Games like Luminus
If Luminus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Clone Your Way Out, Neon GraVel and Porcini — 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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Players who liked Luminus also play
Steam players who put hours into Luminus 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.
Clone Your Way Out
WHY THIS
Top pick for Luminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luminus.
Embark on a retro sci-fi journey in "Clone Your Way Out," a puzzle side-scroller with nostalgic pixel art. You'll control clones escaping from a mysterious lab, using a Clone Gun to solve deadly puzzles and traps. Enjoy retro visuals and unique cloning mechanics as you guide your clones to freedom.
Neon GraVel
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Luminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luminus.
Welcome to Neon GraVel! In this jump 'n' run/puzzle game you use gravity-affecting blocks to build a path for yourself, to then traverse that path with precise jumps.
MazezaM - Puzzle Game
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Luminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luminus.
The game builds on the concept of Sokoban puzzles, where objects need to be moved to reach the exit.
Push the Box - Puzzle Game
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Luminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luminus.
"Push the Box" is a classic puzzle game invented in Japan (also known as "Sokoban"). The objective of the game is to push boxes into their correct position.
BOX
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Luminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminus.
BOX is a logic puzzle-platformer where you must navigate small mazes to collect every "dot". Rotate the stage to change the layout of the level, as well as your own position within it. Take your time.
Repressed
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Luminus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Luminus.
Play as a shadow that’s on a journey inside your mind. Find answers to the questions bothering you. Navigate the maze that is your memory, and ease your mind in the process.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Luminus at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Luminus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Luminus.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Luminus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Luminus.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Luminus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Luminus.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Luminus on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Luminus.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Luminus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Luminus.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Luminus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Luminus.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Luminus on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Luminus.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Luminus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Luminus.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Luminus.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Luminus.
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 Indie with Luminus.
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 Luminus.
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 Luminus.
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 and Casual with Luminus.
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 Indie and Adventure with Luminus.
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.
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Frequently asked about Luminus
- How much does Luminus cost?
- Luminus is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Luminus?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Luminus are Clone Your Way Out, Neon GraVel, Porcini.
- Who developed Luminus?
- Luminus was developed by Bytefire 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 Luminus.
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