Games like NOSTALGIC TRAIN
If NOSTALGIC TRAIN is your kind of game, the closest matches are Plum Road Tea Dream, Creations : a visual novel and The End of the Sun — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, melancholic and nostalgic. 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 NOSTALGIC TRAIN: The jury selection of the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival. I woke up alone in the countryside, where people had disappeared and I lost my memory.What is the truth that I see at the end of my journey through the memories of Natsugiri? ...... A Novel / Walking simulator.
Players who liked NOSTALGIC TRAIN also play
Steam players who put hours into NOSTALGIC TRAIN 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.
Plum Road Tea Dream
WHY THIS
Top pick for NOSTALGIC TRAIN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
An autobiograhical adventure about pain, identity, and the rituals we create to heal. As you assist the mysterious S. in coming to terms with different types of grief, 𝘗𝘭𝘶𝘮 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘢 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 invites you to slow down, reflect, and embrace every version of yourself. 🌺
Creations : a visual novel
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for NOSTALGIC TRAIN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
This visual novel will take you on the trip of your life to an island of seduction and mystery. Solve the puzzles and choose your ending. All is not as it appears however. Who can be trusted? Some partial nudity and themes of murder and death. Are you ready?
The End of the Sun
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
Third-strongest match for NOSTALGIC TRAIN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
You are the Ashter – a Slavic fire mage and tracker of mythical beings. Following a legendary creature, you reach a village caught in a time rift. Embark on a magical investigation – travel through time, explore the ancient land, and bond with fire to shape villagers’ fate and uncover the mystery.
The Crane Rider's Tale
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for NOSTALGIC TRAIN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
Fly passengers around a fantasy town inspired by Chinese folktales and unravel a mindbending, Zero Escape-like mystery.
The Crimson Maid
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for NOSTALGIC TRAIN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Commute
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for NOSTALGIC TRAIN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
On your daily "commute" from work, you may sometimes encounter some situations. Please observe your surroundings carefully and get home safely!
琉璃烟火-Flame in Glass-
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for NOSTALGIC TRAIN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
他期待着事业的成果，她期待着追逐的爱情，她期待能给身边的人们带来笑容，他期待能成为故事的主角，他们生活的这座城市期待着海啸后的痊愈……可是，一场突如其来的爆炸扰乱了这一切。烟火暗淡，琉璃蒙尘，他们所期待的，能够实现吗？
A Lighthouse Tale
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for NOSTALGIC TRAIN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
Return to the island of your childhood and relive fragments of your lost memories. Discover what your grandfather wanted you to remember.
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
Reviewers of NOSTALGIC TRAIN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
Dear Esther
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
Reviewers of NOSTALGIC TRAIN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
FARAWAY TRAIN
WHY THIS
Reviewers of NOSTALGIC TRAIN cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
Some folk call these barren plains the narrow space between this world and the next. The final place for souls to find a measure of peace. A train travels through endless landscapes. You seek clues about the fleeting life of Empress Roxelana. Finally, the train arrives at ...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NOSTALGIC TRAIN at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under NOSTALGIC TRAIN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under NOSTALGIC TRAIN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
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!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under NOSTALGIC TRAIN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under NOSTALGIC TRAIN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under NOSTALGIC TRAIN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under NOSTALGIC TRAIN on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under NOSTALGIC TRAIN on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under NOSTALGIC TRAIN on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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 with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
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 NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with NOSTALGIC TRAIN.
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.
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Frequently asked about NOSTALGIC TRAIN
- How much does NOSTALGIC TRAIN cost?
- NOSTALGIC TRAIN is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to NOSTALGIC TRAIN?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NOSTALGIC TRAIN are Plum Road Tea Dream, Creations : a visual novel, The End of the Sun.
- Who developed NOSTALGIC TRAIN?
- NOSTALGIC TRAIN was developed by Tatamibeya 畳部屋 and published by Tatamibeya 畳部屋, Pujia8 Studio.
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