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Games like Onde

If Onde is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ynglet, Road to Ballhalla and Ugly — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and hypnotic. 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 Onde: Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing sound spheres and revel in a meditative journey of life.

2022IndieAdventureCasual13.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Lance, 3-50
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Players who liked Onde also play

Steam players who put hours into Onde 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. Ynglet

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

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

    In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Road to Ballhalla

    WHY THIS

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

    Roll and be trolled on your journey to the legendary place called Ballhalla. Follow the beat to overcome deadly hazards in sync with the music. Style your balls and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ugly

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

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

    Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.

    2023IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Omno

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

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

    A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure18.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Oneiros

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

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

    Will you be able to break the vicious circle? Can you regain control? Experience the surreal adventure filled with many puzzles and psychedelic visions.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

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

    Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Snake Pass

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

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

    Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. FAR: Lone Sails

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

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

    Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Onde

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. Ynglet

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

    Reviewers of Onde cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ABZU

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

    Reviewers of Onde cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

    Reviewers of Onde cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Journey

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Onde cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Onde cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hollow Knight: Silksong

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

    Reviewers of Onde cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    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.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Webbed

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Onde.

    Reviewers of Onde cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Eufloria HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

    Reviewers of Onde cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Onde.

    Experience the celebrated strategy gameplay of Eufloria HD. Conquer asteroids in space and use their resources to grow floral creatures that do your bidding. Expand your empire and fight against several teams of AI opponents that all vie for the same resources and can offer fierce opposition.

    2014StrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Onde on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Onde.

    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 ~64% under Onde on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Onde.

    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 ~43% under Onde on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    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 ~55% under Onde on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Onde.

    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 ~43% under Onde on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    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 ~64% under Onde on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Onde.

    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 ~64% under Onde on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Onde.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Onde on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    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 Onde.

    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 Onde.

    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 Onde.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  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 Onde.

    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 and Casual with Onde.

    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 Onde.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck 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. Ynglet

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Road to Ballhalla

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    Roll and be trolled on your journey to the legendary place called Ballhalla. Follow the beat to overcome deadly hazards in sync with the music. Style your balls and marble at awful puns in the roll playing game of the year!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ugly

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.

    2023IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Snake Pass

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. FAR: Lone Sails

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Onde.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Onde.

    Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Onde

Does Onde run on Steam Deck?
Onde 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 Onde cost?
Onde is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Onde?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Onde are Ynglet, Road to Ballhalla, Ugly.
Who developed Onde?
Onde was developed by Lance, 3-50 and published by Assemble 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 Onde.

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