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Games like 30 Birds

If 30 Birds is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lost in Art: a Miniature Realm, 带不动的七年一班 No Kids Left and Lihue — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill 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 30 Birds: Lantern City is on the verge of disaster: the Goddess Simurgh has been kidnapped by the evil Scientist! 30 Birds is a narrative puzzle game laid out on the surface of rotating lanterns. Wander through a gorgeous world inspired by Persian art, meet quirky birds, and solve puzzles to rescue Simurgh.

2024IndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 83Windows · macOSby RAM RAM Games, Business Goose Studios
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Art style is a surreal hand drawn dreamMini games and card game add varietyPuzzles are light but rewarding to solveAtmosphericChillHypnotic

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Steam players who put hours into 30 Birds 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. Lost in Art: a Miniature Realm

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for 30 Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Explore the miniature universe filled with Eastern mythology, forgotten folk tales and surprising historical events in this puzzle adventure game. Step into real artworks, reveal mysteries by solving unique puzzles, and be the hero of the miniature folk.

    2026IndieAdventureRPG11.19 USDSteam ↗
  2. 带不动的七年一班 No Kids Left

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for 30 Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    A story of "Venomous" Long Xiaoyun, carrying a diary of regrets, time travel to the early 21st century, as a playboy who "rides on the experience for studying abroad." With a group of "strangely shaped" volunteer teachers, leads a bunch of "rowdy" left-behind children to chase their dreams.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation11.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Lihue

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for 30 Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Lihue is a narrative adventure that takes place in the dream of a 26-year-old trans girl. Through her memories you will know her deepest desires and fears. Explore the landscapes of her mind to discover the reasons that led her to undertake this journey into the dream world.

    2021IndieAdventure10.00 USDSteam ↗
  4. Run From Mummies

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with 30 Birds.

    Ranked #4 for 30 Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Don't stop running in this high intensity dungeon crawler! Dive deeper into the pyramid and overcome the dangers lurking around every corner.  But beware... the pharaoh himself is entombed deep within.

    2024ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Bramble: The Mountain King

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with 30 Birds.

    Ranked #5 for 30 Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    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.

    2023IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Voidwrought

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 30 Birds.

    Ranked #6 for 30 Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Creepy Tale: Some Other Place

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with 30 Birds.

    Ranked #7 for 30 Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.

    2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Superliminal

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 30 Birds.

    Ranked #8 for 30 Birds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

    2020ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to 30 Birds

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. Journey

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of 30 Birds cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

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

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Genesis Noir

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with 30 Birds.

    Reviewers of 30 Birds cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with 30 Birds.

    A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.

    2021Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Cat and Ghostly Road

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with 30 Birds.

    Reviewers of 30 Birds cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Cat and Ghostly Road is an atmospheric point-and-click quest in which you play as a white cat. You have to go on a dangerous journey to the world of ghosts and demons. Not all things are what they seems.

    2020IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Chico

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of 30 Birds cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with 30 Birds.

    Chico, an epic tail of survival on a peak in the middle of nowhere. Customize your screensaver and help Chico make his life comfortable.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 30 Birds at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 30 Birds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    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 ~72% under 30 Birds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 30 Birds.

    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 ~44% under 30 Birds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    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 ~44% under 30 Birds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 30 Birds.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under 30 Birds on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with 30 Birds.

    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 ~44% under 30 Birds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 30 Birds.

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

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under 30 Birds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 30 Birds.

    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 ~56% under 30 Birds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with 30 Birds.

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 30 Birds.

    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 ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 30 Birds.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 30 Birds.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 30 Birds.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 30 Birds.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Run From Mummies

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with 30 Birds.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Don't stop running in this high intensity dungeon crawler! Dive deeper into the pyramid and overcome the dangers lurking around every corner.  But beware... the pharaoh himself is entombed deep within.

    2024ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Bramble: The Mountain King

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with 30 Birds.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    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.

    2023IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Voidwrought

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 30 Birds.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Creepy Tale: Some Other Place

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with 30 Birds.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Creepy Tale is a mysterious adventure rich in riddles and eerie atmosphere. An autumn morning promised a quiet fishing trip, but events took Martin to "some other place." Find the way home, uncover loads of secrets, and save everyone that you can.

    2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Superliminal

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with 30 Birds.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with 30 Birds.

    Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

    2020ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about 30 Birds

Does 30 Birds run on Steam Deck?
30 Birds 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 30 Birds cost?
30 Birds is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 30 Birds?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 30 Birds are Lost in Art: a Miniature Realm, 带不动的七年一班 No Kids Left, Lihue.
Who developed 30 Birds?
30 Birds was developed by RAM RAM Games, Business Goose Studios and published by ARTE France.

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 30 Birds.

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