Games like Lake
If Lake is your kind of game, the closest matches are BattleCakes, We Took That Trip and The Majestic — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its gentle but lovely story, interesting range of characters and atmospheric. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Lake: It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
Players who liked Lake also play
Steam players who put hours into Lake 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.
BattleCakes
WHY THIS
Top pick for Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
Indulge in a delicious adventure as you choose to battle or befriend your enemies to save the day your way! Personalize your cupcake hero and meet charming friends along the way. Leave the world better off than you found it in this turn-based RPG.
We Took That Trip
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
A cozy road trip adventure about friendship, loss, and reunion. Drive and customize your van as you journey down ever-changing roads through idyllic landscapes. Meet unforgettable travelers and uncover heartfelt stories along the way, with your feline companion by your side.
The Majestic
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
An intimate tale of two sisters & their tenuous bond. Soar above the clouds and rally against Darkness. Experience beauty, mystery and triumph in this cozy narrative woven with love, friendship, and family.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Ranked #4 for Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lake.
Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.
Cloudpunk
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Ranked #5 for Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Wayward Strand
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Ranked #6 for Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.
Harold Halibut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Ranked #7 for Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.
The Companion
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Ranked #8 for Lake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
A cinematic gaming experience. Play as an animal in the spiritual realm. Explore a magical world. Collect Essence and find Artifacts. Journey across seven majestic landscapes and witness the emotional story of a family as they tackle the challenges ahead of them.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Lake
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The House of Da Vinci
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Reviewers of Lake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game. Solve mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, escape from rooms and dive into the authentic atmosphere of the Renaissance. Use all your wits to find out what's behind your master's disappearance.
Boxes: Lost Fragments
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Reviewers of Lake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers.
Myst
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Reviewers of Lake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Submachine: Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Reviewers of Lake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
The Case of the Golden Idol
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Reviewers of Lake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
The Room
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Reviewers of Lake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Monument Valley
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Reviewers of Lake cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lake at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Lake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lake.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Lake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Lake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lake.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Lake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lake.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Lake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lake.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Lake.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Lake.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lake.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lake.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lake.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Gamious
Other recommendable Steam games by Gamious, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Turmoil
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Lake.
Another title from Gamious, the studio behind Lake. Shares Indie with Lake.
Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.
iO
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Another title from Gamious, the studio behind Lake. Shares Indie with Lake.
iO is an abstract physics platformer about size and speed. Grow bigger and smaller in order to solve some of the trickiest puzzles. Reach the exit as quickly as possible and grab a gold medal as your reward!
Lines
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Lake.
Another title from Gamious, the studio behind Lake. Shares Indie with Lake.
Lines is an abstract ‘zen’ game experience where form is just as important as function. Place or remove Dots to initiate a colourful race that fills a drawing. The colour that dominates the race wins.
Team Racing League
WHY THIS
Another title from Gamious, the studio behind Lake.
In this unique 3 on 3 racegame, it's up to you and your teammates to finish before the opposing team does. Mastering the high quality vehicle handling, special abilities, and optimal Team Strategy are key to win the race.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Lake.
Even the smallest person can make a big difference. Join Alba, as she sets out to save her beautiful island and its wildlife. And possibly start a revolution.
Cloudpunk
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Harold Halibut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lake.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake.
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to find the true meaning of ‘home’.
Frequently asked about Lake
- Is Lake verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Lake 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 Lake cost?
- Lake is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Lake?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lake are BattleCakes, We Took That Trip, The Majestic.
- Who developed Lake?
- Lake was developed by Gamious and published by Whitethorn Games, Gamious.
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 Lake.
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