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Games like The Legend of Crystal Valley

If The Legend of Crystal Valley is your kind of game, the closest matches are Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping and Syberia: The World Before — picked from the ranked list below. 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 The Legend of Crystal Valley: The Legend of Crystal Valley is an indie point n' click adventure game, based on story and exploration, set between the two worlds where reality, fantasy and science fiction collide.

2019IndieAdventure14.99 USDWindowsby Cateia Games
The Legend of Crystal Valley — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Legend of Crystal Valley also play

Steam players who put hours into The Legend of Crystal Valley 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. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Legend of Crystal Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

    WHY THIS

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

    You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!

    2025IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Syberia: The World Before

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Legend of Crystal Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

    2022Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. BROK the InvestiGator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Legend of Crystal Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Legend of Crystal Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Strange Antiquities

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Legend of Crystal Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Telling Lies

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Legend of Crystal Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

    2019IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Legend of Crystal Valley fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Legend of Crystal Valley at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Legend of Crystal Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 The Legend of Crystal Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 The Legend of Crystal Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 The Legend of Crystal Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 The Legend of Crystal Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 The Legend of Crystal Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 The Legend of Crystal Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Legend of Crystal Valley on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 The Legend of Crystal Valley.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 The Legend of Crystal Valley.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Legend of Crystal Valley.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Cateia Games

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

  1. Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cateia Games, the studio behind The Legend of Crystal Valley. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Duke Grabowski is a classic point-and-click adventure, created with love by an indie team that includes Bill Tiller (The Curse of Monkey Island, Steven Spielberg's The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine).

    2016IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cateia Games, the studio behind The Legend of Crystal Valley. Shares Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Enjoy a compelling story, while playing an amazing cooking game!

    2017AdventureSimulationCasual14.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Iron Roses

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cateia Games, the studio behind The Legend of Crystal Valley. Shares Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Help Alex navigate a bustling urban landscape as she frantically searches for her former Iron Roses™ band mates and tries to convince them to enter the upcoming "Battle of the Bands". Track down lost equipment, interact with intriguing characters, and use all of your problem solving skills as you make the long, hard climb to the...

    2010AdventureCasualSteam ↗
  4. Kaptain Brawe: A Brawe New World

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cateia Games, the studio behind The Legend of Crystal Valley. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Step into a hilarious, steampunk-tinged point n click space adventure! Play as Captain Brawe, Agent Luna and Danny across four colorful planets — solve clever puzzles, uncover conspiracies, and meet unforgettable characters (space pirates, secret agents, and eccentric aliens).

    2011IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Kingdom Tales: Dragons & Us

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cateia Games, the studio behind The Legend of Crystal Valley. Shares Indie with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Embark on a magical journey in this entertaining and fun time management strategy game! In Kingdom Tales you will explore the land, gather, produce and trade resources, build, repair and take care of your citizens.

    2014StrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Curse of Dragon Mountains 2: The Lair

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cateia Games, the studio behind The Legend of Crystal Valley. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Dark shadows are rising once again! Spirits are restless! For he has awaken! Return to Dragon Mountains with Mina and her spirited companion Malik and defeat the evil spirit in this compelling hidden-object adventure where fantasy, folklore, and mystery intertwine.

    2014IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Curse of Dragon Mountains: The Strix

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cateia Games, the studio behind The Legend of Crystal Valley. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    You see it in your dreams, you feel it in your blood; the ancient evil awakening! Uncover the secrets of your family estate. Solve puzzles, explore fantasy lands & confront the evil spirit Strix in this fantasy puzzle adventure game!

    2014IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Untold Mystery: Angel’s Cry

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Cateia Games, the studio behind The Legend of Crystal Valley. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Investigate a mysterious, medieval monastery and reveal the terrifying truth! Enter a remote Alpine monastery and uncover the truth in a story-rich hidden object adventure. You are about to investigate the disappearance of a monk as well as the curious case of a weeping statue.

    2014IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. BROK the InvestiGator

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    The classic multi-award winning adventure "Broken Sword - the Shadow of the Templars" returns with glorious 4K visuals and iconic remastered audio, pitching intrepid tourist George Stobbart and fearless journalist Nico Collard into a journey of perilous adventures and ancient conspiracies.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Strange Antiquities

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Legend of Crystal Valley.

    Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Legend of Crystal Valley

How much does The Legend of Crystal Valley cost?
The Legend of Crystal Valley is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Legend of Crystal Valley?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Legend of Crystal Valley are Duck Detective: The Secret Salami, Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping, Syberia: The World Before.
Who developed The Legend of Crystal Valley?
The Legend of Crystal Valley was developed by Cateia 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 The Legend of Crystal Valley.

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