Games like Lost Wish: In the desperate world
Below are 14 hand-picked alternatives to Lost Wish: In the desperate world for fans of action, indie, adventure, 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 Lost Wish: In the desperate world 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Lost Wish: In the desperate world: Lost Wish: In the desperate world is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Play as a young girl, explore different locations, defeat monsters, and find out what secrets this cruel world is hiding from you. Wonderful pixel art, a sad story, epic bosses and much more is waiting for you in the Lost Wish...
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Solateria
Top pick for Lost Wish: In the desperate world fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
Solateria is a hand-drawn action Metroidvania with parry-focused combat. A small fire warrior journeys to find the Primordial Flame, the world’s last hope against the Shadow Plague. Defeat foes with stylish parries and explore mysterious realms to uncover the world’s secrets.
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Hollow Knight
Second-strongest match for Lost Wish: In the desperate world fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
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.
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Blasphemous
Third-strongest match for Lost Wish: In the desperate world fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Ranked #4 for Lost Wish: In the desperate world fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
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Mark of the Deep
Ranked #5 for Lost Wish: In the desperate world fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
Shipwrecked on a myth-shrouded island, play as rookie pirate Marcus “Rookie” Ramsey and explore haunting biomes, face unforgiving combat, and unravel a deep-sea curse in search of your lost crew, the Angry Mermaids.
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GRIME
Ranked #6 for Lost Wish: In the desperate world fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Ranked #7 for Lost Wish: In the desperate world fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
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.
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Minoria
Ranked #8 for Lost Wish: In the desperate world fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
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Hollow Knight
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
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.
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Blasphemous
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
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GRIME
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
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.
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Minoria
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Lost Wish: In the desperate world.
Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.
Frequently asked about Lost Wish: In the desperate world
- How much does Lost Wish: In the desperate world cost?
- Lost Wish: In the desperate world is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Lost Wish: In the desperate world?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lost Wish: In the desperate world are Solateria, Hollow Knight, Blasphemous.
- Who developed Lost Wish: In the desperate world?
- Lost Wish: In the desperate world was developed by Innocent Soul.
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