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Games like The Mage

If The Mage is your kind of game, the closest matches are Super Nate Adventure, Mondrian 99 and Dial-In — 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.

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About The Mage: Casual 2D puzzle platformer game that will transport you to a world of magic. Play as a powerful mage on a quest to save his King from a dark and malevolent force that threatens to destroy everything in its path.

2023IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDWindows · macOSby Gabriel Bissonnette, Vincent Salgueiro
The Mage — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Mage also play

Steam players who put hours into The Mage 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. Super Nate Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Mage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Mage.

    A challenging collectathon platformer. You play as the character Nate attempting to save the kingdom from it's new invasive species. Play through 12 different levels spanning 3 unique worlds to reach the Starleon Kingdom and defeat Abaddon.

    2020IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Mondrian 99

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Mage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Mage.

    In "Mondrian 99", You can complete the level by Running and Jumping, or by Sprinting and Gliding. It all depends on you. In short, just reach the finish line - the way you pass the level is up to your imagination.

    2023IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dial-In

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Mage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Mage.

    Traverse the analogue signals of an old TV in Dial-In! A reflex-based puzzle platformer that takes you through many varying channels, each with their own unique themes and music. Explore Over 100 Stages with classic and modern takes on platforming formulas, all in an immersive 2D style.

    2022IndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Spirit of the Obelisk

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Mage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mage.

    Switch between four unique heroes, each with their own special ability in this charming puzzle platformer. Play alone or with a friend to complete interesting puzzles in vibrant themed worlds.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Puzzles For Clef

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Mage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mage.

    Join Clef on an adventure set on a magical sky island where her family once lived. Solve puzzles, discover secrets, and experience a story of sisterly love – and something more, if you are willing to dig deeper…

    2024IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Familiar

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Mage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mage.

    Familiar is an illustrated puzzle misadventure from Damsel Stone, following a witch's cat trying to undo a spell gone-wrong. Use a combination of platforming, problem solving, potion drinking, and people pleasing to undo the ongoing disaster and bring familiarity back to your home.

    2022IndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Tick Hop

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Mage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mage.

    "Tick Hop" is a time-based puzzle platformer where players control the Guardian of Time. Navigate through levels made of time fragments, solving challenges and unlocking the past to restore the future. Manage a dynamic countdown and use time-altering items to overcome obstacles.

    2025IndieAdventureRacing2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TitTok

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Mage fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mage.

    TitTok - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! TikTok ≠ TitTok

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Mage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Mage.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Mage on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Mage.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Mage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mage.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Mage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Mage.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Mage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Mage.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Mage on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mage.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Mage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Mage.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under The Mage on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Mage.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

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 Adventure with The Mage.

    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 The Mage.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  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 The Mage.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  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 The Mage.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Mage

How much does The Mage cost?
The Mage is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Mage?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Mage are Super Nate Adventure, Mondrian 99, Dial-In.
Who developed The Mage?
The Mage was developed by Gabriel Bissonnette, Vincent Salgueiro and published by Gabriel Bissonnette.

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 The Mage.

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