Games like Isles of Sea and Sky
If Isles of Sea and Sky is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tropicalia: a Brazilian Game, Sliding Hero and Periphery Synthetic — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful pixel art, clever mechanics and intricate puzzles. 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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Players who liked Isles of Sea and Sky also play
Steam players who put hours into Isles of Sea and Sky 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.
Tropicalia: a Brazilian Game
WHY THIS
Top pick for Isles of Sea and Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
"Tropicalia: a Brazilian Game" is an RPG based on Tupi-Guarani mythology. The first bRPG!
Sliding Hero
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Second-strongest match for Isles of Sea and Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Periphery Synthetic
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Isles of Sea and Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Explore a planetary system, synthesize new abilities, and reveal its past. This interactive EP offers a chill and non-violent metroidvania experience across procedurally-generated musical playgrounds.
Hero's Spirit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Ranked #4 for Isles of Sea and Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Explore a vast, open world - evade or defeat its monsters, arm yourself with knowledge and equipment, unravel layer upon layer of secrets, and ultimately confront the very magic threatening to destroy everything.
Ten Years of Rain
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Isles of Sea and Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Ten Years of Rain is a fantasy adventure Zelda-like with a unique Central Asian inspired setting. Pick up your blade, call your hawk, and prepare to travel the cursed lands. Battle the forces of the Great Khan, explore the secret places of the world, and discover the cause of the long rain...
Mina & Michi
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Isles of Sea and Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
A 2D top-down puzzle/adventure game about friendship featuring 2 players local co-op.
Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Ranked #7 for Isles of Sea and Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!
Thibalryn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Ranked #8 for Isles of Sea and Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
A love letter to classic NES games! Explore an ever-expanding, challenging maze filled with countless secrets.
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The Witness
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Reviewers of Isles of Sea and Sky cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Reviewers of Isles of Sea and Sky cross-mention this title as a similar play.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
TUNIC
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Reviewers of Isles of Sea and Sky cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Outer Wilds
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Reviewers of Isles of Sea and Sky cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
SteamWorld Heist II
WHY THIS
Shares exploration and an immersive mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Reviewers of Isles of Sea and Sky cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Skill-based gunplay meets turn-based tactics in SteamWorld Heist 2! Aim carefully, bounce bullets, and pull off trick shots in high-stakes heists. Choose your crew and utilize 150+ items to navigate real-time naval battles and daring missions in this 30+ hour adventure to stop a deadly water crisis.
BoxIsland: Sokoban
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Isles of Sea and Sky cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Isles of Sea and Sky.
On the enigmatic Box Island, an ancient civilization has left behind puzzle-filled ruins. Players take on the role of a young explorer, yet the island is shrouded in a mystical force - only by pushing boxes can one unravel the island's secrets and escape this challenging labyrinthine world!
Metroidvania Maker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Isles of Sea and Sky cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Isles of Sea and Sky at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Isles of Sea and Sky on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Isles of Sea and Sky.
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 Isles of Sea and Sky on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Isles of Sea and Sky on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Isles of Sea and Sky on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Isles of Sea and Sky.
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 Isles of Sea and Sky on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Isles of Sea and Sky.
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 Isles of Sea and Sky.
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 Isles of Sea and Sky.
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 Isles of Sea and Sky.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Isles of Sea and Sky.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Sliding Hero
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Periphery Synthetic
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Explore a planetary system, synthesize new abilities, and reveal its past. This interactive EP offers a chill and non-violent metroidvania experience across procedurally-generated musical playgrounds.
Hero's Spirit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Explore a vast, open world - evade or defeat its monsters, arm yourself with knowledge and equipment, unravel layer upon layer of secrets, and ultimately confront the very magic threatening to destroy everything.
Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!
Thibalryn
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Isles of Sea and Sky.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Isles of Sea and Sky.
A love letter to classic NES games! Explore an ever-expanding, challenging maze filled with countless secrets.
Frequently asked about Isles of Sea and Sky
- Is Isles of Sea and Sky verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Isles of Sea and Sky 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 Isles of Sea and Sky cost?
- Isles of Sea and Sky is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Isles of Sea and Sky?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Isles of Sea and Sky are Tropicalia: a Brazilian Game, Sliding Hero, Periphery Synthetic.
- Who developed Isles of Sea and Sky?
- Isles of Sea and Sky was developed by Cicada Games and published by Cicada Games, Gamirror 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 Isles of Sea and Sky.
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