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Games like Heart Star

If Heart Star is your kind of game, the closest matches are Capytales: A Folk Adventure, Below The Ocean and Total Party Kill — 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 Heart Star: Heart Star is an adorable puzzle platformer where you guide two little friends through two parallel worlds. Swap between the worlds to solve unique puzzles. Overcome all obstacles with the power of teamwork!

2020IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOSby Adventure Islands
Heart Star — Steam game cover

Players who liked Heart Star also play

Steam players who put hours into Heart Star 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. Capytales: A Folk Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Heart Star fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Accompany Capytu on her journey against the hideous Dry Body. Challenge powerful members of Brazilian Folklore to protect the mother nature using the power of Capybara spirits, solving puzzles and platform challenges. And catch all the collectibles hidden along the way.

    2023IndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Below The Ocean

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Heart Star fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Dive into the world 'Below the Ocean'! Master thrilling moves like tether-swinging, bubble-jumping, bungee-bouncing, and sling-shot in a mesmerizing underwater adventure. Solve intriguing puzzles and seek hidden treasures. Are you ready to embark on this unforgettable journey?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Total Party Kill

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Heart Star fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. TitTok

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Heart Star fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    TitTok - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! TikTok ≠ TitTok

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Semblance

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Heart Star fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dadish 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Heart Star fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    He’s a dad and a radish, and he’s back in his biggest adventure yet! Help reunite Dadish with his missing kids in this charming and challenging platforming adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Toki Tori

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Heart Star fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Heart Star.

    The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it's a puzzle game at heart. To progress through the game, the player must pick up each egg in a level using a set number of tools.

    2010IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Pompom

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Heart Star fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    You don't control Pompom the hamster’s movements, you control everything else. Lay down blocks, springs, cannons, umbrellas, use whips and alter the world, creating a safe path for Pompom to defeat the evil Captain Cat.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Heart Star at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Heart Star on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Heart Star on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Heart Star on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Heart Star on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Heart Star.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Heart Star on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Heart Star.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Heart Star on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Heart Star.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Heart Star on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Heart Star.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Heart Star on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 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 and Casual with Heart Star.

    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 Heart Star.

    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 Heart Star.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heart Star.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  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 Heart Star.

    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 and Casual with Heart Star.

    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 Heart Star.

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Heart Star.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from Adventure Islands

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

  1. Total Party Kill

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Adventure Islands, the studio behind Heart Star. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Dangerous Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Adventure Islands, the studio behind Heart Star. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Duke Dashington Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Adventure Islands, the studio behind Heart Star. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Hop into the shoes of Duke Dashington and save treasures from collapsing dungeons! Do you have what it takes to be the fastest treasure hunter in the world?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Tiny Dangerous Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Adventure Islands, the studio behind Heart Star. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Hop into a Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure! Explore a huge and open dungeon and find ability upgrades to help you in your quest! Can you survive the tiny dangerous dungeons and find the presumably huge treasure?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Tightrope Theatre

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Adventure Islands, the studio behind Heart Star. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Tightrope Theatre is now hiring daredevils! Hop on a shaky unicycle and complete increasingly dangerous tightrope acts! Do you have what it takes to become a superstar?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Animal Arena

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Adventure Islands, the studio behind Heart Star. Shares Indie and Casual with Heart Star.

    Animal Arena is a wacky local multiplayer battle game for 1-4 players featuring cute animals and simple one button controls. Fight across unique arenas, collect weapon power-ups, and stomp opponents to win! Earn points by battling to unlock more playable animals!

    2024ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Adventure Islands, the studio behind Heart Star. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Guide Timmy the little treasure hunter through traps and puzzles to reach the legendary treasure! Experience the classic mini metroidvania remade with new visuals, music, and content!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Copy Cats

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Adventure Islands, the studio behind Heart Star. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heart Star.

    Utilize the power of the mysterious cloning machine and use your handy copy cats to solve puzzles and help a little kitty escape from a strange virtual dimension!

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Heart Star

How much does Heart Star cost?
Heart Star is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Heart Star?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heart Star are Capytales: A Folk Adventure, Below The Ocean, Total Party Kill.
Who developed Heart Star?
Heart Star was developed by Adventure Islands.

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 Heart Star.

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