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Games like Universe For Sale

If Universe For Sale is your kind of game, the closest matches are Universe For Sale - Prologue, A Sketchbook About Her Sun and Penny's Path — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its art style is breathtaking, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 Universe For Sale: A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

2023IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 80Windows · macOS · Linuxby Tmesis Studio
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Steam players who put hours into Universe For Sale 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. Universe For Sale - Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Universe For Sale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Universe For Sale.

    The Prologue of Universe for Sale, a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor.

    2021IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. A Sketchbook About Her Sun

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Universe For Sale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Universe For Sale.

    Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.

    2021IndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Penny's Path

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Universe For Sale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Universe For Sale.

    In this voice-acted, hand-painted visual novel about women and witchcraft, a brush with the coronavirus sends Penny back in time to the New England witch hunts. As Penny meets strong female characters who challenge past and present stereotypes, she discovers her own special role in the changing seasons of time.

    2020AdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. Chronautical

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Universe For Sale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Universe For Sale.

    In this narrative-driven sci-fi mystery, investigate across space and time to uncover clues and unravel the secrets of a star system that has disappeared, and the man trying to find it.

    2023IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Universe For Sale.

    Ranked #5 for Universe For Sale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Universe For Sale.

    A cozy 2D Point & Click adventure featuring multiple playable characters and plenty of silliness. Oh, and there's time travel and relationship stuff going down too. And robots – lots of robots...

    2022IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Grief like a stray dog

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Universe For Sale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Universe For Sale.

    An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.

    2025IndieAdventure3.74 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Mystery Of Woolley Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Universe For Sale.

    Ranked #7 for Universe For Sale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Universe For Sale.

    Funded on Kickstarter with backers including legend of the genre Ron Gilbert, The Mystery of Woolley Mountain is an otherworldly point-and-click adventure - filled with strange beasts, evil witches, confused automatons and wacky ropemen.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. YOUR HOUSE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Universe For Sale.

    Ranked #8 for Universe For Sale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Universe For Sale.

    A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Universe For Sale at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Universe For Sale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Universe For Sale.

    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 Universe For Sale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Universe For Sale.

    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 Universe For Sale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Universe For Sale.

    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 Universe For Sale on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Universe For Sale.

    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 Universe For Sale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Universe For Sale.

    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 Universe For Sale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Universe For Sale.

    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 Universe For Sale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Universe For Sale.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Universe For Sale on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Universe For Sale.

    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 and Casual with Universe For Sale.

    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 Universe For Sale.

    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 Universe For Sale.

    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 Universe For Sale.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Universe For Sale.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Universe For Sale.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Universe For Sale.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Universe For Sale.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Universe For Sale

Is Universe For Sale verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Universe For Sale 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 Universe For Sale cost?
Universe For Sale is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Universe For Sale?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Universe For Sale are Universe For Sale - Prologue, A Sketchbook About Her Sun, Penny's Path.
Who developed Universe For Sale?
Universe For Sale was developed by Tmesis Studio and published by Akupara 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 Universe For Sale.

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