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Games like Hylics 2

If Hylics 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hylics, Mythic Mire and Order from Caos 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its soundtrack quality is exceptional, atmospheric and immersive. 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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Hylics 2 is a surreal indie RPG developed by Mason Lindroth and released in 2020. The game features a distinctive visual style alongside turn-based combat that draws from JRPG traditions while incorporating platforming sequences and minigames. Players explore a psychedelic world where procedural generation adds variety to the exploration and combat encounters. The title presents a challenging experience with a medium runtime designed for sit-down sessions, and it supports party-based gameplay. Players describe the atmosphere as immersive, with the blend of RPG mechanics and platforming elements serving as a key draw. Hylics 2 is available for $14.99 USD and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. It holds a 97% positive rating from 2435 Steam reviews.

About Hylics 2: A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

2020RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Mason Lindroth
Hylics 2 — Steam game cover
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Graphics and art style are phenomenalMix of rpg combat with platforming elementsSoundtrack quality is exceptionalAtmosphericImmersiveCombat system

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Steam players who put hours into Hylics 2 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. Hylics

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hylics 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

    2015IndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mythic Mire

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hylics 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    A surreal RPG-adventure set in a world between dreams and nightmares. Explore strange environments with your trusty digital Pixie companions.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Order from Caos 2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hylics 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    Order from Caos 2 is an RPG with turn-based battles that tells the story of Thomas, a man who had his family murdered by the cruel Knight Asmodeus. Seek revenge in an epic adventure in Pixel Art. However, there's one detail that can change everything: your family may simply have never existed.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Lightbringers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hylics 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    The world is being ravaged by an evil disease known as The Plague, join four chosen heroes on their quest to become the Lightbringers, the only ones capable of eradicating the disease and saving the humankind and their own loved ones!

    2020IndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Seeker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hylics 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    Join four orphans as fate calls upon them for a role greater than they could have ever imagined! Prove yourself worthy of becoming a Seeker and defeat the Unholy Beast hellbent on ruling over those you care for!

    2020IndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. First Odium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hylics 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    A psychological Turn Based Combat RPG Dungeon Crawling Horror

    2023RPGCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Harvest of Names

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hylics 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    Harvest of Names is an RPG of mythical investigation set in a UK university. Navigate student life and face monsters haunting your community. Ideals you choose will define your options in combat and your personality in conversation. Shape your own self!

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  8. 封神榜2022

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hylics 2.

    Ranked #8 for Hylics 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    This game takes Nezha, Xiaolongnv, Yang Jian and Jiang Taigong as the protagonists. It tells the legendary story of the protagonists going to various places to adventure, and finally to Chaoge City to destroy the three demons and defeat King Zhou.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Hylics 2

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Felvidek

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hylics 2.

    Reviewers of Hylics 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    In Felvidek, a JRPG set in 15th century Slovakia, you embrace the role of an alcoholic knight Pavol. Meet diverse and interesting characters to help you drive out the Hussites and Ottomans who blight this land.

    2024IndieRPG10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Judero

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hylics 2.

    Reviewers of Hylics 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    A handmade action/adventure game based on the rich folklore of the Scottish Borders.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Critters for Sale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hylics 2.

    Reviewers of Hylics 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Experience death from the comfort of your seat.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dujanah

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hylics 2.

    Reviewers of Hylics 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    apolitical

    2017ActionIndieAdventure1.74 USDSteam ↗
  5. Funeral

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hylics 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Funeral is a first-person horror game that creates a terrifying atmosphere and powerful tension. Solve mild puzzles, explore different worlds, and escape from the demon's trap.

    2022IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. NORCO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hylics 2.

    Reviewers of Hylics 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hylics 2.

    Reviewers of Hylics 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

    2013IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Stories Untold

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Hylics 2.

    Reviewers of Hylics 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hylics 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hylics 2 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    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 ↗
  2. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Hylics 2 on Steam right now.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hylics 2 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Halls of Torment

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Hylics 2 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

    2024ActionIndieRPG6.66 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~87% under Hylics 2 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hylics 2 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. FlyKnight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hylics 2 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    Explore, fight, loot and fish! Solo or in co-op mode in this Old School First Person Dungeon Crawler. Earn your knighthood as you oppose the evil witch Lunamoth and stop her curse which prevents everyone from growing wings.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Streets of Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Hylics 2 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Hylics 2.

    Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    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.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hylics 2

Does Hylics 2 run on Steam Deck?
Hylics 2 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 Hylics 2 cost?
Hylics 2 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hylics 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hylics 2 are Hylics, Mythic Mire, Order from Caos 2.
Who developed Hylics 2?
Hylics 2 was developed by Mason Lindroth.

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 Hylics 2.

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