Games like Under The Island
If Under The Island is your kind of game, the closest matches are Jack Bonecroft 4, Betrayal at Paragon and Helgnar The Conqueror — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its charming pixel art visuals, exploration feels rewarding and atmospheric. 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 Under The Island: Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.
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Steam players who put hours into Under The Island 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.
Jack Bonecroft 4
WHY THIS
Top pick for Under The Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under The Island.
An outsider. A different world. A warrior who isn't finished yet. Lunara Mistwalker is thrust into a realm of secrets and ancient powers. Four kingdoms. One mission. Jack Bonecroft 4 is a story-driven action RPG. Based on true events witnessed during my business trip to this sector.
Betrayal at Paragon
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Under The Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Island.
BaP is an action RPG set in a vast immersive world with day night and weather cycles. Take on a variety of side quests, discover 300+ items with magical and physical attributes, master 30+ unique skills. Defeat monsters, give flowers to girls, and uncover all the secrets of the island.
Helgnar The Conqueror
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Under The Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under The Island.
Conquerors can expect throne wars, monster hunting, the toughest moral choices, Long-Lasting Double Consequences, and 10 innovative narrative "Realistic Connections" systems that realize the incredible untapped potential of interactivity and take the Action-RPG genre to a new level of quality.
Vinterkyla: Shattered Realms
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Under The Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under The Island.
A dynamic open-world RPG where your background shapes your story. Rule a tavern, lead a rebellion, or vanish into legend. In a world torn by betrayal and war, your choices reshape the fate of three fractured realms.
Tajang
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Under The Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under The Island.
Tajang is a third-person action RPG inspired by the myths and landscapes of Borneo. Wield a parang, master fast-paced melee combat, explore the boundary between the human and spirit worlds and face powerful supernatural enemies.
Sef Saga
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Under The Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under The Island.
Shape your unique adventure in Sef Saga, a roleplaying sandbox, every game is different! Master 14 skills, talk to anyone, and forge your path. Explore above ground, delve to Magamada, or hunt for treasure in desert Labyrinths. Be a combatant, a farmer, or a trader and more. your destiny awaits.
Prince of Egypt
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Under The Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Under The Island.
Rise from a dying slave to a powerful noble in Ancient Egypt. Survive the desert, master trade, forge alliances, fight or steal your way to influence, and help build monuments that will shape an empire.
Maneater 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Under The Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Under The Island.
The splash-hit ShaRkPG returns in Maneater 2! Eat, explore, and evolve as you try to escape an invite-only preview event for Neptune’s Kingdom—an ultra-luxury seaside theme park destined for disaster, where YOU are that disaster.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Under The Island at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Under The Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Under The Island.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Under The Island on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Under The Island.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Under The Island on Steam right now. Shares Action with Under The Island.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Under The Island on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Under The Island.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Under The Island on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Under The Island.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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. Shares Action and Adventure with Under The Island.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Island.
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 Action and Indie with Under The Island.
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 Under The Island.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Island.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Island.
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.
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Frequently asked about Under The Island
- Is Under The Island verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Under The Island is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Under The Island cost?
- Under The Island is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Under The Island?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Under The Island are Jack Bonecroft 4, Betrayal at Paragon, Helgnar The Conqueror.
- Who developed Under The Island?
- Under The Island was developed by Slime King Games and published by Top Hat Studios, Inc., Doyoyo 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 Under The Island.
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