Games like Happy Game
If Happy Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are Samorost 3, Botanicula and Sparkles & Gems — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and dark. 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 →Happy Game is a short point-and-click adventure released in 2021 by Amanita Design, priced at $14.99. The game casts the player as a child navigating a surreal nightmare world filled with interactive monstrosities and twisted logic puzzles. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and unsettling, with gameplay that reviewers highlight as short but dense with content. The visual style is unusual and striking, matching Amanita's distinctive approach to indie adventure design. Happy Game is verified for Steam Deck and carries an 89% positive rating from over 1,100 Steam reviews.
About Happy Game: A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
Players who liked Happy Game also play
Steam players who put hours into Happy Game 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.
Samorost 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Top pick for Happy Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Botanicula
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Second-strongest match for Happy Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Sparkles & Gems
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Happy Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Two characters face head-to-head using their paddle and ball to shatter colour-matching gems and cascade rocks down on their opponent. Collect items and level up in Treasure Mode. Play through a visual novel-esque Story Mode. Or battle with a friend in 2P Mode!
Papetura
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Ranked #4 for Happy Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Samorost 1
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Ranked #5 for Happy Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
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.
Samorost 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Ranked #6 for Happy Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
Cat Museum
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Ranked #7 for Happy Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
Little Misfortune
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Happy Game.
Ranked #8 for Happy Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Happy Game
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Machinarium
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Reviewers of Happy Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Outlast
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Happy Game.
Reviewers of Happy Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Happy Game.
Reviewers of Happy Game cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Samorost 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Reviewers of Happy Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Phonopolis
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Reviewers of Happy Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Happy Game at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Happy Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Happy Game.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Happy Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Happy Game.
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 ~47% under Happy Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
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?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Happy Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Happy Game.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Happy Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
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...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Happy Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Happy Game.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Happy Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Happy Game.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Happy Game on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
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.
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 and Casual with Happy Game.
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 Happy Game.
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 Happy Game.
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 Happy Game.
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 Happy Game.
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 and Casual with Happy Game.
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 Happy Game.
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 Amanita Design
Other recommendable Steam games by Amanita Design, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Machinarium
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Happy Game. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!
Pilgrims
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Happy Game. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find?
Creaks
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Happy Game. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Botanicula
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Happy Game. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Samorost 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Happy Game. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
CHUCHEL
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving with Happy Game.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Happy Game. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
CHUCHEL is a comedy adventure game from the creators of Machinarium, Botanicula and Samorost. Join the hairy hero Chuchel and his rival Kekel as they will be facing numerous puzzles and challenges in their quest to retrieve the precious cherry!
Samorost 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Happy Game. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
Phonopolis
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Another title from Amanita Design, the studio behind Happy Game. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Samorost 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. Travel across space to nine unique worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music.
Botanicula
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Papetura
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Samorost 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Samorost 2 tells a surreal story of a space gnome whose dog just got kidnapped by mischievous aliens. Set out on a short expedition to rescue the pup, deal with curious strangers and relax to the soothing music by Tomáš "Floex" Dvořák.
Cat Museum
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Happy Game.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Happy Game.
Immerse yourself in the bizarre art style and the surreal world of Cat Museum, a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure game. Solve the strange puzzles with your mischievous cat, and unveil the truth behind the mysterious museum.
Frequently asked about Happy Game
- Is Happy Game verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Happy Game 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 Happy Game cost?
- Happy Game is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Happy Game?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Happy Game are Samorost 3, Botanicula, Sparkles & Gems.
- Who developed Happy Game?
- Happy Game was developed by Amanita Design.
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