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Games like The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets

Below are 26 hand-picked alternatives to The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets for fans of indie, adventure, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from Fast Travel Games. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

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About The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets: Help your grandfather solve the mystery of the stolen pets by solving puzzles in wonderful miniature worlds crafted for VR. Use a hairdryer to melt snow in a wintery landscape! Search the wreck of a pirate ship hidden under the surface! Every world is unique, full of interactions and colorful life.

2019IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDMetacritic 73Windowsby Fast Travel Games
The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets — Steam game cover
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Reviewers mention these as similar to The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets

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. Budget Cuts

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Budget Cuts is a VR stealth game where you dexterously zip, sneak or rambo your way forward through thrilling, oil-splatter filled combat!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Gardens Between

    WHY THIS

    Shares a melancholic mood with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Reviewers of The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands. Manipulate time to solve puzzles and discover the secrets of each island.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Apex Construct

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Apex Construct is a story-driven, single player action/adventure made exclusively for VR. Wield an upgradable cyber bow & shield combination to battle enemy robots while exploring a shattered world, gradually realizing what led to the extinction of mankind.

    2018ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Moss

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    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 ~57% under The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    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. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    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 ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    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 ↗
  2. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. The Supper

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Samorost 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.

    2021IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Trick & Treat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

    2016IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sprout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Embark on a casual, botanical-puzzle-adventure. Make friends, learn new skills, solve puzzles, and become the mighty oak that you were always meant to be.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Fast Travel Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Fast Travel Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Fast Travel Games, the studio behind The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Built from the ground-up for Virtual Reality, Budget Cuts 2 is an action-adventure stealth game where you zip, sneak, and stab your way through enemy-filled offices, trains, warehouses, and skyscrapers to take down the evil efficiency robots at TransCorp.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden collectibles with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Another title from Fast Travel Games, the studio behind The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets. Shares Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Become a vampire. Strike from the darkness and drink the blood of your prey. Use stealth, persuasion, and an arsenal of upgradable abilities to sneak past enemies undetected or punish the guilty in the seedy backstreets of nighttime Venice.

    2024AdventureRPG29.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Apex Construct

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Fast Travel Games, the studio behind The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets. Shares Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Apex Construct is a story-driven, single player action/adventure made exclusively for VR. Wield an upgradable cyber bow & shield combination to battle enemy robots while exploring a shattered world, gradually realizing what led to the extinction of mankind.

    2018ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife

    WHY THIS

    Shares object manipulation with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Another title from Fast Travel Games, the studio behind The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets. Shares Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    You died in a mysterious seance and have become a Wraith, one of the restless undead. In this VR horror game, use your supernatural abilities to solve the mystery behind your death. But beware of the sinister Spectres lurking in the shadows...

    2021Adventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Fast Travel Games, the studio behind The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets. Shares Adventure with The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Ghost Signal is a VR action roguelite set in the Stellaris universe, where you captain your ship to battle a multitude of alien species. Partake in dynamic space wars, encounter planet sized creatures, gather valuable loot to conduct research, and more. No journey is the same.

    2023ActionAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mannequin

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Fast Travel Games, the studio behind The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets.

    Mannequin is an up to 2v3 Hide-And-Seek VR FPS multiplayer game. Two elite Agents hunt for Mannequins - shape-shifting aliens hiding in plain sight and blending in by posing as human statues.

    2024Action9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets

Does The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets work on Steam Deck?
The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets cost?
The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Who developed The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets?
The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets was developed by Fast Travel Games.

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