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Games like ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe

If ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mr. Pumpkin Adventure, Dad's Monster House and Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe: A sequel to the ISOLAND series, where you continue your journey to explore the story of the universe on this island.

2020StrategyIndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDWindows · macOSby Cotton Game
ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe — Steam game cover
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Environmental storytelling reveals narrative through explorationLinear progression with small focused puzzlesPuzzles demand close observation of every detailAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe also play

Steam players who put hours into ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe 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. Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Top pick for ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.

    2016IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dad's Monster House

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Second-strongest match for ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Third-strongest match for ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Alder's Blood is a tactical strategy game with stealth-based combat, RPG elements, crafting, resources gathering, and management, exploration, and a rich storyline. Set in a grim world, where mankind killed their God and is facing extinction.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Darkestville Castle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Papetura

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Ranked #5 for ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Samorost 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Ranked #6 for ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Ranked #7 for ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Puzzle Agent

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Ranked #8 for ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!

    2010ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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 ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Casual with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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 ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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 ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Casual with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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 ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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 ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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 ↗

More from Cotton Game

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

  1. Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe. Shares Indie and Casual with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon Walled City is a sequel to the Mr. Pumpkin franchise. Our protagonist, an insignificant guy with a pumpkin head, will explore the Kowloon Walled City of Hong Kong, and witness the stories happening within these walls.

    2019IndieCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sunset Hills

    WHY THIS

    Shares mini games and an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    After being discharged from the army and starting to write novels, Nico embarks on a trip to the world with the roar of a train, encountering all kinds of people and events on the way, and experiencing the new world after the war, and the real purpose of Nico's trip gradually emerges ......

    2024IndieAdventureRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. One Way: The Elevator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe. Shares Indie and Casual with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click game developed by CottonGame. You need to find a blue sphere in each scene to power an elevator to travel upward.

    2020IndieRPGCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Little Triangle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Little Triangle has the most complete platformer experience among many others. All three game modes including single player mode, local co-op mode and local mini Battle Royale mode are all well polished and hilarious!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.

    2016IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Isoland

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets

    2018IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Dad's Monster House

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, you’ll find things aren’t quite the same second time you play through the story.

    2018IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Darkestville Castle

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Darkestville Castle — a darkly comedic point-and-click adventure where you play as a sarcastic demon. Solve clever puzzles, manipulate idiots, and bring chaos back to Darkestville, because being evil is just more fun.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Papetura

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Samorost 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    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.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Puzzle Agent

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

    Created with indie comic artist Graham Annable's unique narrative and visual sensibilities, delivered with the distinctive Telltale storytelling style, Puzzle Agent is sure to challenge, thrill and engage in more ways than you can shake a cryptogram at!

    2010ActionAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe

How much does ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe cost?
ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe are Mr. Pumpkin Adventure, Dad's Monster House, Alder's Blood: Definitive Edition.
Who developed ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe?
ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe was developed by Cotton Game.

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 ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe.

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