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Games like Turn on the light

If Turn on the light is your kind of game, the closest matches are Turn on the lights carefully, Turn on all the lights and Flex hooks — 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 Turn on the light: Turn On The Light is a minimalist puzzle game.

2020IndieCasual0.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Thedox Games
Turn on the light — Steam game cover

Players who liked Turn on the light also play

Steam players who put hours into Turn on the light 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. Turn on the lights carefully

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Turn on the light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    A minimalist puzzle game about connecting and disassembling circuits

    2023IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Turn on all the lights

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Turn on the light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    Turn on all the lights is a minimalist puzzle game that features a recursive mechanics in which the player has to explore micro pieces to connect a circuit and solve the main puzzle.

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Flex hooks

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Turn on the light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    Flex hooks is a minimalist puzzler with a relaxing environment. Move the hooks and activate all the buttons.

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. One Line

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Turn on the light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    One Line is a minimalist puzzle game where the objective is to draw a single line filling the entire board. Different mechanics will challenge your mind in this game that is easy to learn but hard to solve. Can you find the correct path?

    2021IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. LX Patterns

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Turn on the light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    How smart are you? The ability to recognize patterns is used to measure intelligence. LX patterns is a puzzle game in which you have to identify different patterns while listening to a relaxing soundtrack.

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. TOK

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Turn on the light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    Tok is a game where you will have to solve a puzzle by connecting all dots with lines.

    2018IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. TOK HARDCORE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Turn on the light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    TOK HARDCORE is a logical puzzle in which you need to connect all points with lines.

    2019IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. What's Your Gender?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Turn on the light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    An antichamber inspired educational puzzle game, that allows you to simultaneously explore a non-euclidean maze and concepts and terms related to gender, identity and expression in a playful and reassuring manner.

    2021IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Turn on the light at current Steam store prices.

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Turn on the light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Turn on the light.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Turn on the light on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Turn on the light.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Turn on the light on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Turn on the light on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Turn on the light on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Turn on the light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Turn on the light.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Turn on the light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Turn on the light.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Turn on the light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Turn on the light.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Turn on the light.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Turn on the light.

    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 ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Turn on the light.

    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 ↗
  5. 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 Turn on the light.

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Turn on the light.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Thedox Games

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

  1. LX Patterns

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Thedox Games, the studio behind Turn on the light. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    How smart are you? The ability to recognize patterns is used to measure intelligence. LX patterns is a puzzle game in which you have to identify different patterns while listening to a relaxing soundtrack.

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Turn on all the lights

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Thedox Games, the studio behind Turn on the light. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    Turn on all the lights is a minimalist puzzle game that features a recursive mechanics in which the player has to explore micro pieces to connect a circuit and solve the main puzzle.

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Flex hooks

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Thedox Games, the studio behind Turn on the light. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    Flex hooks is a minimalist puzzler with a relaxing environment. Move the hooks and activate all the buttons.

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Turn on the lights carefully

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Thedox Games, the studio behind Turn on the light. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    A minimalist puzzle game about connecting and disassembling circuits

    2023IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Sublime element

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Thedox Games, the studio behind Turn on the light. Shares Indie and Casual with Turn on the light.

    Sublime Element is a logic-based automation game, where you build and program mechanisms to combine elements and create new ones.

    2025IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Turn on the light

How much does Turn on the light cost?
Turn on the light is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Turn on the light?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Turn on the light are Turn on the lights carefully, Turn on all the lights, Flex hooks.
Who developed Turn on the light?
Turn on the light was developed by Thedox Games.

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 Turn on the light.

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