Games like IDEA
Below are 15 hand-picked alternatives to IDEA for fans of indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in IDEA also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, more from TLR Games. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Cubic Enigma
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.
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PLAYNE : The Meditation Game
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.
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Moksha Space
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.
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Mist Monkey: wanderer
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.
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Sunlight
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.
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Discrete Heart - 离散之心
Ranked #6 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".
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Endless Miles
Ranked #7 for IDEA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with IDEA.
An open-road driving game focused on driving and drifting through winding roads. Cruise as long as you want, master your driving and drifting skills, and enjoy the road. No finish lines, just Endless Miles.
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Realms of Flow
Ranked #8 for IDEA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with IDEA.
Calm your mind and drift away in soothing experiences with unique moods and atmospheres. The application combines cinematic visuals with interactive elements for breathing, mindful listening, humming, frequency entrainment and playfulness. Experience the infinite Realms of Flow!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below IDEA at current Steam store prices.
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Moksha Space
Priced ~60% under IDEA on Steam right now. 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.
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Mist Monkey: wanderer
Priced ~40% under IDEA on Steam right now. 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.
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Discrete Heart - 离散之心
Priced ~58% under IDEA on Steam right now. 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".
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More from TLR Games
Other recommendable Steam games by TLR Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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The Longest Road on Earth
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.
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The Rivers of Alice - Extended Version
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.
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DELETE AFTER READING
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.
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Valete vos viatores
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.
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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