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Games like Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn

If Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crimson Gray, The Test: Secrets of the Soul and The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark, melancholic and unsettling. 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 Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn: A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life.

2018IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Sierra Lee
Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn — Steam game cover
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College life slice of life with high stakesPlaying as lizzies chaotic psycheTrue ending demands precise dialogue trackingDarkMelancholicUnsettling

Players who liked Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn also play

Steam players who put hours into Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn 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. Crimson Gray

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    Top pick for Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test: Secrets of the Soul

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    2023IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal your potential fate. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Horrorscope, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPGCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Summer Meetings

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    We meet many people in our lives. Relationships with them are different and can be changed.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Depression The Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    Ranked #5 for Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    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?

    2018IndieSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 风信楼

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    Ranked #6 for Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    昏君误国,怨声载道,无数野心家暗起反心。在京城一家青楼的掩饰下,你培养手下、积攒钱财、收集情报、建立人脉,等待兵变夺权的最好时机……《风信楼》是一部拥有海量选项和丰富剧情的高自由度养成游戏——百种不同结局,尽在你的选择之中。

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation10.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Love Delivery

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    A coming-of-age romance simulation that follows the raw, relatable journey of a real loser.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual8.24 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

    2017IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 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 and Casual with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    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.

    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 with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    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 Indie with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    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 Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    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. 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 Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    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 ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    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 ↗

More from Sierra Lee

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

  1. Crimson Gray

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    Another title from Sierra Lee, the studio behind Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Once Ever After

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sierra Lee, the studio behind Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn. Shares Indie with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    Red Riding Hood wanders out of the woods... and into an infinite number of alternate dimensions twisting the classic fairy tale in countless ways.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ouroboros

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    Another title from Sierra Lee, the studio behind Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn. Shares Indie with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    Ouroboros presents a bright, cheerful world in which something is horrifyingly wrong. The hero has a princess to save and a quest set before him, but there are unsettling signs that all this has happened before.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Desecration of Wings

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    Another title from Sierra Lee, the studio behind Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn. Shares Indie with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    The Endless Court is eternal, ruled by Immortals who have guided the four races of the world since the dawn of time. But they seem very concerned with preventing anyone from studying the broken ruins that litter the world, and peace is more fragile than it seems.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sierra Lee, the studio behind Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn. Shares Indie with Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn

How much does Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn cost?
Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn are Crimson Gray, The Test: Secrets of the Soul, The Horrorscope: Fatal Awakening.
Who developed Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn?
Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn was developed by Sierra Lee.

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 Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn.

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