  3. Rank 06

    SOK MIN

    Why this: Same contemplative mood as The Directed.

    • $0.49 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2018
  4. Rank 07

    Filament

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Directed.

    • $16.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2020

The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Directed

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    The Last Cube

    Shares clone mechanic and teleportation with The Directed.

    • 97% of 88 reviews
  2. 2
    Disoriented

    Shares teleportation with The Directed.

    • 81% of 222 reviews
  3. 3
    Waveform

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 747 reviews
  4. 4
    Rubek

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 67% of 58 reviews
  5. 5
    SUPERHOT

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 91% of 16,075 reviews
  6. 6
    SOK MIN

    Same contemplative mood as The Directed.

    • 86% of 51 reviews
  7. 7
    Filament

    Same atmospheric mood as The Directed.

    • 84% of 383 reviews
  8. 8
    🔴 Circles

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 91% of 118 reviews
  9. 9
    Mini Metro

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 6,926 reviews
  10. 10
    Understand

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 91% of 333 reviews
  11. 11
    TRI: Of Friendship and Madness

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 234 reviews
  12. 12
    Hexcells Plus

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 96% of 1,278 reviews
  13. 13
    Polimines 2

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 87% of 123 reviews
  14. 14
    Baba Is You

    Genres: Indie

    • 98% of 12,222 reviews
  15. 15
    Press Ctrl

    Same stressful mood as The Directed.

    • 89% of 144 reviews
  16. 16
    Kombine

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 67% of 64 reviews
  17. 17
    Stephen's Sausage Roll

    Genres: Indie

    • 97% of 1,082 reviews
  18. 18
    Please Fix The Road

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 78% of 156 reviews
  19. 19
    Antichamber

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 10,145 reviews
  20. 20
    Teleglitch: Die More Edition

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 90% of 794 reviews
  21. 21
    Wayout

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 85% of 262 reviews
  22. 22
    Desktop Dungeons

    Shares resource management with The Directed.

    • 87% of 758 reviews
  23. 23
    The Bridge

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 1,236 reviews
  24. 24
    Soundodger+

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 92% of 404 reviews
The Directed — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Magnolia Art
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 91% of 22 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Free To Play, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Forces unconventional problem solving
  • Free and indie
  • Level design stimulates creativity
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative

About The Directed

The closest matches to The Directed: The Last Cube, Disoriented, Waveform, Rubek, and SUPERHOT. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If The Directed is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Last Cube, Disoriented and Waveform — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its arrow placement and breakable platforms. 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 The Directed: Go around dangerous traps, solve riddles. There is only one way. Can you find it?

Is The Directed worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 22 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Free to play.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: The Last Cube, Disoriented, Waveform

How this verdict works →

Frequently asked about The Directed

Can I run it?

Does The Directed run on Steam Deck?

The Directed is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

Is The Directed free to play?

Yes — The Directed is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to The Directed?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Directed are The Last Cube, Disoriented, Waveform.

Who developed The Directed?

The Directed was developed by Magnolia Art.