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Games like Land Above Sea Below

If Land Above Sea Below is your kind of game, the closest matches are Patchland, My Sticker Zoo and Preserve — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and relaxing. 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 Land Above Sea Below: Land Above Sea Below is an atmospheric building strategy and puzzle game where you have to build your island from tiles in order to raise its height as much as possible, to avoid it getting flooded by the constantly rising sea level.

2023StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDWindowsby Glasscannon Studio
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Rising sea levels force strategic elevationThree distinct game modes to masterTile synergies create satisfying combosChallengingContemplativeRelaxing

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Steam players who put hours into Land Above Sea Below 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. Patchland

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Land Above Sea Below fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    Patchland is a relaxing strategy game where you create your own world by building it from scratch using tiles. Connect various biomes, earn points, complete quests, and add animals to the map to create increasingly larger and more beautiful landscapes.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. My Sticker Zoo

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Land Above Sea Below fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    My Sticker Zoo is a relaxing strategy and puzzle game where you build your own zoo. Construct impressive habitats for your sticker animals by placing tiles. Manage a variety of wildlife parks as you unlock new scenario's. Collect all the stars, set new high-scores and become an expert ranger!

    2024Indie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Preserve

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Land Above Sea Below.

    Third-strongest match for Land Above Sea Below fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Land Above Sea Below.

    Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.

    2025IndieCasual7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. CITYVENTORY

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Land Above Sea Below fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    CITYVENTORY is a minimalist city builder/inventory management game where you build colorful cities just like you are organizing your inventory. Place and move your tiles freely, synergize them to earn points and build the best city possible!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Dorfromantik

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Land Above Sea Below.

    Ranked #5 for Land Above Sea Below fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Proto Garden

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Land Above Sea Below fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Land Above Sea Below.

    Factory automation, but the conveyor belts are bees! Gather pollen, automate honey production, and research new flowers to create your own ecosystem from the ground up.

    2024Strategy14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Citizens: Far Lands

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Land Above Sea Below.

    Ranked #7 for Land Above Sea Below fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Land Above Sea Below.

    Citizens is a blend between turn based city builder and a puzzler for strategy masterminds. Build a thriving settlement, extract and process resources and manage your population by catering to their needs, thus allowing you to build bigger and better!

    2022StrategySimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Land Above Sea Below Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Land Above Sea Below.

    Ranked #8 for Land Above Sea Below fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    Land Above Sea Below Prologue is an atmospheric first chapter of the building strategy and puzzle game where you have to build your island from tiles in order to raise its height as much as possible, to avoid it getting flooded by the constantly rising sea level.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Land Above Sea Below

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. Pan'orama

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Land Above Sea Below.

    Reviewers of Land Above Sea Below cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    Relax and unleash your creativity in this new city building puzzle game. Create amazing landscapes and discover wide range of structures with special abilities. Enter the world of beauty and tranquility with the panoramas of your own creation and don't forget to pet your new animal friends!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Cities: Skylines

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Land Above Sea Below.

    Reviewers of Land Above Sea Below cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Land Above Sea Below.

    Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.

    2015StrategySimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Sims™ 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Land Above Sea Below.

    Reviewers of Land Above Sea Below cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Land Above Sea Below.

    Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.

    2020AdventureSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dorfromantik

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Land Above Sea Below.

    Reviewers of Land Above Sea Below cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Sims™ Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Land Above Sea Below.

    Reviewers of Land Above Sea Below cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Land Above Sea Below.

    The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.

    2025SimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Land Above Sea Below at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Land Above Sea Below on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    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 ~63% under Land Above Sea Below on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    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. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Land Above Sea Below on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Land Above Sea Below on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Land Above Sea Below on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Land Above Sea Below on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Land Above Sea Below.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Land Above Sea Below on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    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 ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Land Above Sea Below on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Land Above Sea Below.

    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.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    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 ↗
  6. 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 Land Above Sea Below.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Land Above Sea Below.

    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 ↗
  8. 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 ↗

Frequently asked about Land Above Sea Below

Does Land Above Sea Below work on Steam Deck?
Land Above Sea Below is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Land Above Sea Below cost?
Land Above Sea Below is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Land Above Sea Below?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Land Above Sea Below are Patchland, My Sticker Zoo, Preserve.
Who developed Land Above Sea Below?
Land Above Sea Below was developed by Glasscannon Studio and published by Skystone Games.

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 Land Above Sea Below.

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