Games like MIO: Memories in Orbit
If MIO: Memories in Orbit is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nine Sols, BIOMORPH and Hollow Knight: Silksong — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging yet rewarding platforming, excellent soundtrack and stunning visuals. 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 →MIO: Memories in Orbit is an action-adventure metroidvania developed by Douze Dixièmes and published by Focus Entertainment, set to release in 2026 at $19.99. Players control android MIO navigating the Vessel, a vast technological ark now overgrown with malfunctioning machines. The game combines combat, exploration, platforming, and storytelling across its medium-length solo campaign. Reviewers highlight challenging-yet-rewarding platforming and an excellent soundtrack as standout features, while players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive. The game holds an 86% positive rating from over 1,300 Steam reviews and a Metacritic score of 83, and is verified to run on Steam Deck.
About MIO: Memories in Orbit: Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Players who liked MIO: Memories in Orbit also play
Steam players who put hours into MIO: Memories in Orbit 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.
Nine Sols
WHY THIS
Top pick for MIO: Memories in Orbit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
BIOMORPH
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Second-strongest match for MIO: Memories in Orbit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Third-strongest match for MIO: Memories in Orbit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Ranked #4 for MIO: Memories in Orbit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Constance
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Ranked #5 for MIO: Memories in Orbit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
Voidwrought
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Ranked #6 for MIO: Memories in Orbit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
Rain World
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Ranked #7 for MIO: Memories in Orbit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
WHY THIS
Shares platforming and an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Ranked #8 for MIO: Memories in Orbit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
Reviewers mention these as similar to MIO: Memories in Orbit
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.
Neva
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Reviewers of MIO: Memories in Orbit cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world.
Nine Sols
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MIO: Memories in Orbit cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MIO: Memories in Orbit cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Reviewers of MIO: Memories in Orbit cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MIO: Memories in Orbit cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Hollow Knight: Silksong
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Reviewers of MIO: Memories in Orbit cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Metroidvania Maker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MIO: Memories in Orbit cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
Aeterna Noctis
WHY THIS
Shares platforming and an immersive mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Reviewers of MIO: Memories in Orbit cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below MIO: Memories in Orbit at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under MIO: Memories in Orbit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
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 MIO: Memories in Orbit on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under MIO: Memories in Orbit on Steam right now. Shares Action with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
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 MIO: Memories in Orbit on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under MIO: Memories in Orbit on Steam right now. Shares Action with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
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 MIO: Memories in Orbit.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 MIO: Memories in Orbit.
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 MIO: Memories in Orbit.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Nine Sols
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
BIOMORPH
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Constance
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
Voidwrought
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage.
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
WHY THIS
Shares platforming and an atmospheric mood with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with MIO: Memories in Orbit.
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
Frequently asked about MIO: Memories in Orbit
- Is MIO: Memories in Orbit verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — MIO: Memories in Orbit 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 MIO: Memories in Orbit cost?
- MIO: Memories in Orbit is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to MIO: Memories in Orbit?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MIO: Memories in Orbit are Nine Sols, BIOMORPH, Hollow Knight: Silksong.
- Who developed MIO: Memories in Orbit?
- MIO: Memories in Orbit was developed by Douze Dixièmes and published by Focus Entertainment.
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