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Games like BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION

If BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is your kind of game, the closest matches are STASIS: BONE TOTEM, CAYNE and Red Dreams — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its choices genuinely impact outcomes, narrative depth feels unmatched and atmospheric. 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 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION: BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

2020IndieAdventure5.19 USDMetacritic 76Windows · macOS · Linuxby THE BROTHERHOOD
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Players who liked BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION also play

Steam players who put hours into BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION 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. STASIS: BONE TOTEM

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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

    Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...

    2023IndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. CAYNE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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

    Hadley wakes in a facility. She is 9 months pregnant. They want her baby... CAYNE is the FREE, isometric horror game from the creators of STASIS.

    2017IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Red Dreams

    WHY THIS

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

    Year: 2199. Exoplanet Kiwa. In this psychological thriller, your best friend disappears while investigating the red ocean that alters memories through dreams. Time moves more slowly on Kiwa, and every minute is crucial to saving her — but can you trust who you are?

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  4. STASIS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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

    STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

    2015IndieAdventure3.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Gamedec - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Heart of the Forest

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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

    An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.

    2026IndieAdventure10.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Neyyah

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Ranked #7 for BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Neyyah is a first-person point-and-click adventure game from Defy Reality Entertainment. You are thrown into a strange secretive world called Neyyah. Use careful observation and logic to uncover the mysteries entwined within Neyyah's peculiar landscapes and bizarre cultures.

    2025IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Game of Fate: Chasing Through Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Ranked #8 for BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Immerse yourself in the first-person perspective, cross time and space, solve bizarre cases, save innocent victims, and catch a mysterious killer! You will solve murders, uphold justice, and also gain love. Are you ready? Play the "Game of Fate" that crosses time and space, life and death!

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Reviewers of BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre.

    2017AdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. STASIS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Reviewers of BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

    2015IndieAdventure3.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Wasteland 2: Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Primordia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Reviewers of BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

    2012IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Myst

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Reviewers of BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Riven

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Reviewers of BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Elysium

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Wake up on a paradise-like abandoned island with your friends. Explore the lands of an ancient civilization and uncover the mysteries behind their collapse as you build, craft, and tame corrupted machines. Most importantly, survive the unwelcome lands of Elysium!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    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 ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    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 ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    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 ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from THE BROTHERHOOD

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

  1. STASIS: BONE TOTEM

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Another title from THE BROTHERHOOD, the studio behind BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...

    2023IndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. STASIS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Another title from THE BROTHERHOOD, the studio behind BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

    2015IndieAdventure3.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. CAYNE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Another title from THE BROTHERHOOD, the studio behind BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION. Shares Indie and Adventure with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

    Hadley wakes in a facility. She is 9 months pregnant. They want her baby... CAYNE is the FREE, isometric horror game from the creators of STASIS.

    2017IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. STASIS: BONE TOTEM

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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

    Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...

    2023IndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Gamedec - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Heart of the Forest

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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

    An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.

    2026IndieAdventure10.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION

How much does BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION cost?
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is listed on Steam at 5.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION are STASIS: BONE TOTEM, CAYNE, Red Dreams.
Who developed BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION?
BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION was developed by THE BROTHERHOOD.

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 BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION.

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