Games like DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale
If DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale is your kind of game, the closest matches are Robotherapy, Thimbleweed Park™ and The Stanley Parable — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and dark. 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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Robotherapy
WHY THIS
Top pick for DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
An emotional dark comedy about robots doing therapy. In Robotherapy, you're a robot therapist in a dystopian society that killed all the humans, but is still not happy. Treat patients, meet weird robots and enter their minds. If killing all humans doesn't bring happiness, then what does?
Thimbleweed Park™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Second-strongest match for DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
The Stanley Parable
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Third-strongest match for DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
Driftmoon
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Driftmoon is an adventure-roleplaying game, full of exploration, smiles and surprises, captivating stories and quests, charming characters, and countless delightful details.
Kraken Academy!!
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Ranked #5 for DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Make friends, free spirits and make sure that the world doesn’t end! Welcome to Kraken Academy, a technicolor fever dream that for legal reasons can only be described as "technically a school." Join forces with a magical kraken to save the world!
Metal Dead
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Ranked #6 for DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
A hilariously terrifying adventure filled with laughs, blood, insanity, and of course... hordes of the undead.
Finding Paradise
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
Super Trench Attack!
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Ranked #8 for DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Super Trench Attack™ is a goofball comedy twitch-shooter based in a World War setting.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
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 ~50% under DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
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 ~50% under DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
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 ~70% under DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
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.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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 DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
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 DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
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 DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Thimbleweed Park™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.
The Stanley Parable
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
Kraken Academy!!
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale.
Make friends, free spirits and make sure that the world doesn’t end! Welcome to Kraken Academy, a technicolor fever dream that for legal reasons can only be described as "technically a school." Join forces with a magical kraken to save the world!
Frequently asked about DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale
- Does DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale run on Steam Deck?
- DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale cost?
- DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale are Robotherapy, Thimbleweed Park™, The Stanley Parable.
- Who developed DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale?
- DON'T GIVE UP: A Cynical Tale was developed by Tristan Barona.
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