Games like Absence of Light
If Absence of Light is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Knight Witch, LINOVICTUS and LUMbA: HANGOVER — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Absence of Light: "Absence of Light" is an exploration based shoot 'em up that combines intense bullet-dodging combat with a metroidvania-style level design. Solve, shoot, and shine your way through the kingdom of Luminara and reawaken the light!
Players who liked Absence of Light also play
Steam players who put hours into Absence of Light 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.
The Knight Witch
WHY THIS
Top pick for Absence of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.
LINOVICTUS
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Absence of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
Fight through waves of enemies across shifting arenas, buy upgrades between stages, invest in new ships, research permanent upgrades between runs, and compete on the global leaderboards in this blood-pumping twin stick shooter.
LUMbA: HANGOVER
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Absence of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
Experience the thrilling aftermath of Lumba's crusade in LUMbA: HANGOVER! The substance has spread to four new victims, led once again by Pal. Together, they will engage in a doomed campaign across their world in this fast-paced, top-down shooter.
Minishoot' Adventures
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Absence of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Absence of Light.
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
ASCENXION
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Absence of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
ASCENXION is a 2D shoot 'em up game where you explore the field to progress. Players must overcome puzzles, traps, elite units, boss fights, and other various obstacles while navigating the field. Grow stronger through rewards earned, to uncover the truth of this world.
Zolg
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Absence of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
Zolg is a minimalist top-down shooter where you explore, fight enemies, collect powerups, and defeat bosses.
Patch Quest
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Absence of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!
The Mobius Machine
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Absence of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Absence of Light at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Absence of Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Absence of Light.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Absence of Light on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Absence of Light on Steam right now. Shares Action with Absence of Light.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Absence of Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Absence of Light.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Absence of Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Absence of Light.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Absence of Light on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Absence of Light on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Absence of Light on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Absence of Light.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Absence of Light.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Absence of Light.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Absence of Light.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Knight Witch
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.
Minishoot' Adventures
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Absence of Light.
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Patch Quest
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!
The Mobius Machine
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Absence of Light.
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Frequently asked about Absence of Light
- Is Absence of Light verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Absence of Light is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Absence of Light cost?
- Absence of Light is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Absence of Light?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Absence of Light are The Knight Witch, LINOVICTUS, LUMbA: HANGOVER.
- Who developed Absence of Light?
- Absence of Light was developed by Koala Symphony Studios.
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 Absence of Light.
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