Games like IDEA
If IDEA is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cubic Enigma, PLAYNE : The Meditation Game and Moksha Space — 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 IDEA: IDEA is a game about discovering and sharing. Explore gorgeous landscapes, roll down highways and stumble upon welcoming cottages and abandoned dumpsters. Help your ideas find their way – and share them with the world when they stop, before beginning your journey anew.
Players who liked IDEA also play
Steam players who put hours into IDEA 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.
Cubic Enigma
WHY THIS
Top pick for IDEA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with IDEA.
Immerse yourself in the fascinating ancient world of cube puzzles, where each step reveals a new mystery. You will explore different zones, each filled with unique puzzles that require the use of cubes to solve them.
PLAYNE : The Meditation Game
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for IDEA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with IDEA.
Grow a beautiful island as you build a daily habit of mindfulness and meditation. Experience relaxation and learn ways to care for your mental wellbeing.
Moksha Space
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for IDEA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with IDEA.
A spiritual yoga game that focuses on self-dialogue and emotional experiences. In the space of meditation, players are encouraged to engage in dialogue with their inner selves, contemplate the meaning of life, and understand the true essence of liberation and redemption.
Mist Monkey: wanderer
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for IDEA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with IDEA.
From the mind of award-winning visual artist, Xander Clinthorne, comes a meditative indie-game about wandering and taking it slow. This title takes you deep into a beautiful pixel-art world with flow state inducing gameplay, The Great Monkey's wisdom to discover and a stunning original soundtrack.
Sunlight
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for IDEA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with IDEA.
Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. ☀️The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story.
Slow Roads
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for IDEA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Zone out on an endless drive through infinite scenic landscapes. Generate a unique world, set the weather to suit your mood, and just drive...
Discrete Heart - 离散之心
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for IDEA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with IDEA.
Discrete Heart is an emotion-building game in a 2D pixel style from a top-down perspective. Joy, trust, fear... Each initial emotion corresponds to different initial attributes and props. "Inject" and control the characters to build 8 basic emotions, looking for the answer named "Unintentionaler".
ASMR Journey - Animated Jigsaw Puzzle
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for IDEA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with IDEA.
ASMR Journey is a jigsaw puzzle game that takes you on a relaxing visit to lively and magical environments.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below IDEA at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under IDEA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with IDEA.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under IDEA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with IDEA.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under IDEA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with IDEA.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under IDEA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with IDEA.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under IDEA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with IDEA.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under IDEA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with IDEA.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under IDEA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with IDEA.
"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!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with IDEA.
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 Indie with IDEA.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with IDEA.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with IDEA.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with IDEA.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with IDEA.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with IDEA.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Steam Engine Simulator
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from TLR Games
Other recommendable Steam games by TLR Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Longest Road on Earth
WHY THIS
Another title from TLR Games, the studio behind IDEA. Shares Indie with IDEA.
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
The Rivers of Alice - Extended Version
WHY THIS
Another title from TLR Games, the studio behind IDEA. Shares Indie with IDEA.
The Rivers of Alice is a classic-style, emotional, graphic adventure set in a universe of puzzles and characters from the imagination of vetusta morla. Every time Alice falls asleep, she enters a fantasy world where the player must help her face her fears.
DELETE AFTER READING
WHY THIS
Another title from TLR Games, the studio behind IDEA. Shares Indie with IDEA.
Turn on your ghost detector and join your new pals in a funny, thrilling, and lovingly-presented interactive text adventure. Brain-teasing puzzles, a cartoon visual style, and engaging audio design - Delete After Reading weaves a delightful interactive tale.
Valete vos viatores
WHY THIS
Another title from TLR Games, the studio behind IDEA.
The ancient Romans erected their tombs and mausoleums along the roads so that travelers could read the inscriptions on their tombstones. The player will be able to learn the techniques used for their realization in the person of a scriptor titulorum.
Runeomicon
WHY THIS
Another title from TLR Games, the studio behind IDEA. Shares Indie with IDEA.
Perform a dark ritual with your own hands under relentless pressure. Draw runes in real time, defend the ritual from enemies trying to stop it, and upgrade your skills to unleash devastating magic. Summon ancient eldritch gods in this dark fantasy game driven by skill, strategy and constant tension.
Frequently asked about IDEA
- How much does IDEA cost?
- IDEA is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to IDEA?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside IDEA are Cubic Enigma, PLAYNE : The Meditation Game, Moksha Space.
- Who developed IDEA?
- IDEA was developed by TLR Games and published by TLR Games, Shinyuden, IndieArk.
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 IDEA.
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