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Games like Luminary

If Luminary is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nokai, Survive The Oasis and WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Luminary: Luminary is a solo or co-op OpenZone Action RPG that creates a balanced experience for everyone. Using a unique world and character progression system, explore vast hand-crafted lands together, uncover hidden treasures, level up your town, and push back the darkness with light.

2026ActionIndieAdventureRPGEarly Access16.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Refractive Entertainment
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Players who liked Luminary also play

Steam players who put hours into Luminary 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. Nokai

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Luminary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Luminary.

    Sail north alone or with friends through dangerous waters, chart uncharted islands, and embark on an unforgettable voyage. The farther you venture, the stranger and deadlier the world becomes. The truth lies beyond the horizon.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Survive The Oasis

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive The Oasis is a co-op open-world action RPG with survival elements, focused on exploration, combat, character progression, and a journey toward enlightenment.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Luminary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Luminary.

    WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.

    2025ActionAdventureRPG34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. No Rest for the Wicked

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Luminary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Luminary.

    From Moon Studios, the award-winning creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, comes No Rest for the Wicked, a unique, visceral Action RPG set in a hand-crafted world with Souls-like combat. Featuring co-op for up to four players.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Crimson Moon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Luminary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Luminary.

    You are Nephilim: a human-angel hybrid forged to defend humanity with supernatural powers. Fight solo or with a friend to annihilate demons and challenge brutal bosses in relentless melée combat. Rise, violent one. The prophecy is yours to fulfill.

    2026ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Zenith: Nexus

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Luminary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Luminary.

    Fight, explore, and lose yourself in an anime-inspired world built for VR. Two action-packed game modes available. How will you use your power?

    2022ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. Ashen

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Luminary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Luminary.

    Ashen is an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home.

    2019ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Salt and Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Luminary fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Luminary.

    Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.

    2023ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Luminary on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Luminary.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Luminary on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Luminary.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Luminary on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Luminary.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Luminary on Steam right now. Shares Action with Luminary.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Luminary on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Luminary.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Luminary on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Luminary.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Luminary on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Luminary.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Luminary on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Luminary.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Adventure with Luminary.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Luminary.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Luminary.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Luminary

Does Luminary run on Steam Deck?
Luminary 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 Luminary cost?
Luminary is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Luminary have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Luminary supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Luminary?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Luminary are Nokai, Survive The Oasis, WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers.
Who developed Luminary?
Luminary was developed by Refractive Entertainment.

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 Luminary.

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