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Games like Cloud Climber

Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Cloud Climber for fans of indie, adventure, free to play, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Cloud Climber also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Two Star Games, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Cloud Climber: A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.

2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayCasualFree to playWindowsby Two Star Games
Cloud Climber — Steam game cover
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Rusts Of Corruption — Steam game cover

    Rusts Of Corruption

    Top pick for Cloud Climber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    You've mysteriously awoken on an isolated island on an unknown world. A corrupting force spreads through the island, leaving only a short amount of time to learn about the islands mysteries... Who will you meet? What will you learn? Are you ready to see the world die?

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
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    Rocco's Island: Ring to End the Pain — Steam game cover

    Rocco's Island: Ring to End the Pain

    Second-strongest match for Cloud Climber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Join Evelyn on her quest to save a mysterious island in a puzzle-based atmospheric adventure with a story that spans across 30,000 years of time. Interact with fantastic characters to learn past secrets and transform the Four Elements’ kingdoms, leading up to an epic finale with shocking reveals.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Apocalipsis — Steam game cover

    Apocalipsis

    Third-strongest match for Cloud Climber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Apocalipsis is a point-and-click adventure game, in the vain of Samorost and Machinarium, where all puzzles have a hidden meaning. With a unique artstyle inspired by 15th century engravings it tells a story about heartbreak, redemption and, quite literally, the end of the world.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Papetura — Steam game cover

    Papetura

    Ranked #4 for Cloud Climber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Koira — Steam game cover

    Koira

    Ranked #5 for Cloud Climber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. Journey to the heart of an enchanted forest, solving puzzles and avoiding hunters to protect your newfound friend.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Mundaun — Steam game cover

    Mundaun

    Ranked #6 for Cloud Climber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Été — Steam game cover

    Été

    Ranked #7 for Cloud Climber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Été (summer) is a relaxing painting game set in Montréal. Color the city to explore, create artworks on canvas, collect stamps in your album, decorate your studio, fulfill commissions from your neighbors, and unleash your inner artist!

    2024IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture — Steam game cover

    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

    Ranked #8 for Cloud Climber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Two Star Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Two Star Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

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    Choo-Choo Charles — Steam game cover

    Choo-Choo Charles

    Another title from Two Star Games, the studio behind Cloud Climber. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    CUFFBUST — Steam game cover

    CUFFBUST

    Another title from Two Star Games, the studio behind Cloud Climber. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Escape prison with your friends by equipping tools, evading guards, and executing your breakout plan. Destructible environments, proximity chat, a multitude of escape routes, 10 player lobbies, and a full custom map editor!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    My Beautiful Paper Smile — Steam game cover

    My Beautiful Paper Smile

    Another title from Two Star Games, the studio behind Cloud Climber. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Welcome, child, to your new home. Here you shall learn the art of perfection. Here you shall learn to smile. Be sure that smile doesn’t fade into sadness, or you will need to run and hide…

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
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    My Friend is a Raven — Steam game cover

    My Friend is a Raven

    Another title from Two Star Games, the studio behind Cloud Climber. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    You return to your old apartment one last time, in search of a sickened raven. You must speak to him, and discover the cause behind the calamity that has spread across the world.

    2020IndieAdventureRPGFreeSteam ↗
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    Night in Riverager — Steam game cover

    Night in Riverager

    Another title from Two Star Games, the studio behind Cloud Climber. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    A Night In Riverager is a free horror short set in the monochrome world of My Beautiful Paper Smile. It tells the tale of a strange hunter in an even stranger land, on a quest to find medicine for his ailing mother. Strange and powerful forces are stirring. Can he resist them?

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

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    Papetura — Steam game cover

    Papetura

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Koira — Steam game cover

    Koira

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. Journey to the heart of an enchanted forest, solving puzzles and avoiding hunters to protect your newfound friend.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Mundaun — Steam game cover

    Mundaun

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cloud Climber.

    Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cloud Climber

Is Cloud Climber free to play?
Yes — Cloud Climber is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to Cloud Climber?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cloud Climber are Rusts Of Corruption, Rocco's Island: Ring to End the Pain, Apocalipsis.
Who developed Cloud Climber?
Cloud Climber was developed by Two Star 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 Cloud Climber.

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