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Games like Looking for Aliens

If Looking for Aliens is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sophia the Traveler, Hidden Through Time and Find Kitties: Playground — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, funny and lighthearted. 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 Looking for Aliens: Aliens are among us! Can you find traces of them on Earth, the moon, and the edges of the galaxy? Find all the clues to prove the existence of alien civilizations and discover how making fried eggs can end up in a monster attack!

2021IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Yustas
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Cartoonish art style with rich detailClick nearly everything for hidden interactionsCollectible cards and optional questsAtmosphericFunnyLighthearted

Players who liked Looking for Aliens also play

Steam players who put hours into Looking for Aliens 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. Sophia the Traveler

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Looking for Aliens.

    Top pick for Looking for Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    Join our lovely heroine as she roams Venice, the City of Water. Like a Where's Wally Visual Novel: Search for objects & characters in stunning and vivid hand-painted cityscapes!

    2024IndieCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Hidden Through Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Looking for Aliens.

    Second-strongest match for Looking for Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    Embark on a colourful hand drawn journey of discovery through the ages! From missing dinosaur eggs in the stone age, to a king's crown in medieval times, can you find them all? Discover, create and share worlds with your own hidden treasures in Hidden Through Time!

    2020Casual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Find Kitties: Playground

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Looking for Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    Find Kitties: Playground is a hidden objects/hidden creatures game. The player's task is to find all kitties hiden on the map.

    2025IndieCasual1.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Where Cats 猫咪在哪里

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Looking for Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    Find 100 cats. A carefully hand drawn scene filled with cute characters. The process is short and won't take up too much player time. You can choose your favorite dyeing for the convenience of color blind players. Extremely easy to achieve.

    2023IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Kittenwood Cats - A Hidden Object Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Looking for Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    Step into Kittenwood Cats, a charming adventure filled with elusive kitties, clever interactive surprises, and delightful mini-stories waiting to unfold. Explore richly detailed scenes, uncover hidden secrets, and experience the magic that makes Kittenwood truly special.

    2023Casual1.29 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Kittenbay Cats - A Hidden Object Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Looking for Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    Explore '"Kittenbay Cats - A Hidden Object Game', where elusive felines await discovery in a day-and-night adventure. Find hidden cats, interact with locals, and unveil the charming secrets of Kittenbay!

    2024Casual2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Finding Cats In Fallen Leaves Town

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Looking for Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    Find cute cats in Fallen Leaves Town. Can you find them all? Meow Meow...Kittens are calling you!

    2024IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Watermelon Neighbors: Find Everyone

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Looking for Aliens fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Looking for Aliens.

    Help a watermelon mum find her little children who have hidden themselves in your cosy home! Explore isometric rooms, search for adorable watermelon babies and their toys in this charming and relaxing hidden object game.

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Looking for Aliens

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. Wind Peaks

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Looking for Aliens.

    Reviewers of Looking for Aliens cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Looking for Aliens.

    In a place called Wind Peaks, mysteries happen, help the scouts find all the missing objects in this fun and relaxing adventure of treasure hunt

    2020IndieAdventureCasual17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Where's Oswald

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Looking for Aliens cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    A short horror experience taking place in a dream or a memory.

    2022IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Hidden Folks

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Looking for Aliens.

    Reviewers of Looking for Aliens cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Looking for Aliens.

    Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hidden Through Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Looking for Aliens.

    Reviewers of Looking for Aliens cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    Embark on a colourful hand drawn journey of discovery through the ages! From missing dinosaur eggs in the stone age, to a king's crown in medieval times, can you find them all? Discover, create and share worlds with your own hidden treasures in Hidden Through Time!

    2020Casual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Crime O'Clock

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Looking for Aliens.

    Reviewers of Looking for Aliens cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Looking for Aliens.

    Crime O'Clock is a hidden objects investigation and time exploration game with a deep storyline. Investigate cases through time and evolving maps by unveiling a multi-eras linked story. Will you be observant enough to solve the mysteries? Crime waits for no man!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Looking for Aliens at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Looking for Aliens on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Looking for Aliens.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Looking for Aliens on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Looking for Aliens.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Looking for Aliens on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Looking for Aliens.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Looking for Aliens on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Looking for Aliens.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Looking for Aliens on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Looking for Aliens.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Looking for Aliens on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Looking for Aliens on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Looking for Aliens.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Looking for Aliens on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Looking for Aliens.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 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 and Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    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 Looking for Aliens.

    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 Looking for Aliens.

    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 Looking for Aliens.

    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 Looking for Aliens.

    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 Looking for Aliens.

    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 and Casual with Looking for Aliens.

    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 Looking for Aliens.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Looking for Aliens

Does Looking for Aliens run on Steam Deck?
Looking for Aliens 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 Looking for Aliens cost?
Looking for Aliens is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Looking for Aliens?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Looking for Aliens are Sophia the Traveler, Hidden Through Time, Find Kitties: Playground.
Who developed Looking for Aliens?
Looking for Aliens was developed by Yustas and published by Alawar Casual, Emay 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 Looking for Aliens.

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