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Games like The Alpha Device

If The Alpha Device is your kind of game, the closest matches are Northern Lights, Kizuyami | 刻闇 and Things Too Ugly — 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.

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About The Alpha Device: Beyond space, beyond reason... beyond humanity. Discover a gripping tale of a dystopian future narrated by David Hewlett, star of the Academy Award-winning The Shape Of Water.

2018ActionIndieAdventureSimulationCasualFree to playWindows · macOSby Xiotex Studios Ltd
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Steam players who put hours into The Alpha Device 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. Northern Lights

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Alpha Device fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Alpha Device.

    While the Great Stargazer is deeply sleeping, the Celestial Guardians protect the equilibrium of the forgotten world…

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Kizuyami | 刻闇

    WHY THIS

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

    Kizuyami is an atmospheric psychological horror game. You find yourself in a never-ending Japanese street that you cannot leave no matter where you go. You stumble upon the same house over and over again, which calls for you in inexplicable ways. Will you be able to find your way out?

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Things Too Ugly

    WHY THIS

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

    Clock in at TEREBRO INC. for the night shift in 1986. Protect the company's legacy as Risk Assessment Data Processor. Equipped with era-specific technology, navigate through obscured narratives to shape the company's future.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. [Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Alpha Device fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Alpha Device.

    The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. [Chilla's Art] Stigmatized Property | 事故物件

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Alpha Device fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Alpha Device.

    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.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Eerie Surroundings

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Alpha Device fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alpha Device.

    Observe your surrounding and be confident there is or is not a anomaly to progress.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. ASTRAL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Alpha Device fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Alpha Device.

    The future came. You'd think that means the apex of the progress and science, but no. After the epidemic spread all over the world in 2022, 95% of the whole population mutated into horrible creatures without any moral values or humanity and started hunting everything that moves. The planet became empty.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Port of Call

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Alpha Device fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alpha Device.

    Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.

    2015IndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

More from Xiotex Studios Ltd

Other recommendable Steam games by Xiotex Studios Ltd, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Blast Em!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Xiotex Studios Ltd, the studio behind The Alpha Device. Shares Action and Indie with The Alpha Device.

    Protect the universe from the evil Alien robots terror-bent on eliminating the Earth and all of Humanity! Take control of the ship and blast the hell out of anything that moves and if it doesn’t move – blast it anyway to be sure.

    2014ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Containment Protocol

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Xiotex Studios Ltd, the studio behind The Alpha Device. Shares Action and Indie with The Alpha Device.

    A top-secret military research facility has gone dark. Their last communication only had two words in it: “Containment Protocol” Your task is to infiltrate the facility using a prototype remote control drone and work out what has happened to the facility and more importantly - what has happened to the weapon.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Caretaker Retribution

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Xiotex Studios Ltd, the studio behind The Alpha Device. Shares Action and Indie with The Alpha Device.

    The stars are going out. A team is sent to find out why. They discover the cause and try to stop it. They don’t make it out alive. Caretaker Retribution is a 6DOF shooter for PC and Mac that also works on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

    2016ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Caretaker Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Xiotex Studios Ltd, the studio behind The Alpha Device. Shares Action and Indie with The Alpha Device.

    An epic sci-fi 6DOF adventure, puzzle and shooter featuring the voice of David Hewlett (Stargate). At the end of time, struggle through a hostile alien machine to solve the ultimate mystery and fulfil your final mission.

    2016ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Promethium

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Xiotex Studios Ltd, the studio behind The Alpha Device. Shares Action and Indie with The Alpha Device.

    Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!

    2017ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Alpha Device

Is The Alpha Device free to play?
Yes — The Alpha Device 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 Alpha Device?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Alpha Device are Northern Lights, Kizuyami | 刻闇, Things Too Ugly.
Who developed The Alpha Device?
The Alpha Device was developed by Xiotex Studios Ltd.

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 The Alpha Device.

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