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Games like The Spirit and the Mouse

If The Spirit and the Mouse is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monospaced Lovers, Weaving Tides and Effie — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dreamy jazz inspired soundtrack, emotionally rewarding story and chill. 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 The Spirit and the Mouse: Bring kindness and light to the people of Sainte-et-Claire as Lila—a tiny mouse with a big heart! Explore a quaint French village, make electrifying new friends, and do good deeds for those in need in this lush narrative adventure game.

2022IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOSby Alblune
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Dedicated squeak button for extra cutenessDreamy jazz inspired soundtrackEmotionally rewarding storyChillCozyRelaxing

Players who liked The Spirit and the Mouse also play

Steam players who put hours into The Spirit and the Mouse 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. Monospaced Lovers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Top pick for The Spirit and the Mouse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Monospaced Lovers is an exploration-driven platformer about closeness and distance. Journey through a metafictional, fantasy-filled land and find the truth of your fragile world before it disintegrates.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Weaving Tides

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle platforming and a chill mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

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

    Dive into a magical woven world on the back of your own carpet dragon! Explore the textile landscape, solve puzzles, challenge quirky creatures and unravel the great mysteries of a long forgotten past in Weaving Tides!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Effie

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

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

    Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Minute of Islands

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Ranked #4 for The Spirit and the Mouse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...

    2021IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. A Hat in Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Ranked #5 for The Spirit and the Mouse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!

    2017IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Harmony's Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Ranked #6 for The Spirit and the Mouse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.

    2022IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Promenade

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Ranked #7 for The Spirit and the Mouse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dordogne

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Ranked #8 for The Spirit and the Mouse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Spirit and the Mouse at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Spirit and the Mouse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 ~75% under The Spirit and the Mouse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 ~50% under The Spirit and the Mouse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit and the Mouse.

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

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Spirit and the Mouse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Spirit and the Mouse.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Spirit and the Mouse on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Spirit and the Mouse.

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

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under The Spirit and the Mouse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Spirit and the Mouse.

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

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under The Spirit and the Mouse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under The Spirit and the Mouse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 ↗

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 with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 with The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 The Spirit and the Mouse.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. A Hat in Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

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

    A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!

    2017IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Harmony's Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

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

    Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.

    2022IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Promenade

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with The Spirit and the Mouse.

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

    Go on an adventure in a world packed with secrets helped by your friend, a poulp with many abilities. Explore, solve puzzles, wander across dungeons, blast through races and much more in this cute game inspired by the best 3D platformers

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Spirit and the Mouse

Is The Spirit and the Mouse verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Spirit and the Mouse 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 The Spirit and the Mouse cost?
The Spirit and the Mouse is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Spirit and the Mouse?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Spirit and the Mouse are Monospaced Lovers, Weaving Tides, Effie.
Who developed The Spirit and the Mouse?
The Spirit and the Mouse was developed by Alblune and published by Armor Games Studios.

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 The Spirit and the Mouse.

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