Games like Milo and the Magpies
If Milo and the Magpies is your kind of game, the closest matches are Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter, Mushroom Cats 2 and A Park Full of Cats — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful art direction, calming music and gentle unhurried pace. 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 →Milo and the Magpies is a hand-drawn indie adventure released in 2021 by Johan Scherft. Players guide a small cat named Milo through various environments as he searches for his way home after a run-in with some magpies. The game emphasizes environmental interaction and visual storytelling as its core mechanics. Players describe the art direction as beautiful and the overall experience as atmospheric and cozy, with reviewers highlighting the calming music that accompanies the unhurried pace. Priced at $2.99 USD, it offers a short solo experience designed for relaxed play sessions and runs as playable on Steam Deck. The game holds a 99% positive rating from 2023 Steam reviews.
About Milo and the Magpies: Milo and the Magpies is a point-and-click, hidden object game following the story of a little cat named Milo who is trying to find his way home after getting turned around by an unfortunate encounter with some pesky magpies.
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Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter
WHY THIS
Top pick for Milo and the Magpies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
Wait... WHAT?! My human just vanished into a magic portal! The 3rd Whisker Wanderlust adventure begins! Explore a whimsical fantasy world, meet quirky new friends, and follow the clues to bring your owner home. May every kitty be loved! ♥♥♥
Mushroom Cats 2
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Second-strongest match for Milo and the Magpies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
Mushroom Cats 2 - is a cute point-and-click game about Mushroom Cats that live on magical islands. Any girl will melt from tenderness, and the kids will be delighted with the funny Mushroom Cats! This fairy tale will fill any heart with good!
A Park Full of Cats
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Third-strongest match for Milo and the Magpies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Milo and the Magpies.
Welcome to 'A Park Full of Cats,' a hidden object game that invites you to revel in the enchanting world of amusement parks! Experience the thrill and excitement of the rides and give those cats the fun they truly deserve!
FIND ALL 9: Fantasy
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Ranked #4 for Milo and the Magpies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
Immerse yourself in an exciting adventure in Find All 9: Fantasy. You will explore the fairytale village, the colorful streets of the city of mages and the unique scenery of the soaring dragon islands. Look for hidden objects and color this mysterious painted world.
100 hidden cats 2
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Ranked #5 for Milo and the Magpies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
Hidden object game in the city setting. Black and white hand-drawn graphics in a cartoon style. Ultra hard! Really very difficult!
Follow the meaning
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Ranked #6 for Milo and the Magpies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Birth
WHY THIS
Shares point and click adventure and an atmospheric mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Ranked #7 for Milo and the Magpies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.
My Brother Rabbit
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Ranked #8 for Milo and the Magpies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.
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Rusty Lake: Roots
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Reviewers of Milo and the Magpies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
Stray
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Reviewers of Milo and the Magpies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
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.
Planet of Lana
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Reviewers of Milo and the Magpies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
Stars In The Trash
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Reviewers of Milo and the Magpies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
Stars in the Trash brings the magic of animated movie classics into a narrative-driven platformer that combines action, exploration and puzzles. Tired of feeling trapped at home, Moka, a spoiled cat decides to run away and seek adventure. Explore, make friends, fight, and escape from the kennelman.
Milo and the Christmas Gift
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Milo and the Magpies cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Enjoy your Winter Holidays with Milo and the Christmas Gift: a free-to-play, short but sweet point-and-click spin-off about our favourite little cat, Milo, who once again needs your assistance! But this time, Milo needs help finding one runaway Christmas Gift!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Milo and the Magpies at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Milo and the Magpies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Milo and the Magpies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Milo and the Magpies on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Milo and the Magpies on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Milo and the Magpies.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Milo and the Magpies on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Milo and the Magpies.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Milo and the Magpies on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Milo and the Magpies.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Milo and the Magpies on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Milo and the Magpies.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
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 Milo and the Magpies.
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 Milo and the Magpies.
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 Milo and the Magpies.
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 Milo and the Magpies.
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 Milo and the Magpies.
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 Milo and the Magpies.
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 Milo and the Magpies.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
A Park Full of Cats
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Milo and the Magpies.
Welcome to 'A Park Full of Cats,' a hidden object game that invites you to revel in the enchanting world of amusement parks! Experience the thrill and excitement of the rides and give those cats the fun they truly deserve!
100 hidden cats 2
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
Hidden object game in the city setting. Black and white hand-drawn graphics in a cartoon style. Ultra hard! Really very difficult!
Follow the meaning
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
Follow the meaning is a surreal point-and-click puzzle adventure. Join detective Paul Trilby as he works to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar town, seemingly ruled by the local Hospital. Over the wall and behind tightly shut gates, a dark secret lies in wait…
Birth
WHY THIS
Shares point and click adventure and an atmospheric mood with Milo and the Magpies.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Milo and the Magpies.
You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.
Frequently asked about Milo and the Magpies
- Does Milo and the Magpies run on Steam Deck?
- Milo and the Magpies is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Milo and the Magpies cost?
- Milo and the Magpies is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Milo and the Magpies?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Milo and the Magpies are Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter, Mushroom Cats 2, A Park Full of Cats.
- Who developed Milo and the Magpies?
- Milo and the Magpies was developed by Johan Scherft and published by Second Maze.
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 Milo and the Magpies.
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