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Games like Symphonia

If Symphonia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chloe the Cat, Adventurer Farmer: Save my son! and Chunky JUMP! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Symphonia: Awaken an expansive musical realm in this non-violent and poetic platformer. In Symphonia, you'll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.

2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Sunny Peak
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Art and music are inseparableInstrument themed biomes feel aliveMusic drives both gameplay and atmosphereAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Symphonia also play

Steam players who put hours into Symphonia 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. Chloe the Cat

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Symphonia fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Symphonia.

    Jump, swipe, and pounce your way through this colorful platforming adventure as Chloe the Cat! Explore each nook and cranny for food and secrets while leaping past danger around every corner.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Adventurer Farmer: Save my son!

    WHY THIS

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

    2D PLATFORMER where you DON'T walk or jump. Become strong! MASTER PHYSICS with the rope, COLLECT all the fruits to PROGRESS, gain LIVES and OPEN NEW PATHS. 💪 SURVIVE all the dangers of the journey and SAVE THE BOY!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Chunky JUMP!

    WHY THIS

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

    Chunky JUMP! is a survival-horror platformer where you must survive through the night on your BIRD BOY. But beware... the Ghabbit is hunting, and you must restore the gas station's power before it's too late!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Get-A-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs

    WHY THIS

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

    Get-A-Grip Chip and the Body Bugs sends Chip on a new mission: enter the human body and dismantle digestive distress! In this satisfying 2D platformer, master Chip’s grappling hook to get things flowing. Raise an army of white blood cells to fight off the Body Bugs as you grapple for guts and glory.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Impulsow

    WHY THIS

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

    Challenge your ability and your mind in this action puzzle with a unique gameplay where you use the impulse to move and overcome challenges ranging from thorns to missile launchers.

    2018ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Rage Box

    WHY THIS

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

    Trapped inside a deadly world, a small cat must survive impossible platforming challenges, terrifying chases, and relentless traps. Slow down time, react fast, and fight your way through the chaos in this intense rage platformer.

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. PRIMAL DUNGEON

    WHY THIS

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

    Throw bones, big rocks or use your spirit wolf special attack to kill a variety of enemies in this 2D platformer full action game.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. WEAPONEER

    WHY THIS

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

    A Ball... A Sword & A Dream.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Symphonia

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. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonia.

    Reviewers of Symphonia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Symphonia.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hollow Knight: Silksong

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonia.

    Reviewers of Symphonia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Symphonia.

    Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sunblaze

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Symphonia.

    Reviewers of Symphonia cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Symphonia.

    Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Symphonia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Symphonia.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Symphonia on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Symphonia.

    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 ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Symphonia on Steam right now. Shares Action with Symphonia.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Symphonia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Symphonia.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Symphonia on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Symphonia.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Symphonia on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Symphonia.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Symphonia on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Symphonia.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Symphonia on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Symphonia.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 Action and Adventure with Symphonia.

    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 Symphonia.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 Symphonia.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Symphonia.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Symphonia.

    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 Symphonia

Does Symphonia run on Steam Deck?
Symphonia 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 Symphonia cost?
Symphonia is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Symphonia?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Symphonia are Chloe the Cat, Adventurer Farmer: Save my son!, Chunky JUMP!.
Who developed Symphonia?
Symphonia was developed by Sunny Peak and published by Headup, Beep Japan.

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 Symphonia.

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