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Games like Cleo - a pirate's tale

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Cleo - a pirate's tale also play

The closest matches to Cleo - a pirate's tale: The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler, Return to Monkey Island, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, and Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Cleo - a pirate's tale

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

    Shares puzzle solving with Cleo.

    • 96% of 3,019 reviews
  2. 2
    Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler

    Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Cleo.

    • 85% of 123 reviews
  3. 3
    Return to Monkey Island

    Same nostalgic mood as Cleo.

    • 90% of 4,837 reviews
  4. 4
    There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 97% of 9,373 reviews
  5. 5
    Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard

    Shares achievement hunting with Cleo.

    • 94% of 189 reviews
  6. 6
    Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD

    Same whimsical mood as Cleo.

    • 93% of 125 reviews
  7. 7
    Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 927 reviews
  8. 8
    Tales of Monkey Island: Complete Season

    Also Pirates and Narration, like Cleo.

    • 88% of 458 reviews
  9. 9
    Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town

    Same atmospheric mood as Cleo.

    • 85% of 204 reviews
  10. 10
    Day of the Tentacle Remastered

    Genres: Adventure

    • 98% of 1,982 reviews
  11. 11
    The Curse of Monkey Island

    Also Pirates and 1990's, like Cleo.

    • 97% of 1,613 reviews
  12. 12
    Milkmaid of the Milky Way

    Shares point and click with Cleo.

    • 95% of 379 reviews
  13. 13
    Leila

    Shares point and click and achievement hunting with Cleo.

    • 83% of 148 reviews
  14. 14
    VIDEOVERSE

    Also Narration and Emotional, like Cleo.

    • 95% of 165 reviews
  15. 15
    Lost in Play

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 1,637 reviews
  16. 16
    Thimbleweed Park™

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 2,210 reviews
  17. 17
    A Vampyre Story

    Genres: Adventure

    • 70% of 140 reviews
  18. 18
    Jolly Rover

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 88% of 200 reviews
  19. 19
    PRIM

    Genres: Adventure

    • 91% of 123 reviews
  20. 20
    Twilight Oracle

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 97% of 61 reviews
  21. 21
    The Book of Unwritten Tales

    Genres: Adventure

    • 89% of 958 reviews
  22. 22
    Anna's Quest

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 702 reviews
  23. 23
    Elroy and the Aliens

    Same emotional mood as Cleo.

    • 96% of 273 reviews
  24. 24
    Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 1,048 reviews
Cleo - a pirate's tale — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2021
  • Developer: Christoph Schultz
  • Price: $14.99checked Nov 7
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 97% of 354 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Hidden minigame adds replay value
  • Humor and puns land consistently
  • Pixel art style evokes retro charm
  • Atmospheric
  • Emotional
  • Nostalgic

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About Cleo - a pirate's tale

The closest matches to Cleo - a pirate's tale: The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler, Return to Monkey Island, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, and Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Cleo - a pirate's tale is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler and Return to Monkey Island — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, emotional and nostalgic, and single out its achievement hunting and dice and card minigame. 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.

About Cleo - a pirate's tale: Cleo is a solo-developed, top-down, pixel-art, retro, pirate adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.

Is Cleo - a pirate's tale worth buying?

  • 97% of 354 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler, Return to Monkey Island

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Frequently asked about Cleo - a pirate's tale

Can I run it?

Is Cleo - a pirate's tale verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Cleo - a pirate's tale 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 Cleo - a pirate's tale cost?

Cleo - a pirate's tale is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Cleo - a pirate's tale?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cleo - a pirate's tale are The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler, Return to Monkey Island.

Who developed Cleo - a pirate's tale?

Cleo - a pirate's tale was developed by Christoph Schultz.