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Games like Lakeview Valley

If Lakeview Valley is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lakeview Cabin Collection, The Customer is Always Right! and Necore Tower - Redux Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, dark and mysterious. 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 Lakeview Valley: Murder rpg set in the small town of Lakeview Valley. Become the most popular home-owner or succumb to your dark desires. The choice is yours.

2019IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Roope Tamminen
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Dark parody of farming simsEvidence system ties choices to consequencesNpcs react dynamically to your actionsBleakDarkMysterious

Players who liked Lakeview Valley also play

Steam players who put hours into Lakeview Valley 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. Lakeview Cabin Collection

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Lakeview Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

    2015Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Customer is Always Right!

    WHY THIS

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

    Go on adventures as you take on a modern world in an old-school style puzzle RPG about being a cashier! ... Or so it would seem!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Necore Tower - Redux Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight your way up a Tower corrupted by a foul use of magic, survive simple yet dangerous switch puzzles and discover the events that lead into "Necore: The Thunder King", in this Story Focused Action RPG!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Convict Team Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Lakeview Valley.

    Ranked #4 for Lakeview Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Lakeview Valley.

    Turn-based tactics. 20 dangerous convicts. Suicide missions.

    2024StrategyAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Tabbellarius

    WHY THIS

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

    Enjoy a fresh new RPG adventure. As a courier, your next delivery awaits, and this time it's a special delivery to someone who is no-where to be found. As you explore, you encounter memorable people, rich story telling, evil bosses, and a lot of fun with this Indie Rpg.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. GUTTER: The Cursed

    WHY THIS

    Shares a bleak mood with Lakeview Valley.

    Ranked #6 for Lakeview Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Lakeview Valley.

    In a lawless, post-apocalyptic, hyper-industrialized gutter, where desperate people, demons, and robots compete in a ruthless power struggle, how long can your character survive?

    2022AdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Fxxkable Kim

    WHY THIS

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

    In this 2D fighter you must rescue humanity from a cruel, merciless, bloodthirsty dictator aspiring to world hegemony.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Celestine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Lakeview Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lakeview Valley.

    Celestine, by the makers of Final Battle, features an enthralling story with many twists and turns, and a gameplay to satisfy the itch of RPG players. It is a must-have for fans of the old Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Breath of Fire.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Lakeview Valley

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. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

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

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. POSTAL

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Lakeview Valley.

    Reviewers of Lakeview Valley cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.

    1997ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Harvest Moon: Mad Dash

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Lakeview Valley cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Go solo or take along a few friends in this fast-paced farming frenzy! Harvest, fish, milk, and more as you fulfill orders to complete each level, but watch out for molten lava, raging boars, and other obstacles!

    2019Casual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Lakeview Cabin 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with Lakeview Valley.

    Reviewers of Lakeview Valley cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    The ultimate 2D horror is back! Dive deep into the diverse world of horror movies! Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lakeview Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    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 ~67% under Lakeview Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Lakeview Valley.

    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. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Lakeview Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lakeview Valley.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Lakeview Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Lakeview Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lakeview Valley.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lakeview Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    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 ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lakeview Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Lakeview Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lakeview Valley.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Lakeview Valley.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 Lakeview Valley.

    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 ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Roope Tamminen

Other recommendable Steam games by Roope Tamminen, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Lakeview Cabin Collection

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Roope Tamminen, the studio behind Lakeview Valley. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    Delve into the diverse world of horror movies in this 2D action puzzler. Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

    2015Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Lakeview Cabin 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with Lakeview Valley.

    Another title from Roope Tamminen, the studio behind Lakeview Valley. Shares Indie with Lakeview Valley.

    The ultimate 2D horror is back! Dive deep into the diverse world of horror movies! Nothing can prepare you for the R-rated challenges you will face!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dread X Collection 5

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Lakeview Valley.

    Another title from Roope Tamminen, the studio behind Lakeview Valley. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lakeview Valley.

    A horror anthology in the Dread X Collection series. Featuring 12 new games from up-and-comers along with veterans, all wrapped up in an old, run down party venue that may be hiding more than it's letting on...

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lakeview Valley

Does Lakeview Valley run on Steam Deck?
Lakeview Valley 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 Lakeview Valley cost?
Lakeview Valley is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lakeview Valley?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lakeview Valley are Lakeview Cabin Collection, The Customer is Always Right!, Necore Tower - Redux Edition.
Who developed Lakeview Valley?
Lakeview Valley was developed by Roope Tamminen.

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 Lakeview Valley.

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