Rank 01Games like Lume
- 19 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Lume also play
The closest matches to Lume: Lumino City, Lilly Looking Through, Papetura, Windosill, and Trauma. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares environmental puzzle solving with Lume.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2013
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Trauma
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Lume.
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Shares object interaction and environmental puzzle solving with Lume.
- 95% of 5,992 reviews
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- Released: 2011
- Developer: State of Play
- Price: $5.99checked Nov 7
- 47% of 366 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Metacritic 69
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Handcrafted paper aesthetic feels unique
- Puzzles require physical object manipulation
- Short but satisfying puzzle adventure
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Cozy
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Lume.
About Lume
The closest matches to Lume: Lumino City, Lilly Looking Through, Papetura, Windosill, and Trauma. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Lume is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lumino City, Lilly Looking Through and Papetura — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and cozy, and single out its environmental puzzle solving and inventory based progression. 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.
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.
Is Lume worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 47% of 366 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $5.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 1 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.5 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Handcrafted paper aesthetic feels unique
- Puzzles require physical object manipulation
- Short but satisfying puzzle adventure
- Story unfolds through environmental clues
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Too short. I felt like I finished the introduction to a game, but not even a complete episode. It was fun and pretty while it lasted though.”
“I cannot recommend this game. There are insanely hard puzzles, so I had to use a guide for some puzzles, as the clues for them were confusing and frustrating, and I felt I was just wasting my time trying to solve them. The game is not…”
People who play it also play: Lumino City, Lilly Looking Through, Papetura
Frequently asked about Lume
Can I run it?
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 Lumino City, Lilly Looking Through, Papetura.
Who developed Lume?
Lume was developed by State of Play.