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Games like Little Orpheus

  • 14 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Little Orpheus also play

The closest matches to Little Orpheus: The Way, Minute of Islands, PLANET ALPHA, Lifeless Planet Premier Edition, and Owlboy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as Little Orpheus.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2016
  1. Rank 05

    Owlboy

    • $1.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Little Orpheus

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    The Way

    Same atmospheric mood as Little Orpheus.

    • 79% of 429 reviews
  2. 2
    Minute of Islands

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 79% of 351 reviews
  3. 3
    PLANET ALPHA

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 75% of 261 reviews
  4. 4
    Lifeless Planet Premier Edition

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 75% of 1,510 reviews
  5. 5
    Owlboy

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 2,379 reviews
  6. 6
    Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

    Same comedic mood as Little Orpheus.

    • 94% of 230 reviews
  7. 7
    The Plucky Squire

    Genres: Adventure

    • 81% of 1,063 reviews
  8. 8
    White Shadows

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 82% of 643 reviews
  9. 9
    Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 881 reviews
  10. 10
    Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

    Same whimsical mood as Little Orpheus.

    • 91% of 811 reviews
  11. 11
    Portal 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 99% of 169,764 reviews
  12. 12
    A Juggler's Tale

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 380 reviews
  13. 13
    Headlander

    Genres: Action

    • 89% of 468 reviews
  14. 14
    Teslagrad 2

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 78% of 187 reviews
  15. 15
    The Cave

    Genres: Adventure

    • 84% of 1,377 reviews
  16. 16
    Little Nightmares II

    Genres: Adventure

    • 93% of 15,498 reviews
  17. 17
    The Deadly Tower of Monsters

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 614 reviews
  18. 18
    Horace

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 276 reviews
  19. 19
    The Cub

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 78% of 146 reviews
  20. 20
    BLACKHOLE

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 73% of 197 reviews
  21. 21
    Tinykin

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 1,296 reviews
  22. 22
    Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 70% of 89 reviews
  23. 23
    Rochard

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 90% of 494 reviews
  24. 24
    Time Loader

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 140 reviews
Little Orpheus — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2022
  • Developer: The Chinese Room
  • Price: $1.99−60%checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 72% of 169 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Comedic interrogation narrative drives engagement
  • Episodic format hooks players
  • Tv show style chapter intros feel cinematic
  • Atmospheric
  • Comedic
  • Lighthearted

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About Little Orpheus

The closest matches to Little Orpheus: The Way, Minute of Islands, PLANET ALPHA, Lifeless Planet Premier Edition, and Owlboy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Little Orpheus is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Way, Minute of Islands and PLANET ALPHA — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, comedic and lighthearted, and single out its episodic narrative and point and click interaction. 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.

About Little Orpheus: This definitive edition of the multiple-award-winning hit by master storytellers The Chinese Room is remastered for the big screen and includes all bonus content of the original. A HERO WILL EMERGE!

Is Little Orpheus worth buying?

  • 72% of 169 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $4.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“It's a fun little walking simulator/2d platformer that's generally worth checking out. However, there is a game breaking bug in the 2nd to last level which might stop you. Kept me playing just long enough to not be able to get a refund…”
3 h played
“Despite I really enjoyed the beginning of story, the visual and the dialogs (since I speak both English and Russian), I can’t recommend the game because I of it’s really low quality. The plot is boring, the gameplay is repetitive, and its…”
10 h played
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People who play it also play: The Way, Minute of Islands, PLANET ALPHA

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Frequently asked about Little Orpheus

Can I run it?

Does Little Orpheus run on Steam Deck?

Little Orpheus is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

How much does Little Orpheus cost?

Little Orpheus is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Little Orpheus?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Little Orpheus are The Way, Minute of Islands, PLANET ALPHA.

Who developed Little Orpheus?

Little Orpheus was developed by The Chinese Room and published by Secret Mode.