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Games like Lume

If Lume is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trauma, Timpu's treasure and Silence — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and cozy. 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 Lume: With a set built entirely out of paper and cardboard, and sumptuously filmed, Lume is a game with a style unlike any other.

2011IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDMetacritic 69Windows · macOSby State of Play
Lume — Steam game cover
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Handcrafted paper aesthetic feels uniquePuzzles require physical object manipulationShort but satisfying puzzle adventureAtmosphericContemplativeCozy

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Steam players who put hours into Lume 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. Trauma

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Lume.

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

    An elaborate puzzle challenge combined with an unconventional story.

    2011IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Timpu's treasure

    WHY THIS

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

    When news of a great treasure hidden in a small town breaks, a professional treasure hunter is tasked with solving the clues that lead to it in this voxel-style point and click game.

    2020IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗
  3. Silence

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lilly Looking Through

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    What Lilly sees is about to change her life forever.... Help our heroine through a variety of enchanting environments brimming with magic and wonder, as she seeks to rewrite the past, change the present, and unlock the ultimate mystery. Geeta Games presents an animated point-and-click adventure for all ages: Lilly Looking Through.

    2013IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Windosill

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.

    2009IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Milkmaid of the Milky Way

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?

    2017IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Finding Teddy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    We are currently working on Finding Teddy 2 !!Stay tuned, we are currently sending confidential preview versions to journalistsSpecial Offer : Buy Finding Teddy and get Free OST !In BriefThe revival of Point'n-Click.Graphics completely handmade, realized pixel by pixel.

    2013IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Gorogoa

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Lume

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. Lumino City

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Machinarium

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

    2009IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Tiny Bang Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Lume.

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

    Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

    2011IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Lume on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lume.

    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 ~50% under Lume on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lume.

    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 ~67% under Lume on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lume.

    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 ~75% under Lume on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lume.

    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 ~83% under Lume on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Lume.

    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 ~50% under Lume on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lume.

    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 ~50% under Lume on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lume.

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

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Lume on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Lume.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Lume.

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from State of Play

Other recommendable Steam games by State of Play, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. South of the Circle

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

    Another title from State of Play, the studio behind Lume. Shares Adventure with Lume.

    South of the Circle is a deep narrative experience of the emerging relationship between Peter and Clara, Cambridge academics involved in a political conflict. The story focuses on promises made in between career and true love, where our choices burdened by our past seem to be illusory.

    2022Adventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. KAMI

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

    Another title from State of Play, the studio behind Lume. Shares Indie and Casual with Lume.

    KAMI is deceptively simple: fold out coloured paper to fill the screen in as few moves as possible. Relaxing and easy to pick up, you'll soon find yourself deep in contemplation to perfect each puzzle. Created by State of Play, famous for their handcrafted aesthetic, KAMI has been created with real paper in an elegant Japanese theme.

    2014IndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lumino City

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

    Another title from State of Play, the studio behind Lume. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lume.

    The BAFTA award winning handmade puzzle adventure game made entirely by hand. Explore the city and use your ingenuity to piece together puzzling mechanisms and bring back power to this unique world. Three years in the making, it's handmade entirely out of paper, card, miniature lights and motors.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Silence

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Windosill

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    A short, surprising, toy-like puzzle game.

    2009IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Finding Teddy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    We are currently working on Finding Teddy 2 !!Stay tuned, we are currently sending confidential preview versions to journalistsSpecial Offer : Buy Finding Teddy and get Free OST !In BriefThe revival of Point'n-Click.Graphics completely handmade, realized pixel by pixel.

    2013IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Gorogoa

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lume.

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

    Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lume

How much does Lume cost?
Lume is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lume?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lume are Trauma, Timpu's treasure, Silence.
Who developed Lume?
Lume was developed by State of Play.

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 Lume.

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