Games like Stray
If Stray is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cat Journey, CAT Interstellar and Poreia — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful cyberpunk aesthetics, atmospheric and cozy. 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.
Get personalized picks →Stray is a 2022 indie adventure developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna Interactive. Players navigate a forgotten cybercity as a stray cat, using feline movement abilities alongside environmental puzzle-solving and stealth sections. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric and melancholic tone that emerges through environmental storytelling, where players piece together the world's history through exploration rather than exposition. The meow interaction system lets players trigger unique responses from robots scattered throughout the city, while reviewers note the emotional bond that forms with companion robots encountered on the journey. The game holds a 97% positive rating from over 77,000 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck.
About Stray: Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
Players who liked Stray also play
Steam players who put hours into Stray 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.
Cat Journey
WHY THIS
Top pick for Stray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
What interesting story will happen when a little cat falls asleep on the sofa and goes to an underground city?
CAT Interstellar
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Second-strongest match for Stray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
A short story inspired by Robert Heinlein's:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Poreia
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Stray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
Manipulate magnetic forces to solve puzzles and uncover the truth of the world in this 3D puzzle adventure - become a memory-lost cat robot and explore a mysterious world!
Detroit: Become Human
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Stray.
Ranked #4 for Stray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stray.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Remember Me
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Ranked #5 for Stray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stray.
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Ranked #6 for Stray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Stray.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
State of Mind
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Ranked #7 for Stray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.
MotionRec
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Ranked #8 for Stray fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Stray
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Little Kitty, Big City
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Stray.
Reviewers of Stray cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Stray.
Reviewers of Stray cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Firewatch
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Reviewers of Stray cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Outer Wilds
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Reviewers of Stray cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Stray.
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.
Chants of Sennaar
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Reviewers of Stray cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
ABZU
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Reviewers of Stray cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
I Am Fish
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Reviewers of Stray cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Stray.
I Am Fish is a charming, physics-based adventure starring four intrepid fish friends, forcibly separated from their home in a pet shop fish tank. Swim, fly, roll and chomp your way to the open ocean in a bid for freedom and to re-unite once again.
Portal
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Stray cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Stray at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Stray on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stray.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Stray on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stray.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under Stray on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Stray on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Stray on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Stray.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stray.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Stray.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stray.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stray.
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 Stray.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Stray.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Stray.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Detroit: Become Human
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Stray.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Stray.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Stray.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
MotionRec
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Stray.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stray.
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
Frequently asked about Stray
- Is Stray verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Stray 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 Stray cost?
- Stray is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Stray?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stray are Cat Journey, CAT Interstellar, Poreia.
- Who developed Stray?
- Stray was developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna Interactive.
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 Stray.
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