Games like The Lost Dog
If The Lost Dog is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mati, My Lovely Dog Adventure and Sunlight — 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 The Lost Dog: An emotional, 3rd-person adventure game played as a dog after her owners abandoned her in the wilderness. Help her survive and find a new family; as they realize how loving a dog can help them recover from the pain of grief.
Players who liked The Lost Dog also play
Steam players who put hours into The Lost Dog 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.
Mati
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Lost Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
Explore the quiet forest of Suverdale in the third person as Mati (or Matine), a 12-year-old kid visiting his grandparents on his summer vacation. In this relaxing walking simulator, try to discover the mysteries behind Suverdale's history, but expect a surprise or two.
My Lovely Dog Adventure
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Lost Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
Explore the world as a little Corgi! You wander mysterious and different landscapes in search of your beloved friend, collecting shiny chrystals on the way.
Sunlight
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Lost Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. ☀️The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story.
Farewell North
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Lost Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
Into A Dream
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Lost Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
You are his last hope. The only one who can rescue him. Delve deep into the dreams of Luke Williams, a man diagnosed with depression, unfold the heartbreaking story of his life and prevent him from... fading away.
Submerged: Hidden Depths
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Lost Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Lost Dog.
Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Lost Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Copycat
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Lost Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
A poignant narrative-driven game about rejection, belonging and the meaning of home. It follows the story of a newly adopted shelter cat whose space in the home is taken by a copycat. Bring the tissues.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Lost Dog at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Lost Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Lost Dog.
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 ~50% under The Lost Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Lost Dog.
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!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Lost Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Lost Dog.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Lost Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Lost Dog.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under The Lost Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under The Lost Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Lost Dog.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Lost Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Lost Dog.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Lost Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Lost Dog.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
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 The Lost Dog.
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 The Lost Dog.
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 The Lost Dog.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
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 and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
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 The Lost Dog.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Lost Dog.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
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!
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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.
Sunlight
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. ☀️The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story.
Farewell North
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
Submerged: Hidden Depths
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Lost Dog.
Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Copycat
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lost Dog.
A poignant narrative-driven game about rejection, belonging and the meaning of home. It follows the story of a newly adopted shelter cat whose space in the home is taken by a copycat. Bring the tissues.
Frequently asked about The Lost Dog
- How much does The Lost Dog cost?
- The Lost Dog is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Lost Dog?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Lost Dog are Mati, My Lovely Dog Adventure, Sunlight.
- Who developed The Lost Dog?
- The Lost Dog was developed by Tom Bennett.
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 The Lost Dog.
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