Rank 01Games like Lingo
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- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Lingo also play
The closest matches to Lingo: Lingo 2, Antichamber, Manifold Garden, Taiji, and The Witness. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Nonlinear and Abstract, like Lingo.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
Rank 03- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2020
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Taiji
Why this: Shares rule discovery with Lingo.
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The Witness
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Lingo.
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Kairo
Why this: Also Abstract and Surreal, like Lingo.
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Obduction
Why this: Also Nonlinear and Surreal, like Lingo.
Rank 08 
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Brenton Wildes
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 94% of 659 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Community provides kind and helpful hints
- Massive content hidden in base game and workshop
- Non euclidean world demands mental mapping
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Lingo.
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Lingo.
Wordle
Why this: Also Word Game and Logic, like Lingo.
Blue Prince
Why this: Same mysterious mood as Lingo.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lingo at current Steam store prices.
Understand
Why this: Also Abstract and Logic, like Lingo.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Lingo.
Disoriented
Why this: Also Abstract and Surreal, like Lingo.
Linelith
Why this: Also Nonlinear and Abstract, like Lingo.
About Lingo
The closest matches to Lingo: Lingo 2, Antichamber, Manifold Garden, Taiji, and The Witness. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Lingo is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lingo 2, Antichamber and Manifold Garden — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its environmental clue interpretation and non euclidean navigation. 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.
About Lingo: Lingo is a first person word puzzle game with a large, abstract world to explore. With its epiphany-driven gameplay and impossible geometry, Lingo provides a unique and nonlinear experience.
Is Lingo worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 94% of 659 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 18 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Community provides kind and helpful hints
- Massive content hidden in base game and workshop
- Non euclidean world demands mental mapping
- Puzzles teach themselves through examples
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Some games, after I finish them, continue growing on me as I think about them more and more. All of the little complaints fade away as my overall picture of the game is defined by what made it great. Lingo is not one of those games…”
“I really want to like this game. It definitely has some brilliant puzzles, but unfortunately there were enough terrible puzzles that boiled down to "guess what the dev was thinking". The non-euclidean geometry is awful. The game does…”
People who play it also play: Lingo 2, Antichamber, Manifold Garden
Frequently asked about Lingo
Can I run it?
Does Lingo run on Steam Deck?
Lingo 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 Lingo cost?
Lingo is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lingo?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lingo are Lingo 2, Antichamber, Manifold Garden.
Who developed Lingo?
Lingo was developed by Brenton Wildes.