Games like Island of Winds
If Island of Winds is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Longest Tale, Röki and Hubert — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Island of Winds: Journey through a mystical 17th century Iceland inspired by authentic folklore and mythology. Play as Brynhildur, a young Balance Keeper who uses magic, empathy, and puzzle-solving to uncover ancient secrets and restore harmony to a fractured world.
Players who liked Island of Winds also play
Steam players who put hours into Island of Winds 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.
The Longest Tale
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Top pick for Island of Winds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Island of Winds.
Uncover a forgotten legend as you venture through mythical realms. Play as four heroes bound by a mysterious fate. Explore ancient ruins, outsmart deadly foes and solve arcane puzzles. Each path you take reveals a piece of The Longest Tale.
Röki
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Island of Winds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.
Hubert
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Island of Winds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
Play as a working shepherd dog protecting his flock and the only human who trusts him. As wolves draw closer, you must face the growing divide between the world you serve and the wild that calls to you. Herd sheep, track scents, and guard the farm across rugged northern lands.
The Name Tide Left
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Ranked #4 for Island of Winds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
At school, I keep running into a mysterious girl. The sight of her reading alone feels strangely familiar… and yet, I do not even know her name. Led by the tides, I draw closer to her secret. Can I move past this unspoken unease? Everything lies hidden in the depths of the unfathomable sea.
Amok Runner
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Ranked #5 for Island of Winds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
One day, a noble woman turns our protagonist's (the doctor) life upside down by visiting his clinic, in a town where the amok madness is rampant. The doctor leaves all his personal effects and career aside and begins to follow this woman's footsteps while fighting against the deadly amok syndrome.
Bramble: The Mountain King
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Island of Winds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.
Through the Woods
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Ranked #7 for Island of Winds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.
Farewell North
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Island of Winds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
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 with Island of Winds.
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 Island of Winds.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Island of Winds.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Island of Winds.
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 Island of Winds.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Röki
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
Röki is a stunning adventure set in the snowcapped wilderness. As Tove, you must explore an uncharted world of hidden legends and forgotten monsters. Solve puzzles, collect curiosities, and uncover a tale of tragic loss, as you chart your path to redemption.
Amok Runner
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
One day, a noble woman turns our protagonist's (the doctor) life upside down by visiting his clinic, in a town where the amok madness is rampant. The doctor leaves all his personal effects and career aside and begins to follow this woman's footsteps while fighting against the deadly amok syndrome.
Bramble: The Mountain King
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.
Farewell North
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Island of Winds.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
Frequently asked about Island of Winds
- What games are most similar to Island of Winds?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Island of Winds are The Longest Tale, Röki, Hubert.
- Who developed Island of Winds?
- Island of Winds was developed by Parity Games and published by ESDigital 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 Island of Winds.
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