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Games like Despair
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Despair” means here
HorrorWalking SimulatorShortFirst-PersonAtmospheric
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Short
89% of 8,334 reviews positive
99%
match
3
96%
match
4
The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
Horror · First-Person · Walking Simulator · Atmospheric
65% of 3,309 reviews positive
96%
match
6
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Walking Simulator · Horror · First-Person · Short
70% of 12,114 reviews positive
94%
match
7
Layers of Fear (2016)
Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Atmospheric
88% of 27,683 reviews positive · 37 playing now
93%
match
9
Slender: The Arrival
Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Atmospheric
88% of 9,349 reviews positive
91%
match
10
90%
match
11
89%
match
12
89%
match
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[Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
Horror · Walking Simulator · Short · First-Person
82% of 3,301 reviews positive
87%
match
15
86%
match
18
Passing Pineview Forest
Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Atmospheric
65% of 1,697 reviews positive
86%
match
19
Awkward Dimensions Redux
Walking Simulator · Horror · First-Person · Atmospheric
80% of 2,961 reviews positive
86%
match
20
The Beast Inside
Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Atmospheric
83% of 12,136 reviews positive
86%
match
21
86%
match
22
From The Darkness
Horror · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Atmospheric
89% of 3,529 reviews positive
86%
match
23
Firewatch
Walking Simulator · First-Person · Short · Horror
91% of 99,306 reviews positive · 57 playing now
85%
match
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85%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Despair?
The closest matches to Despair on Steam are Coma: Mortuary, Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition, House of Caravan, The Hat Man: Shadow Ward, Daylight. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Despair's, and shared tags include Horror, Walking Simulator, Short.
How are games like Despair chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Horror, Walking Simulator, 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 Despair's. Popularity never affects the ranking.