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Games like WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests

If WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests is your kind of game, the closest matches are Donut County, Wandersong and Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story — 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 WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests: Push and Pull your way through this heartfelt adventure! Fin, the mechanical whale you call home, is plagued by mischievous Squiddies. As Ernest Hemingwhale you set out on a Fin-tastic journey to help your friend with his unexpected guests.

2023IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Forbidden Folds
WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests — Steam game cover

Players who liked WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests also play

Steam players who put hours into WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests 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. Donut County

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Wandersong

    WHY THIS

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

    A musical platforming adventure with an emotional story. Play as a silly bard and use music to interact with everything on a journey around the world. Along the way you'll explore, solve puzzles, and meet a huge cast of characters!

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Two best friends, one wild adventure. Join best friends Nunu and Willump on an adventure across the frozen wilds of the Freljord. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works.

    2023Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. CHUCHEL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. LumbearJack

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Grab your axe and save the environment by chopping and recycling every man-made thing in your path and solving puzzles with your charming animal friends!

    2022IndieCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Mail Mole is a charming 3D platformer featuring Molty, the fastest delivery mole, in his quest to save Carrotland from disaster! Explore magical worlds, make new friends, race against Mecha-Moles, find collectibles, solve puzzles and deliver awesomeness to the end of the world!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Noctuary

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Two young illuminators, Fancia and Alina, start their adventure in the bright and fascinating Inlixaland... ...in pursuit of becoming trustworthy "The Arborangers."

    2023IndieAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Big Con

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests on Steam right now. Shares Indie with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 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 WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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 WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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 WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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 WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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 WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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 WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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 WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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 WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Donut County

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Two best friends, one wild adventure. Join best friends Nunu and Willump on an adventure across the frozen wilds of the Freljord. Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story is a single-player story adventure developed by Tequila Works.

    2023Adventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. CHUCHEL

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    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!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Mail Mole + 'Xpress Deliveries

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Mail Mole is a charming 3D platformer featuring Molty, the fastest delivery mole, in his quest to save Carrotland from disaster! Explore magical worlds, make new friends, race against Mecha-Moles, find collectibles, solve puzzles and deliver awesomeness to the end of the world!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Big Con

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

    Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests

Does WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests run on Steam Deck?
WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests cost?
WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests are Donut County, Wandersong, Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story.
Who developed WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests?
WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests was developed by Forbidden Folds.

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 WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests.

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