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Games like Diary of Lucie

If Diary of Lucie is your kind of game, the closest matches are FatSheep Crisis, Overture and Arboria — 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.

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About Diary of Lucie: Diary of Lucie is action-roguelite game made with RPG Maker. In addition to simply avoiding the enemy's barrage, strategically use the enemy's bullet to make the battle situation advantageous!

2023ActionStrategyIndieAdventureRPG12.99 USDWindowsby Parange Project
Diary of Lucie — Steam game cover
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Bullet hell dodging feels precise and rewardingSemi rogue progression unlocks permanent upgradesStory unfolds through fragmented memoriesAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Diary of Lucie also play

Steam players who put hours into Diary of Lucie 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. FatSheep Crisis

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Diary of Lucie.

    Top pick for Diary of Lucie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Diary of Lucie.

    Fat Sheep Town has monsters! Use skills to defeat them. Plugins help warriors survive. Many maps have risks and rewards. Pick an occupation and weapons. Level up weapons. Combine skills, plugins and weapons. Defeat the villain!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Overture

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Diary of Lucie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Diary of Lucie.

    Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Arboria

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with Diary of Lucie.

    Third-strongest match for Diary of Lucie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    Fight, die, and fight again in this dark fantasy trollz-like roguelite. As a Yotun troll warrior, descend into the ever-changing, creepy dungeons of Durnar. Use a variety of Symbiotic Weapons and Bio-Mutations to slay enemies and heal The Father Tree.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Himno - The Silent Melody

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Diary of Lucie.

    Ranked #4 for Diary of Lucie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    Himno - The Silent Melody is an atmospheric roguelite action RPG. Explore different interconnected environments, gather materials to create your unique arsenal and build and automate your base.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Dungeon Souls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Diary of Lucie.

    Ranked #5 for Diary of Lucie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UnderMine

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with Diary of Lucie.

    Ranked #6 for Diary of Lucie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Heroes of Hammerwatch II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Diary of Lucie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    A rogue-lite action-rpg that offers extensive persistent progression. Build your town, upgrade and equip your heroes, before taking on the ever-changing Dark Citadel - either solo or with a team of friends.

    2025ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. FORCED SHOWDOWN

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Diary of Lucie.

    Ranked #8 for Diary of Lucie fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Diary of Lucie.

    Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Diary of Lucie at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Diary of Lucie on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    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 ~62% under Diary of Lucie on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    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 ~46% under Diary of Lucie on Steam right now. Shares Action with Diary of Lucie.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Diary of Lucie on Steam right now. Shares Action with Diary of Lucie.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Diary of Lucie on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Diary of Lucie.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Diary of Lucie on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Diary of Lucie on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    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 ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Diary of Lucie on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Diary of Lucie.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Diary of Lucie.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 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 Diary of Lucie.

    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 ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Diary of Lucie.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Diary of Lucie.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Diary of Lucie.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Diary of Lucie

Does Diary of Lucie work on Steam Deck?
Diary of Lucie is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Diary of Lucie cost?
Diary of Lucie is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Diary of Lucie?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Diary of Lucie are FatSheep Crisis, Overture, Arboria.
Who developed Diary of Lucie?
Diary of Lucie was developed by Parange Project.

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 Diary of Lucie.

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