Games like Kanso
If Kanso is your kind of game, the closest matches are Linklight, Intraquartz and The Lullaby of Life — 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 Kanso: Kanso, a beautiful and hyper relaxing line following game. Avoid obstacles while you trace around circular forms and find your moment of Zen.
Players who liked Kanso also play
Steam players who put hours into Kanso 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.
Linklight
WHY THIS
Top pick for Kanso fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Kanso.
Linklight is a relaxing minimalist puzzle game that consists of rotation based puzzles; unplug yourself from your surroundings as you navigate your way through endless puzzles.
Intraquartz
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Kanso fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Kanso.
INTRAQUARTZ is a multidimensional experimental maze puzzler where you control a microscopic mining rover inside extraterrestrial crystals.
The Lullaby of Life
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Kanso fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Kanso.
Play musical notes to solve timing-based puzzles in a journey where you bring dormant beings to life. Explore colorful environments and create harmonious sounds to navigate through this tranquil puzzle adventure inspired by the origins of life.
Mixolumia
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Kanso fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Kanso.
Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.
140
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Kanso fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Kanso.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
HYPERBEAT
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Kanso fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Kanso.
Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
Slipstream
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Kanso fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Kanso.
Arcade-style racing game inspired by the spirit of the early 90s, with drifting mechanics and exotic tracks.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kanso at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Kanso on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kanso.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Kanso on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kanso.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Kanso on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kanso.
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 ~80% under Kanso on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kanso.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Kanso on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kanso.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Kanso on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Kanso.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Kanso on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Kanso.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Kanso on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kanso.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kanso.
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 with Kanso.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kanso.
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 Kanso.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Kanso.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Kanso.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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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.
The Lullaby of Life
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Kanso.
Play musical notes to solve timing-based puzzles in a journey where you bring dormant beings to life. Explore colorful environments and create harmonious sounds to navigate through this tranquil puzzle adventure inspired by the origins of life.
Mixolumia
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Kanso.
Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.
140
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Kanso.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
HYPERBEAT
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Kanso.
Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
Slipstream
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Kanso.
Arcade-style racing game inspired by the spirit of the early 90s, with drifting mechanics and exotic tracks.
Frequently asked about Kanso
- How much does Kanso cost?
- Kanso is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Kanso?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kanso are Linklight, Intraquartz, The Lullaby of Life.
- Who developed Kanso?
- Kanso was developed by Dave Sapien.
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 Kanso.
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