# Games like Bad Dream: Afterlife

> The closest matches to Bad Dream: Afterlife: Rusty Lake Hotel, The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition, Bad Dream: Stories, Slender Threads, and Kathy Rain. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — Also Hidden Object, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
2. [The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition](https://imho.run/games/497730/the-wardrobe-even-better-edition) — Also 1990's, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 161 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/497730/)
3. [Bad Dream: Stories](https://imho.run/games/1692060/bad-dream-stories) — Also Abstract, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 60 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1692060/)
4. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — A frequent pick in Bad Dream: Afterlife players' libraries, and another Indie. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
5. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — A frequent pick in Bad Dream: Afterlife players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
6. [The Dark Eye: Memoria](https://imho.run/games/243200/the-dark-eye-memoria) — Also 1990's, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 950 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243200/)
7. [When The Past Was Around](https://imho.run/games/1164050/when-the-past-was-around) — Also Abstract and Hidden Object, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 1,668 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164050/)
8. [The Star Named EOS](https://imho.run/games/1619230/the-star-named-eos) — Also Hidden Object, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 139 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1619230/)
9. [Bad Dream: Coma](https://imho.run/games/538070/bad-dream-coma) — A frequent pick in Bad Dream: Afterlife players' libraries, and another Indie. 557 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/538070/)
10. [My Brother Rabbit](https://imho.run/games/855640/my-brother-rabbit) — Also Hidden Object, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 677 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/855640/)
11. [The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2](https://imho.run/games/94300/the-dream-machine-chapter-1-2) — A frequent pick in Bad Dream: Afterlife players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/94300/)
12. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — A frequent pick in Bad Dream: Afterlife players' libraries, and another RPG. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
13. [Lydia](https://imho.run/games/629000/lydia) — A frequent pick in Bad Dream: Afterlife players' libraries, and another Indie. 229 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629000/)
14. [The Tiny Bang Story](https://imho.run/games/96000/the-tiny-bang-story) — Also Hidden Object, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 1,637 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/96000/)
15. [The Room](https://imho.run/games/288160/the-room) — Also Hidden Object, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 14,196 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288160/)
16. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Hidden Object, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
17. [IMMORTALITY](https://imho.run/games/1350200/immortality) — Also Hidden Object, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 1,118 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350200/)
18. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — A frequent pick in Bad Dream: Afterlife players' libraries, and another Indie. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
19. [Kairo](https://imho.run/games/233230/kairo) — Also Abstract, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 1,026 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233230/)
20. [Daymare Town](https://imho.run/games/2619240/daymare-town) — Also Abstract and Hidden Object, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 76 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2619240/)
21. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — A frequent pick in Bad Dream: Afterlife players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
22. [The Blind Prophet](https://imho.run/games/968370/the-blind-prophet) — A frequent pick in Bad Dream: Afterlife players' libraries, and another RPG. 164 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/968370/)
23. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Also 1990's, like Bad Dream: Afterlife. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
24. [Lucid Dream Adventure](https://imho.run/games/773090/lucid-dream-adventure) — A frequent pick in Bad Dream: Afterlife players' libraries, and another Indie. 88 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/773090/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3202410&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3202410&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3202410&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3202410
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3202410
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Bad Dream: Afterlife

You're back, but the entire dream is empty. All residents have evacuated, and the reason is you. The walls are covered with a number of hurtful messages, but the most common one is - "You can keep the whole city to yourself, but DON'T FOLLOW US, YOU MONSTER!"

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3202410
- **Developer:** Desert Fox
- **Publisher:** Desert Fox
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input
- **Released:** Oct 10, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3202410/bad-dream-afterlife)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3202410&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3202410/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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