Rank 01Why this
Shares fishing and farming with Hollow Island.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
Games like Hollow Island
- 36 games
- Updated Oct 23, 2026
Players who liked Hollow Island also play
The closest matches to Hollow Island: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, Halcyon Days at Taoyuan, Mirthwood, Core Keeper, and Coral Island. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares mining and fishing with Hollow Island.
- $11.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
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Core Keeper
Why this: Also Farming Sim and Crafting, like Hollow Island.
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Coral Island
Why this: Shares fishing with Hollow Island.
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Stardew Valley
Why this: Also Agriculture and Farming Sim, like Hollow Island.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Hollow Island
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Shares fishing and farming with Hollow Island.
- 81% of 1,533 reviews
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Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- 77% of 422 reviews
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Edym Pixels
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 30
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 83% of 76 reviews
- Genres: Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Active developer with frequent updates
- Land claim tokens for property expansion
- No hunger thirst or durability systems
- Chill
- Cozy
- Peaceful
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Hollow Island
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.
The Survivalists
Why this: Same chill mood as Hollow Island.
Surviving Titan
Why this: Shares crafting with Hollow Island.
Green Project
Why this: Also Farming Sim and Crafting, like Hollow Island.
Feel The Snow
Why this: Same cozy mood as Hollow Island.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hollow Island at current Steam store prices.
Idyll Isle
Why this: Shares farming and crafting with Hollow Island.
Deiland: Pocket Planet
Why this: Also Agriculture and Farming Sim, like Hollow Island.
Farmtale
Why this: Shares crafting with Hollow Island.
Sprout Valley
Why this: Also Farming Sim and Life Sim, like Hollow Island.
Hydroponics Farm & Store Simulator
Why this: Shares farming with Hollow Island.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Hollow Island, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Palia
Why this: Shares fishing and farming with Hollow Island.
Outpath: First Journey
Why this: Also Farming Sim and Crafting, like Hollow Island.
CHKN
Why this: Also Life Sim and Crafting, like Hollow Island.
PickCrafter
Why this: Also Collectathon and Crafting, like Hollow Island.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Why this: Shares fishing and farming with Hollow Island.
Mirthwood
Why this: Shares farming and crafting with Hollow Island.
Core Keeper
Why this: Also Farming Sim and Crafting, like Hollow Island.
Coral Island
Why this: Shares fishing with Hollow Island.
Stardew Valley
Why this: Also Agriculture and Farming Sim, like Hollow Island.
Luma Island
Why this: Shares mining and fishing with Hollow Island.
More from Edym Pixels
Other recommendable Steam games by Edym Pixels, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Mirklurk: Every Step Matters
Why this: Shares crafting with Hollow Island.
About Hollow Island
The closest matches to Hollow Island: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, Halcyon Days at Taoyuan, Mirthwood, Core Keeper, and Coral Island. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Hollow Island is your kind of game, the closest matches are Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, Halcyon Days at Taoyuan and Mirthwood — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, cozy and peaceful, and single out its boss fighting and crafting. 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.
About Hollow Island: Shape your own destiny: Explore, dig for riches, fish, grow crops, cook food, brew and sell potions, expand your property, fight monsters, build camps and hoard your treasures!
Is Hollow Island worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 83% of 76 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 50% off, now $4.99 (checked Nov 6).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 18 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Land claim tokens for property expansion
- No hunger thirst or durability systems
- Play at your own pace with no time gating
- Versatile gear based builds magic melee ranged
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Hasn't been updated for over a year. The devs have blatantly abandoned it after pocketing the money of any of us that bought into their promises. -edit 22/5/2023 The dev has released a demo and has provided a couple of fixes. So ...try…”
“This feels like a really cheap game where some programming student decided to try to make his own version of Stardew Valley. I played for less than 2 hours before I entered a cave and it had no exit at all. I couldn't walk back out the way…”
People who play it also play: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, Halcyon Days at Taoyuan, Mirthwood
Frequently asked about Hollow Island
Can I run it?
Does Hollow Island run on Steam Deck?
Hollow Island is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Hollow Island cost?
Hollow Island is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hollow Island?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hollow Island are Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, Halcyon Days at Taoyuan, Mirthwood.
Who developed Hollow Island?
Hollow Island was developed by Edym Pixels.