Rank 01Games like Depression The Game
- 25 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Depression The Game also play
The closest matches to Depression The Game: Luto, Husk, Fragments of Him, Room of Depression, and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Walking Simulator and Emotional, like Depression The Game.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2016
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Room of Depression
Why this: Also Life Sim and Emotional, like Depression The Game.
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Summer of '58
Why this: Also Historical and Psychological, like Depression The Game.
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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why this: Also Historical and Interactive Fiction, like Depression The Game.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Depression The Game
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Also Historical and Interactive Fiction, like Depression The Game.
- 93% of 679 reviews
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Also Life Sim and Interactive Fiction, like Depression The Game.
- 96% of 3,777 reviews
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Also Walking Simulator and Interactive Fiction, like Depression The Game.
- 77% of 10,791 reviews
- Released: 2018
- Developer: DeepWorks Studios
- Price: $1.99checked Oct 31
- 66% of 172 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Captures the monotony of depression through repetition
- Forces players to confront hopelessness directly
- Short but impactful experience
- Bleak
- Contemplative
- Melancholic
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Why this: Also Psychological and Emotional, like Depression The Game.
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Why this: Also Psychological and Life Sim, like Depression The Game.
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Why this: Also Psychological and Walking Simulator, like Depression The Game.
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Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with Depression The Game.
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Why this: Also Psychological and Interactive Fiction, like Depression The Game.
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Why this: Also Psychological and Emotional, like Depression The Game.
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Why this: Also Emotional and Interactive Fiction, like Depression The Game.
A Date in the Park
Why this: Also Psychological and Walking Simulator, like Depression The Game.
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Why this: Also Walking Simulator and Emotional, like Depression The Game.
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with Depression The Game.
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Room of Depression
Why this: Also Life Sim and Emotional, like Depression The Game.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Why this: Also Psychological and Walking Simulator, like Depression The Game.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with Depression The Game.
About Depression The Game
The closest matches to Depression The Game: Luto, Husk, Fragments of Him, Room of Depression, and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Depression The Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are Luto, Husk and Fragments of Him — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as bleak, contemplative and melancholic, and single out its choice driven endings and door locking progression. 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 Depression The Game: Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?
Is Depression The Game worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 66% of 172 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $1.99 (checked Nov 7).
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Captures the monotony of depression through repetition
- Forces players to confront hopelessness directly
- Triggers strong emotional responses
- Uses environmental details to mirror intrusive thoughts
People who play it also play: Luto, Husk, Fragments of Him
Frequently asked about Depression The Game
Can I run it?
How much does Depression The Game cost?
Depression The Game is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Depression The Game?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Depression The Game are Luto, Husk, Fragments of Him.
Who developed Depression The Game?
Depression The Game was developed by DeepWorks Studios.