Games like Lightsmith
If Lightsmith is your kind of game, the closest matches are Under the Elm, Ingredienta and Velanit: The Forgotten Cottage — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Lightsmith: Discover what it is to be a Lightsmith, build up your Lightory, and help the townsfolk of Gloomsdale to turn a fragile settlement into a thriving beacon of hope in a world shrouded in darkness. Because in this dark and gloomy world we must forge our own light...
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Steam players who put hours into Lightsmith 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.
Under the Elm
WHY THIS
Top pick for Lightsmith fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lightsmith.
Inherit your grandmother's cabin and the woods she loved. Forage real mushrooms, brew the recipes she perfected, fill the field guide she left unfinished, and tend to the villagers she took care of for 40 years. A cozy game about coming home.
Ingredienta
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Lightsmith fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lightsmith.
Discovering, brewing and perfecting powerful elixirs, mixtures and draughts. Exploring unique, randomly-generated fantasy lands. Overcoming obstacles and dangers using various potions and gathering ingredients for stronger ones. Welcome to Ingredienta!
Velanit: The Forgotten Cottage
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Lightsmith fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Lightsmith.
Restore an abandoned Mediterranean cottage and uncover the story of its previous owner. Gather resources, craft supplies, befriend villagers, and piece together a mystery that might be more real than anyone believes.
Sulphur Memories: Alchemist
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Lightsmith fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lightsmith.
Sulphur Memories: Alchemist is a traditional roguelike of crafting, discovery, and immersion. Explore the uniquely generated world full of hidden knowledge and little stories, and use your creativity to overcome its challenges.
Tortured Hearts - Or How I Saved The Universe. Again.
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Lightsmith fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Lightsmith.
Single player, fantasy RPG with turn-based combat and non-linear story. Conversation driven: 512 k words of dialog and 300 k words of other text. Combat with or without a party, using martial styles (melee, bare handed, ranged) or magic (arcane, divine, bardic, psionic). Plus crafting.
The Isle of Elanor
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Lightsmith fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and RPG with Lightsmith.
Enslave humanity, or save it? You wash ashore on The Isle of Elanor, the last bastion of humanity remaining in the world. The situation on the island is grim. You are given a choice to help humanity survive, or to help enslave it.
Bridgelands
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Lightsmith fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lightsmith.
Explore the mysterious islands of Bridgelands, fight dangerous creatures, gather resources, and craft powerful gear. Discover hidden secrets, upgrade your tools, and dive into fast-paced battles across ever-changing islands. An action-packed adventure full of exploration and combat awaits.
Knightblade
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Lightsmith fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lightsmith.
A retro open world RPG, farming sim, and dungeon crawler. Knightblade is best described as an open world fantasy game mixed with farming and life sim elements, as if it were made in the golden age of video games. Create your character, and explore the sandbox while solving a mystery.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lightsmith at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Lightsmith on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lightsmith.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Lightsmith on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lightsmith.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Lightsmith on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with Lightsmith.
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.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Lightsmith on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lightsmith.
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?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Lightsmith on Steam right now. Shares Action with Lightsmith.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Lightsmith on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lightsmith.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Lightsmith on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lightsmith.
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...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Lightsmith on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lightsmith.
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.
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 Lightsmith.
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 Action and Adventure with Lightsmith.
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 Action and Indie with Lightsmith.
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 and Simulation with Lightsmith.
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 Lightsmith.
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 and Simulation with Lightsmith.
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 Action and Indie with Lightsmith.
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 Lightsmith.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from A Few Dragons
Other recommendable Steam games by A Few Dragons, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Sacred Acorn
WHY THIS
Another title from A Few Dragons, the studio behind Lightsmith. Shares Action and Indie with Lightsmith.
A cozy souls-lite adventure about a small squirrel embarking on an epic quest to save her tribe from the corruption threatening to destroy their world. Upgrade your magical abilities, battle legendary guardians, and explore a dangerous, enchanted land in this 2D action-adventure.
Luminous Jigsaw Puzzles
WHY THIS
Another title from A Few Dragons, the studio behind Lightsmith. Shares Simulation with Lightsmith.
Ignite your imagination with breathtaking fantasy jigsaws! Uncover epic myths and rebuild stunning hand-drawn realms piece by piece. Whether you crave a relaxing escape or an immersive story adventure, Luminous Ages transforms every puzzle into a portal of wonder.
UnQuollified
WHY THIS
Another title from A Few Dragons, the studio behind Lightsmith. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lightsmith.
A charming Australian point & click detective mystery about a struggling artist investigating the mysterious death of his childhood best friend. Explore the small town of Bridgegully, interrogate quirky locals, & sketch clues to expose the truth. Are you ready to solve a crime years in the making?
Frequently asked about Lightsmith
- How much does Lightsmith cost?
- Lightsmith is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Lightsmith?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lightsmith are Under the Elm, Ingredienta, Velanit: The Forgotten Cottage.
- Who developed Lightsmith?
- Lightsmith was developed by A Few Dragons.
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 Lightsmith.
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