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Games like LiDAR Exploration Program

If LiDAR Exploration Program is your kind of game, the closest matches are 23 Days, POOLIMINAL and Don't Look Behind — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and mysterious. 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 LiDAR Exploration Program: LiDAR Exploration Program is a relaxing atmospheric game with light horror elements, where you explore in complete darkness using a scanner to reveal the world around you.

2025IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby KenForest
LiDAR Exploration Program — Steam game cover
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Players who liked LiDAR Exploration Program also play

Steam players who put hours into LiDAR Exploration Program 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. 23 Days

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for LiDAR Exploration Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Trapped within an ancient darkness, Alex faces an unknown force that knows him better than he knows himself. 23 Days is a first-person psychological, atmospheric adventure about survival, choice, and the price of escape. Each day here is a step toward freedom… or a step into the void.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. POOLIMINAL

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for LiDAR Exploration Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    POOLIMINAL is an exploration-horror experience set in endless pool rooms. The smell of damp tile, muffled water sounds, and corridors that lead nowhere... until the water finds you. A thalassophobia-driven horror journey through liminal aesthetics.

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  3. Don't Look Behind

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for LiDAR Exploration Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    "Don't Look Behind" is a first-person psychological horror game , You will experience surprises you have never experienced before.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Interior Worlds

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Ranked #4 for LiDAR Exploration Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. PhobLack

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for LiDAR Exploration Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    "I'm here to stay. But if I don't assert my presence, no one will notice me." PhobLack is a horror adventure game in which you explore a haunted ruin. In a dark and enclosed mansion, restore the ability to communicate with the outside world in order to call for rescue.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Millennium Dream

    WHY THIS

    Shares collectible hunting and an atmospheric mood with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Ranked #6 for LiDAR Exploration Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Wander through dreamscapes woven from memories of the millennium. Use your camera to freeze tender fragments of days gone by, collecting lost shards of childhood. In an atmosphere where Chinese Dreamcore and Liminal Space intertwine, savor a warmth that feels both familiar and strange.

    2026ActionAdventureSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. What Happened to Lily?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for LiDAR Exploration Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dollmare

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Ranked #8 for LiDAR Exploration Program fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to LiDAR Exploration Program

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. Scanner Sombre

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Reviewers of LiDAR Exploration Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.

    2017IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. PowerWash Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Reviewers of LiDAR Exploration Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Astalon: Tears of the Earth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Reviewers of LiDAR Exploration Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!

    2021ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Kingdom of God

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Reviewers of LiDAR Exploration Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    The Kingdom of God: Creation is an independent game integrating territory management, resource management, strategic chess and exploration. As a new God, players develop their own country in the dangerous universe and eventually become the king of the new generation of gods.

    2023StrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Unfinished Swan

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Reviewers of LiDAR Exploration Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Interior Worlds

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Reviewers of LiDAR Exploration Program cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Snap your own homemade liminal space photos using a mysterious SLR camera as you explore a variety of empty, strange, and familiar spaces.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under LiDAR Exploration Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LiDAR Exploration Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LiDAR Exploration Program.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under LiDAR Exploration Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under LiDAR Exploration Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    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 ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under LiDAR Exploration Program on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    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 ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LiDAR Exploration Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LiDAR Exploration Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under LiDAR Exploration Program on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with LiDAR Exploration Program.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about LiDAR Exploration Program

Does LiDAR Exploration Program run on Steam Deck?
LiDAR Exploration Program 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 LiDAR Exploration Program cost?
LiDAR Exploration Program is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to LiDAR Exploration Program?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LiDAR Exploration Program are 23 Days, POOLIMINAL, Don't Look Behind.
Who developed LiDAR Exploration Program?
LiDAR Exploration Program was developed by KenForest.

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 LiDAR Exploration Program.

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