Games like Aethernaut
If Aethernaut is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beta MAX, Chronautical and Timeworks — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Aethernaut: You awaken without any knowledge of who you are, as a voice tells you that you are “The Aethernaut”, capable of exploring the Construct despite the deadly aether. Explore a series of rooms and solve the experiments as you discover who you are. Will you escape the Construct before it's too late?
Players who liked Aethernaut also play
Steam players who put hours into Aethernaut 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.
Beta MAX
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aethernaut.
Top pick for Aethernaut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
Use four-dimensional thinking to manipulate time and navigate through this mind bending retro inspired realm. Solve puzzles to help Max find his way home in this atmospheric first-person puzzle platformer.
Chronautical
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Aethernaut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
In this narrative-driven sci-fi mystery, investigate across space and time to uncover clues and unravel the secrets of a star system that has disappeared, and the man trying to find it.
Timeworks
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Aethernaut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Aethernaut.
Timeworks is a time-traveling 3D puzzle platformer with a bouncy cartoon style. Work along past versions of yourself to solve puzzles, create unique Items, and fill out your quotas for your mysterious employers.
The Paribneur Combination
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Aethernaut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
Make your way through the abandoned establishment of Paribneur Co. As you discover the morbid secrets and chilling creatures of the building. Being forced to find a new way out of the building, you will be faced with hard choices, choose carefully, your choices will affect the rest of the game.
TailQuest Defense
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Aethernaut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
Explore a tiny world, defeat hundreds of enemies, experiment with the environment, find all secrets and enjoy the Adventure with a friend or in single player mode!
Date Warp
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aethernaut.
Ranked #6 for Aethernaut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!
A Wonder
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aethernaut.
Ranked #7 for Aethernaut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
A WONDER is a 3rd person stealth/puzzle game set in a sunken city. Stuck in the depths of the sea, Alana will have to explore this dormant world in order to reactivate it. In doing so, she must remain hidden from lurking creatures, hostile to any outsider who dares to venture in this derelict place.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Aethernaut.
Ranked #8 for Aethernaut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Aethernaut.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
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Portal
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Aethernaut.
Reviewers of Aethernaut 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.
The Talos Principle
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aethernaut.
Reviewers of Aethernaut cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Lightmatter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aethernaut.
Reviewers of Aethernaut cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
A first-person puzzler where shadows kill you. Watch your step or be swallowed by the darkness.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Aethernaut at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Aethernaut on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aethernaut.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Aethernaut on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Aethernaut on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aethernaut.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Aethernaut.
Priced ~41% under Aethernaut on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Aethernaut.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Aethernaut on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Aethernaut.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Aethernaut on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
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?
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 Aethernaut.
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 Aethernaut.
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 Aethernaut.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
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 Aethernaut.
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 Aethernaut.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Aethernaut.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Dragon Slumber
Other recommendable Steam games by Dragon Slumber, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Tech Support: Error Unknown
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Aethernaut.
Another title from Dragon Slumber, the studio behind Aethernaut. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aethernaut.
Things are not what they seem at your new tech support specialist job. While resolving customer issues, you soon find yourself in the middle of a conspiracy. Will you side with your employer, join a rogue hacktivist group bent on destroying them, assist the police or stand alone?
Arelite Core
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Aethernaut.
Another title from Dragon Slumber, the studio behind Aethernaut. Shares Indie with Aethernaut.
The age of heroes is passed, yet an ancient evil rises again. Follow the adventures of Karden, a blacksmith on the path to mastering his craft, forced to take a stand against Talameq, an ageless entity bent on devouring the world.
Astral Traveler
WHY THIS
Another title from Dragon Slumber, the studio behind Aethernaut. Shares Indie with Aethernaut.
Blaze your way through 47 challenging tracks as you dodge obstacles at breakneck speeds, shooting down the enemy raiders blocking your path and phasing through pulsars for an extra burst of speed. Your astral core is fading, but the warp gate to the next track is just up ahead, if your skills are tight enough to reach it.
Wordish
WHY THIS
Another title from Dragon Slumber, the studio behind Aethernaut. Shares Indie with Aethernaut.
Wordish takes word games to the next level! Find the proper words in this challenging and customizable puzzle game. Challenge your friends through codes or even with live multiplayer!
Japanese Store Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from Dragon Slumber, the studio behind Aethernaut. Shares Indie with Aethernaut.
Take Japan by storm with your series of stores, vending machines, arcades and more! Open multiple shops, each customized to your personal specifications and invest in your community.
Frequently asked about Aethernaut
- Is Aethernaut verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Aethernaut 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 Aethernaut cost?
- Aethernaut is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Aethernaut?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Aethernaut are Beta MAX, Chronautical, Timeworks.
- Who developed Aethernaut?
- Aethernaut was developed by Dragon Slumber and published by Iceberg Interactive.
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