Games like Chicory: A Colorful Tale
If Chicory: A Colorful Tale is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Magical Quest of Molly The Marble, Capy Castaway and Frogsong — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, cozy and emotional. 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 →Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a 2021 Indie Adventure RPG set in a hand-painted world where players wield brush-based painting powers to restore color and life to a once-grey land. The gameplay revolves around mechanics such as custom-color creation, color-palette locking, and thematic art-classes that teach new techniques, alongside boss-fights tied to artistic concepts that challenge players to think creatively. Players describe the experience as contemplative, cozy, and whimsical, with reviewers noting that characters react to individual art styles and that painting the entire world oneself creates a uniquely personal journey. The game runs verified on Steam Deck, offers a medium-length adventure in a chill, sit-down session format, and currently holds a 98% positive rating from over 2,100 Steam reviews at $19.99.
About Chicory: A Colorful Tale: A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.
Players who liked Chicory: A Colorful Tale also play
Steam players who put hours into Chicory: A Colorful Tale 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.
The Magical Quest of Molly The Marble
WHY THIS
Top pick for Chicory: A Colorful Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
A cozy adventure where you tilt the world to guide a marble through cardboard dioramas to find secrets, solve puzzles, and navigate dungeons on a quest to find your lost friends. ASMR audio and multiple accessibility options ensures you will have a relaxing experience.
Capy Castaway
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Chicory: A Colorful Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Capy Castaway is a cozy exploration adventure where a capybara pup and a clever crow solve puzzles, help lost animals, and explore a mysterious island after a devastating flood. Play solo or with a friend in this relaxing narrative adventure about curiosity, friendship, and finding your way home.
Frogsong
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Third-strongest match for Chicory: A Colorful Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
A heartfelt adventure in a fantasy world of frogs! Talk to weird and wonderful characters, fight vicious bugs, and explore a vibrant world in this charming action RPG.
Wandersong
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Ranked #4 for Chicory: A Colorful Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
Nekokami - The Human Restoration Project
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Ranked #5 for Chicory: A Colorful Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Start an epic world-building adventure with Nekokami! Architect beautiful, peaceful worlds in a far-future universe ruled by Cats. Befriend wondrous yet whimsical spirits of nature. Restore and manage extinct Humans. With Cats in charge, what could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Arise: A Simple Story
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Ranked #6 for Chicory: A Colorful Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
Princess Farmer
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Ranked #7 for Chicory: A Colorful Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Be the magical bunny farmer you've always wanted to be! Princess Farmer is a charming visual-novel meets match-3 gameplay, with a host of adorable characters to befriend, mysteries to solve, and fashion to collect. Smash rocks! Make combos! Win hearts!
Harmony's Odyssey
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Ranked #8 for Chicory: A Colorful Tale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Chicory: A Colorful Tale
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Undertale
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Reviewers of Chicory: A Colorful Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
Celeste
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Reviewers of Chicory: A Colorful Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Wandersong
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Reviewers of Chicory: A Colorful Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
OMORI
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Chicory: A Colorful Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
DELTARUNE
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Reviewers of Chicory: A Colorful Tale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Chicory: A Colorful Tale at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Chicory: A Colorful Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Chicory: A Colorful Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
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 Chicory: A Colorful Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Chicory: A Colorful Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Chicory: A Colorful Tale on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Chicory: A Colorful Tale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
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!
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 Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
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 Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Wishes Ultd.
Other recommendable Steam games by Wishes Ultd., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Wandersong
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Another title from Wishes Ultd., the studio behind Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!
Beastieball
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Another title from Wishes Ultd., the studio behind Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
A turn-based volleyball RPG where you coach a sports team of Beasties! Your Beasties' relationships grow and change, unlocking new abilities and combo plays!
Coin Crypt
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Another title from Wishes Ultd., the studio behind Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Shares Indie and RPG with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
A roguelite deckbuilding adventure game about magical coins. You play as a lootmancer, who can unlock the hidden power inside of coins and use them in magical duels. The loots you take from chests and enemies also become your next moves, so plan carefully!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Nekokami - The Human Restoration Project
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Start an epic world-building adventure with Nekokami! Architect beautiful, peaceful worlds in a far-future universe ruled by Cats. Befriend wondrous yet whimsical spirits of nature. Restore and manage extinct Humans. With Cats in charge, what could POSSIBLY go wrong?
Arise: A Simple Story
WHY THIS
Shares an emotional mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
Princess Farmer
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Be the magical bunny farmer you've always wanted to be! Princess Farmer is a charming visual-novel meets match-3 gameplay, with a host of adorable characters to befriend, mysteries to solve, and fashion to collect. Smash rocks! Make combos! Win hearts!
Harmony's Odyssey
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.
Frequently asked about Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Is Chicory: A Colorful Tale verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Chicory: A Colorful Tale 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 Chicory: A Colorful Tale cost?
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Chicory: A Colorful Tale have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Chicory: A Colorful Tale supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Chicory: A Colorful Tale?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chicory: A Colorful Tale are The Magical Quest of Molly The Marble, Capy Castaway, Frogsong.
- Who developed Chicory: A Colorful Tale?
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale was developed by Wishes Ultd., Greg Lobanov, Alexis Dean-Jones and published by Finji.
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