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Games like Journal
24 games ranked by how much the tags Steam players vote on them overlap with Journal's. A rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store, and popularity never moves a game up.
What they share most: Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist, Short, Visual Novel, Hand-drawn, Interactive Fiction.
Closest first
1·Beyond Eyes
86% match · Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist
68% of 1,617 reviews positive
2·Midvinter
83% match · Hand-drawn, Interactive Fiction
86% of 105 reviews positive
3·Leaving Lyndow
83% match · Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist
82% of 1,186 reviews positive
4·A Night at the Watermill
82% match · Interactive Fiction, Hand-drawn
95% of 62 reviews positive
5·The Graveyard
82% match · Walking Simulator, Short
61% of 631 reviews positive
6·HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE
80% match · Interactive Fiction, Walking Simulator
97% of 398 reviews positive
7·Gone Home
79% match · Walking Simulator, Short
77% of 18,464 reviews positive
8·Virginia
79% match · Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist
64% of 3,387 reviews positive
9·Home is Where One Starts...
79% match · Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist
77% of 717 reviews positive
10·Dear Esther
78% match · Walking Simulator, Short
76% of 6,120 reviews positive
11·A Mortician's Tale
78% match · Female Protagonist, Walking Simulator
72% of 1,434 reviews positive
12·OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition
78% match · Interactive Fiction, Walking Simulator
96% of 9,489 reviews positive
13·Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
78% match · Interactive Fiction, Walking Simulator
76% of 1,747 reviews positive
14·Serafina's Crown
78% match · Female Protagonist, Visual Novel
74% of 54 reviews positive
15·Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
78% match · Interactive Fiction, Hand-drawn
98% of 2,009 reviews positive
16·Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
77% match · Walking Simulator, Interactive Fiction
70% of 12,180 reviews positive
17·Elegy for a Dead World
77% match · Interactive Fiction, Walking Simulator
64% of 309 reviews positive
18·Perception
77% match · Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist
72% of 636 reviews positive
19·CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
77% match · Interactive Fiction, Female Protagonist
83% of 53 reviews positive
20·Neighboring Islands
77% match · Interactive Fiction, Visual Novel
78% of 147 reviews positive
21·One Night Stand
77% match · Interactive Fiction, Hand-drawn
90% of 778 reviews positive
22·A Memoir Blue
77% match · Interactive Fiction, Female Protagonist
85% of 528 reviews positive
23·The Lost Valley
76% match · Walking Simulator, Casual
37% of 376 reviews positive
24·Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
76% match · Interactive Fiction, Female Protagonist
88% of 3,602 reviews positive
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Journal?
The closest matches to Journal on Steam are Beyond Eyes, Midvinter, Leaving Lyndow, A Night at the Watermill, The Graveyard. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Journal's, and shared tags include Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist, Short.
How are games like Journal chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist, Short count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Journal's. Popularity never affects the ranking.