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Games like The Star Named EOS

If The Star Named EOS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Purry & Panther: Lost in Helsinki, Missi and My Brother Rabbit — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and melancholic. 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.

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About The Star Named EOS: The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles on a journey of reminiscence.

2024IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 79Windows · macOSby Silver Lining Studio
The Star Named EOS — Steam game cover
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Hand drawn environments shift with narrative perspectivePhotography drives both gameplay and storyTime sculpted scenes reveal emotional depthAtmosphericContemplativeMelancholic

Players who liked The Star Named EOS also play

Steam players who put hours into The Star Named EOS 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.

  1. Purry & Panther: Lost in Helsinki

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Star Named EOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Purry and Panther have gone missing in Helsinki. Investigate the sights around the city and talk to the locals to help you on the case. Try to catch Purry and Panther before they get into even more trouble.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Missi

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Star Named EOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Missi is a cozy point & click game in a watercolor hand-drawn world. Solve puzzles together with a cute white mouse, using clues in sketches of past adventures. Try to trick the Mushroom Spider and the Crow King by collecting all medicinal herbs for her sick son.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  3. My Brother Rabbit

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Star Named EOS.

    Third-strongest match for The Star Named EOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Mushroom Cats 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Star Named EOS.

    Ranked #4 for The Star Named EOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Mushroom Cats 2 - is a cute point-and-click game about Mushroom Cats that live on magical islands. Any girl will melt from tenderness, and the kids will be delighted with the funny Mushroom Cats! This fairy tale will fill any heart with good!

    2020IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Gorogoa

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Star Named EOS.

    Ranked #5 for The Star Named EOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Birth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Star Named EOS.

    Ranked #6 for The Star Named EOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.

    2023IndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Miniatures

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Star Named EOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Landlord of the Woods

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Star Named EOS.

    Ranked #8 for The Star Named EOS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Star Named EOS

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Gorogoa

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Star Named EOS.

    Reviewers of The Star Named EOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Unpacking

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Star Named EOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Star Named EOS.

    Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

    2021IndieSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Moncage

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Star Named EOS.

    Reviewers of The Star Named EOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Star Named EOS.

    Reviewers of The Star Named EOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. TOEM 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Star Named EOS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Step back into the shoes of a curious photographer and set off on a brand new adventure all about uncovering hidden details, helping friends along the way, and documenting the world’s little wonders in TOEM 2, the sequel to the acclaimed TOEM.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Star Named EOS at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Star Named EOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Star Named EOS.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Star Named EOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Star Named EOS.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Star Named EOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Star Named EOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Star Named EOS.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Star Named EOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Star Named EOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Star Named EOS.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Star Named EOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Star Named EOS.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Star Named EOS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Star Named EOS.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Star Named EOS.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Star Named EOS.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. 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 Star Named EOS.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Star Named EOS.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Star Named EOS.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Gorogoa

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Star Named EOS.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Birth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Star Named EOS.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.

    2023IndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Miniatures

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Star Named EOS.

    A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Star Named EOS

Is The Star Named EOS verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Star Named EOS 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 The Star Named EOS cost?
The Star Named EOS is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Star Named EOS?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Star Named EOS are Purry & Panther: Lost in Helsinki, Missi, My Brother Rabbit.
Who developed The Star Named EOS?
The Star Named EOS was developed by Silver Lining Studio and published by PLAYISM.

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 Star Named EOS.

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