Games like Hourglass
If Hourglass is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shy Eye Labyrinth: The Incredible Mystery, Echoes of the Sun and MemoryMaze — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its calm atmosphere enhances focus, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Hourglass: In Hourglass you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. You will play as Aywa, a young adventurer who is traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition.
Players who liked Hourglass also play
Steam players who put hours into Hourglass 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.
Shy Eye Labyrinth: The Incredible Mystery
WHY THIS
Top pick for Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
Shy Eye Labyrinth: The Incredible Mystery is a fast-paced 3D platformer set in a mystical labyrinth. Explore the different parts of the world, find runes to open gates, complete time challenges and unravel the mystery of The Shy Eye.
Echoes of the Sun
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
This is a moving puzzle adventure story about a teenage girl, Mia, who witnessed the tragic fall of her homeland and the explosion of the Sun. A heavy burden fell on her fragile shoulders - she must restore light to the land and peace in her heart. Will she succeed?
MemoryMaze
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
MemoryMaze is an atmospheric puzzle-platformer where you roll through vibrant, wind-swept levels, shift realities, and use the environment to solve puzzles. Explore hidden paths in a world full of color and mystery.
Hourglass: Prologue
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
Hourglass: Prologue is the first part of the puzzle-adventure „Hourglass“ where you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. Play as Aywa, a young adventurer traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition.
Timebound
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
An exploration puzzle adventure in mystical ruins. Explore a world filled with puzzles, uncover the magic left behind, discover what's hidden in plain sight, learn the rules and break them.
The Crow's Eye
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hourglass.
Ranked #6 for Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.
The Talos Principle 2
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzles and a contemplative mood with Hourglass.
Ranked #7 for Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Hourglass.
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
The Last Cube
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hourglass.
Ranked #8 for Hourglass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Hourglass
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The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
WHY THIS
Shares time manipulation, puzzle platforming and an atmospheric mood with Hourglass.
Reviewers of Hourglass cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie. Includes Steam Achievements, Cloud, and Leaderboards!
The Witness
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzles and an atmospheric mood with Hourglass.
Reviewers of Hourglass cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
RiME
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hourglass.
Reviewers of Hourglass cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Hourglass.
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
Portal
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Hourglass.
Reviewers of Hourglass cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
The Talos Principle
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hourglass.
Reviewers of Hourglass cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Manifold Garden
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Hourglass.
Reviewers of Hourglass cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Braid
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle platforming and an atmospheric mood with Hourglass.
Reviewers of Hourglass cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Hourglass.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hourglass at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hourglass.
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 Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hourglass.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hourglass.
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 Hourglass on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
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 Hourglass.
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 Hourglass.
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 Hourglass.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
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 Hourglass.
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 Hourglass.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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More from Cyberwave
Other recommendable Steam games by Cyberwave, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Solarpunk™
WHY THIS
Another title from Cyberwave, the studio behind Hourglass. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
Solarpunk is a survival game in a technically advanced world of floating islands. Alone or together with your friends, you can construct buildings, grow food, craft gadgets and hop on your airship to explore distant islands in the sky.
Balloon Flight
WHY THIS
Another title from Cyberwave, the studio behind Hourglass. Shares Indie with Hourglass.
Balloon Flight is a crazy First-Person Arcade Game where you can spawn and pop balloons wherever you want. Jump on on your glider and fly as far as possible before time runs out!
Hourglass: Prologue
WHY THIS
Another title from Cyberwave, the studio behind Hourglass. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hourglass.
Hourglass: Prologue is the first part of the puzzle-adventure „Hourglass“ where you can create a time-clone of yourself to solve challenging puzzles. Play as Aywa, a young adventurer traveling to Egypt to find her missing father - an archeologist, who never returned from his latest expedition.
Frequently asked about Hourglass
- Is Hourglass verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Hourglass 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 Hourglass cost?
- Hourglass is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hourglass?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hourglass are Shy Eye Labyrinth: The Incredible Mystery, Echoes of the Sun, MemoryMaze.
- Who developed Hourglass?
- Hourglass was developed by Cyberwave.
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 Hourglass.
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