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Games like TOHU

If TOHU is your kind of game, the closest matches are Samorost 3, Escape the Baby Alarm and Papetura — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy and relaxing. 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 TOHU: Experience a brand new adventure game set amongst a world of weird and wonderful fish planets. Explore beautiful environments, solve intricate puzzles and discover the truth about a mysterious little girl and her mechanical alter-ego, Cubus.

2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 72Windowsby Fireart Games
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Art style feels like a living storybookCharacter animations are endlessly charmingHint system is cleverly integratedAtmosphericCozyRelaxing

Players who liked TOHU also play

Steam players who put hours into TOHU 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. Samorost 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TOHU.

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

    Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Escape the Baby Alarm

    WHY THIS

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

    Escape the Baby Alarm is a cozy puzzle adventure about the chaos and love of early parenthood. Solve hand-drawn, escape room-inspired puzzles inside the baby alarm. Find your way out through mashed peas, pacifiers and sleepless nights. Funny, heartfelt, and beautifully illustrated

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  3. Papetura

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with TOHU.

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

    Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Alma's Search

    WHY THIS

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

    "Alma’s Search" is a cozy adventure puzzle game. Help Alma step out of her comfort zone and find her best friend, the lost bird Bert, in a vibrant city. Interact with residents, assemble objects in mini-games, and collect clues to keep the search on the right path. Will Alma be able to find Bert?

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  5. Machinarium

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with TOHU.

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

    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 ↗
  6. Uproot

    WHY THIS

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

    Uproot is an indie point-and-click adventure and puzzle game. Help Ygg the mandrake reclaim his special purple leaf stolen by the Rat King.

    2022IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Tiny Bang Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares hint system and a cozy mood with TOHU.

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

    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 ↗
  8. 100 hidden cups

    WHY THIS

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

    The strange cups are hidden on the paper. A difficult adventure for the eyes.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to TOHU

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. Samorost 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TOHU.

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

    Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Machinarium

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with TOHU.

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

    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. LUNA The Shadow Dust

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TOHU.

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

    LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to life through wordless storytelling, beautiful cinematics and a breathtaking original soundtrack.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. CHUCHEL

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click and a whimsical mood with TOHU.

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

    CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Botanica

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with TOHU.

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

    Botanica is a hand drawn 2D side scrolling platform-adventure in a world of sentient plants. By learning and borrowing abilities from the enemies and bosses of this world you might just be able to defeat the scourge that threatens all of plant life.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under TOHU on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TOHU.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under TOHU on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TOHU.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under TOHU on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with TOHU.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under TOHU on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TOHU.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under TOHU on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with TOHU.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under TOHU on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TOHU.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under TOHU on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TOHU.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under TOHU on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with TOHU.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 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 with TOHU.

    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 TOHU.

    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 TOHU.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 TOHU.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Samorost 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with TOHU.

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

    Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Papetura

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with TOHU.

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

    Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Machinarium

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with TOHU.

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

    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 ↗
  4. 100 hidden cups

    WHY THIS

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

    The strange cups are hidden on the paper. A difficult adventure for the eyes.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about TOHU

Is TOHU verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — TOHU is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does TOHU cost?
TOHU is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to TOHU?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TOHU are Samorost 3, Escape the Baby Alarm, Papetura.
Who developed TOHU?
TOHU was developed by Fireart Games.

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 TOHU.

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