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Games like Listen to the Wind

If Listen to the Wind is your kind of game, the closest matches are False Princess Iruruu, Jet Dancer and Creepy Creepy Love — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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 Listen to the Wind: "Listen to the Wind" is a side-scrolling hack-and-slash game with counter attacks as the game's core mechanic. It takes pace during the Ming dynasty Jiajing era where you'll be battling Japanese pirates. It features unique martial art heroes and a story branching gameplay.

2021ActionIndie11.99 USDWindowsby Papertiger Studio
Listen to the Wind — Steam game cover
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Combat rewards patience over aggressionFragmented story pieces form a hidden narrativeParry timing feels like a duel of witsAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Listen to the Wind also play

Steam players who put hours into Listen to the Wind 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. False Princess Iruruu

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Listen to the Wind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    False Princess Iruruu is an action-packed, story-rich adventure game with a rhythmic, Sekiro-like combat system. Follow Iruruu, a girl from the western steppes of China, as she embarks on a dangerous journey to fulfill a summons from the royal Qing court.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Jet Dancer

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Listen to the Wind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    Jet Dancer is an explosive and sexy sci-fi action platformer. Play as Jenna Delgado, a super heroine armed with rocket boots. Using flaming kicks, high-speed dashes and a flexible fighting system, destroy mechanized enemies, traverse challenging obstacles and duel Jenna's deadly, superhuman sisters!

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Creepy Creepy Love

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Listen to the Wind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    Rosa Akuma is in love with her childhood friend, Samon Ribasa. Rosa loves him so much that she is ready to defend her love with her fists, challenging all her rivals to a brutal duel.

    2024ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Legend of Tianding

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Listen to the Wind.

    Ranked #4 for Listen to the Wind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Listen to the Wind.

    The Legend of Tianding is a sidescrolling action game about Liao Tianding, the legendary Taiwanese Folk Hero. Explore the dazzling streets of Colonial Japanese Taiwan in the early 20th century.

    2021ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Phantom

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Listen to the Wind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    The Ghost Who Walks is back! Comics' very first costumed hero is coming to Steam and console in an all new side scrolling beat-em-up adventure. Take on the Singh brotherhood across the globe with only your physical strength, skill with weapons and fearsome reputation!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Bajan Ball Z

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Listen to the Wind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    BajanBall Z is an over the top, anime inspired 2d football game. Leave a trail of fire and destruction in your wake as you obliterate your opponent's goal post.

    SportsSteam ↗
  7. DNA: Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Listen to the Wind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    DNA 1 a hand drawn episodic game with anime story in each stage episode, created by only 1 Solo Developer. Play as Leo, a genetically modified with Extraterrestrial life Elite Nova Corp Troop, as he chooses to break free from being a Nova Corp pawn. Thus begins the epic universe story of DNA!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Nonu

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Listen to the Wind fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    Nonu is a hand-drawn 2D souls-like where every action draws from two interlinked resources-one born from inner strength, the other granted by a higher power. Explore a dying world, uncover artifacts that enable distinct builds, and piece together the truth behind its vanished god.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Listen to the Wind at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Listen to the Wind on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    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 ~58% under Listen to the Wind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Listen to the Wind on Steam right now. Shares Action with Listen to the Wind.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Listen to the Wind on Steam right now. Shares Action with Listen to the Wind.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Listen to the Wind on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    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 ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Listen to the Wind on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    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 ~58% under Listen to the Wind on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Listen to the Wind.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Listen to the Wind on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Listen to the Wind.

    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 ↗
  2. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Listen to the Wind.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Listen to the Wind

How much does Listen to the Wind cost?
Listen to the Wind is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Listen to the Wind?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Listen to the Wind are False Princess Iruruu, Jet Dancer, Creepy Creepy Love.
Who developed Listen to the Wind?
Listen to the Wind was developed by Papertiger Studio and published by Gamirror 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 Listen to the Wind.

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