Games like Lake of Shadows
If Lake of Shadows is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ed's world story, The Holy Silence and Crupt — 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 Lake of Shadows: A 2D pixel art side-scrolling resource management with some action, looting, and a bit of exploration that mainly focuses on a small area. Defend yourself against the terror of the night inside your settlement by employing some villagers and give them equipment to further strengthen your defenses.
Players who liked Lake of Shadows also play
Steam players who put hours into Lake of Shadows 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.
Ed's world story
WHY THIS
Top pick for Lake of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
Protagonist 'Ed' lives in Kakariko village. He wants to become an adventurer who explore this great world. You can join Ed's adventure... find out a secret of the world.
The Holy Silence
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Lake of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
A Roguelike action adventure shoot game that creates your legendary experience. In the dark and wide world, explore the five races and the causes of the world's cataclysm. Flexible to deal with the complex and changing world environment with different weapons, technology and elements.
Crupt
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Lake of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
Slash through swarms of enemies, fight bosses, and talk to wacky characters as you struggle to restore everything one Wave at a time.
Seafarer's Gambit
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Lake of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
Play as a captain who ventures into new lands with his crewmates until a storm passing by mysteriously parts him away from his ship and crew. Help the captain find his missing crew and overcome the challenges on the path by fighting unwanted guests using his trusty old sword.
Devilish Blind Date
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Lake of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
This game is heavily inspired by『Vampire Survivors』 You are summoned into an Isekai and fighting monsters with a mysterious girl, Nanako.
Into The Void
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Lake of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
A wormhole has opened up letting aliens terrorize your city. Pilot your spacecraft and destroy the aliens using flamethrowers, missiles, gatling guns, shockwaves, and more!
Goblins
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Lake of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
Command the Emerald Goblin Army and win the Great Gold War. Master Campaign Battes across 20 unique and increasingly difficult levels. Relax with a fun Mini-Game. Battle and play with your friends in Multiplayer Lobbies and Arenas (Multiplayer Beta Available Now)
KnightMan
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Lake of Shadows fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
KnightMan is a 2D pixel art retro style platformer. Play as KnightMan, a heroic warrior who has taken it upon himself to save the 5 realms from the clutches of evil. Traverse through 20 hand-crafted levels across 5 unique zones, each populated by a variety of enemies and hazards.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lake of Shadows at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Lake of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~50% under Lake of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake of Shadows.
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 ~67% under Lake of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Lake of Shadows.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Lake of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Lake of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Lake of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Lake of Shadows.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Lake of Shadows on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Lake of Shadows.
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 Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
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 Lake of Shadows.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lake of Shadows.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Lake of Shadows.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about Lake of Shadows
- How much does Lake of Shadows cost?
- Lake of Shadows is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Lake of Shadows?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lake of Shadows are Ed's world story, The Holy Silence, Crupt.
- Who developed Lake of Shadows?
- Lake of Shadows was developed by Justin Admaja.
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 Lake of Shadows.
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