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Games like Lonely Birds

If Lonely Birds is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mimi the Cat - New Friends, Gem Setter and Match Tree — 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 Lonely Birds: A puzzler where you reunite separated PEARakeets with their match by clicking on pairs of animals to make them move towards each other. It starts simple but grows challenging quickly over the many available levels, all in a pretty, cozy and cute setting.

2021StrategyIndieCasualEarly Access13.99 USDWindowsby Doodad Games
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Steam players who put hours into Lonely Birds 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. Mimi the Cat - New Friends

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Lonely Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lonely Birds.

    Help Mimi move, climb, or carry boxes to reach her bed and rest. Unlock adorable cats and choose to play with them in this challenging Sokoban-like game!

    2023StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Gem Setter

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lonely Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lonely Birds.

    i'm gem setter, a block sliding puzzle game about moving ice in an abstract world. solve clever puzzles using ice blocks to change your shape and open new paths, then build your own levels using the built-in level editor.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Match Tree

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Lonely Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lonely Birds.

    Match Tree is a breathtaking puzzle experience (...it's actually a match 3 game). Embark on an epic journey with pixie, gnome and witch full of adventure, mystery (huh?) and sheep. Become the master of combination and create magnificent mansions from trees, flowers and carrots (I swear, it's fun!).

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Stick to the Plan

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Lonely Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lonely Birds.

    In this game you can't pet the dog... because YOU are the dog! A relaxing and charming puzzle game about Roberto, a dog who really loves loooooooong sticks with a plan in mind.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Millie and Friends: Hidden Object Puzzles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Lonely Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Lonely Birds.

    Help Millie and her friends uncover hidden objects in this cozy adventure! Explore family-friendly puzzles in playful locations from Millie's bedroom to her classroom, and have fun learning along the way!

    2025IndieCasualEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Square Escape

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Lonely Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Lonely Birds.

    This little square keeps getting stuck in puzzling rooms, and it’s your job to help him find the way out. Push crates, interact with the environment, and think outside the box to escape.

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  7. Feed All Monsters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Lonely Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Lonely Birds.

    Feed All Monsters is a cute and cozy Line Puzzle game. Assist a team of delivery workers in their quest to bring tasty food to all the little monsters. Find the optimal path for each worker in order to get all the monsters fed.

    2023IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Zooplop

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Lonely Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Lonely Birds.

    Merge smaller animals into bigger ones! 🐭+🐭=🐥 How big can you go? Can you reach the whale? Can you merge the whale?! 🐋✨

    2023IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Lonely Birds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Lonely Birds.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Lonely Birds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Lonely Birds.

    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 ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lonely Birds on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Lonely Birds.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Lonely Birds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lonely Birds.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Lonely Birds on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Lonely Birds.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Lonely Birds on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lonely Birds.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Lonely Birds on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lonely Birds.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Lonely Birds on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lonely Birds.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lonely Birds.

    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 ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lonely Birds.

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Lonely Birds.

    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 ↗
  4. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 100 Asian Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lonely Birds.

    🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2023ActionSportsStrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lonely Birds

How much does Lonely Birds cost?
Lonely Birds is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lonely Birds?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lonely Birds are Mimi the Cat - New Friends, Gem Setter, Match Tree.
Who developed Lonely Birds?
Lonely Birds was developed by Doodad 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 Lonely Birds.

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