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Games like Mystery of Island

If Mystery of Island is your kind of game, the closest matches are Death Dream, Faraway Islands and Andarilho — 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.

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About Mystery of Island: Mystery of Island is a wilderness survival game. Various enemies, huge map to explore, collect resources to improve and strengthen yourself over time.

2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDWindowsby QUIKGAMES
Mystery of Island — Steam game cover

Players who liked Mystery of Island also play

Steam players who put hours into Mystery of Island 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. Death Dream

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up but in a deadly dream! survive in an open nightmare endless world, every night you will be attacked by monsters and every day it will be harder to survive, collect resources, build a base and explore the world in your nightmare dream

    2021IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Faraway Islands

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mystery of Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    A top-down story-driven survival game, set on unknown islands you must explore in order to find a way home. Your adventure will contain classic mechanics like crafting, acquiring resources, hunting animals, farming, fishing, building shelter, and defending from enemies.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Andarilho

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Mystery of Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    You are a guy with a backpack, just try to stay alive!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Fallen Region

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mystery of Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    Fallen Region is a third-person survival sandbox game in an open, post-apocalyptic world.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mystery of Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crashlands

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mystery of Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Survival Machine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mystery of Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Len's Island

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mystery of Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mystery of Island at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mystery of Island on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mystery of Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mystery of Island.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mystery of Island on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Mystery of Island.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mystery of Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mystery of Island.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mystery of Island on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mystery of Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mystery of Island.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mystery of Island on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    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!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mystery of Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mystery of Island.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Action and Adventure with Mystery of Island.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 Mystery of Island.

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mystery of Island.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mystery of Island.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mystery of Island.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mystery of Island

How much does Mystery of Island cost?
Mystery of Island is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mystery of Island?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mystery of Island are Death Dream, Faraway Islands, Andarilho.
Who developed Mystery of Island?
Mystery of Island was developed by QUIKGAMES.

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 Mystery of Island.

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