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Games like Newfound Courage

If Newfound Courage is your kind of game, the closest matches are Half Past Fate, The Well's Blessing and To the Moon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and emotional. 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 Newfound Courage: You're a young man named Alex who arrives in the cliffside town of Silverpine. Explore the town's many mysteries and meet its colourful townsfolk, while you grow closer to a kind-hearted local named Jake. Can the two of you save the town from the impending doom brewing inside the mysterious Vault?

2019ActionIndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDWindows · macOSby Cafe Empty
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Steam players who put hours into Newfound Courage 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. Half Past Fate

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and a whimsical mood with Newfound Courage.

    Top pick for Newfound Courage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Newfound Courage.

    Love is in the air, but work, life, and spicy Ramen keep getting in the way! From 8 hours to 8 years, this time-jumping saga will change the way you feel about fate forever.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Well's Blessing

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the mystical Sanctuary of the Old Well and reconnect with your childhood friends while solving environmental puzzles. Meet quirky animals, unravel forgotten tales and immerse yourself in an interactive soundscape as you piece together your place in the world.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. To the Moon

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Newfound Courage.

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

    A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

    2012IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Afterlove EP

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Newfound Courage.

    Ranked #4 for Newfound Courage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Newfound Courage.

    From the creator of Coffee Talk and What Comes After, comes a slice-of-life adventure set in modern Jakarta about love, loss and finding your own way forward. Step into the shoes of Rama, a young musician struggling to move on with life after the death of his girlfriend, Cinta.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Until Then

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Newfound Courage.

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

    A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Refind Self: The Personality Test Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with Newfound Courage.

    Ranked #6 for Newfound Courage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Newfound Courage.

    Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. While We Wait Here

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Newfound Courage.

    Ranked #7 for Newfound Courage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Newfound Courage.

    Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Always Sometimes Monsters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Newfound Courage.

    Ranked #8 for Newfound Courage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Newfound Courage.

    Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.

    2014IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Newfound Courage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Newfound Courage.

    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 ~44% under Newfound Courage on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Newfound Courage.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Newfound Courage on Steam right now. Shares Action with Newfound Courage.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Newfound Courage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Newfound Courage.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Newfound Courage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Newfound Courage.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Newfound Courage on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Newfound Courage.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Newfound Courage on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Newfound Courage.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Newfound Courage on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Newfound Courage.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 Newfound Courage.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Newfound Courage.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Newfound Courage.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Newfound Courage.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Newfound Courage.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Newfound Courage.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Afterlove EP

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Newfound Courage.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Newfound Courage.

    From the creator of Coffee Talk and What Comes After, comes a slice-of-life adventure set in modern Jakarta about love, loss and finding your own way forward. Step into the shoes of Rama, a young musician struggling to move on with life after the death of his girlfriend, Cinta.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Until Then

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Newfound Courage.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Newfound Courage.

    A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. While We Wait Here

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Newfound Courage.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Newfound Courage.

    Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Newfound Courage

How much does Newfound Courage cost?
Newfound Courage is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Newfound Courage?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Newfound Courage are Half Past Fate, The Well's Blessing, To the Moon.
Who developed Newfound Courage?
Newfound Courage was developed by Cafe Empty.

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 Newfound Courage.

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