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Games like No Anglerfish

If No Anglerfish is your kind of game, the closest matches are Void Stranger and Isles of Sea and Sky — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative and lighthearted. 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 No Anglerfish: You awaken on a desert island with no knowledge of who you are, or how you arrived there. Explore and unlock surrounding islands by playing the mysteriously powerful arcade machines spread throughout the lands.

2022Adventure0.99 USDWindowsby Gartek Studios
No Anglerfish — Steam game cover
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Exploration feels rewarding and open endedHumor is earnest and top notchPuzzles interact with environment in unique waysChillContemplativeLighthearted

Reviewers mention these as similar to No Anglerfish

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. The Witness

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of No Anglerfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Metroidvania Maker

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of No Anglerfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. La-Mulana

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of No Anglerfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below No Anglerfish at current Steam store prices.

  1. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under No Anglerfish on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    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 ↗
  2. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under No Anglerfish on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    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 ↗
  3. aMAZE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under No Anglerfish on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    aMaze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure0.55 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. A Trip to Yugoslavia: Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under No Anglerfish on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    A TRIP TO YUGOSLAVIA is an experimental interactive game with a theme of the old VCR player (with the ability to REWIND, PAUSE and FASTFORWARD).

    2017ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. aMAZE Classic

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under No Anglerfish on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    aMAZE Classic is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with abstraction art and calm soundtrack.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure0.55 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Fuhrer in LA - Special Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under No Anglerfish on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    Fuhrer in a LA is a grindhouse-styled top-down action-adventure game which takes place around 1947, unraveling the truth about the demise of the Fuhrer post World War 2.

    2020ActionAdventureCasual0.55 USDSteam ↗
  7. Xvirus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under No Anglerfish on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    Trapped inside your own computer—are you living a dream or a nightmare?

    2026ActionAdventure0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Gachi Heroes 2: Flexboll

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under No Anglerfish on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    Everyone knows who the real king of Flex and today he is ready to teach you. Plunge into an incredible adventure, meet different characters from the universe "gachimuchi" and find out how deep you are ready to go. However, there is one problem...

    2019ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    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 ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with No Anglerfish.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about No Anglerfish

How much does No Anglerfish cost?
No Anglerfish is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Who developed No Anglerfish?
No Anglerfish was developed by Gartek Studios.

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