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Games like Umbral Omen

If Umbral Omen is your kind of game, the closest matches are Vizzle, A Simple Square and InfiniWordSlide — 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 Umbral Omen: Umbral Omen is a puzzle game that generates a unique problem to decipher every time you play! Read the clues carefully in order to place the correct runes in the right spots and unravel the Umbral Omen!

2023StrategyCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Loch and Quay Games
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Players who liked Umbral Omen also play

Steam players who put hours into Umbral Omen 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. Vizzle

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Umbral Omen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Move and rotate pieces to unscramble video puzzles. In addition to being beautiful each video uses a different combination of zooming, panning and focus to provide unique and interesting puzzle experiences.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. A Simple Square

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Umbral Omen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Umbral Omen.

    A Simple Square is a minimalist puzzle game where every move changes the level. Slide in straight lines, erase the tiles behind you, plan your path, and reach the exit without trapping yourself.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. InfiniWordSlide

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Umbral Omen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Inspired by the *tris family of games as well as the word search of the world, InfiniWordSlide gives you a score attack that will test your knowledge of the language, your ability to quickly react and reward good strategy. The controls are simple and the mechanics clear.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Match Village

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Umbral Omen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Match Village is a minimalist puzzle and strategy game about merge buildings to create villages on colorful islands.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Droning On

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Umbral Omen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Write real Python to guide Gizmo through hazardous mazes, devious puzzles, and procedurally generated runs that don't end well. Learn to code, climb the leaderboards, and customize your robo-homie however you like.

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Bright Sudoku

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Umbral Omen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Bright Sudoku is a unique Sudoku game, which includes traditional Sudoku games and original three-dimensional Sudoku games. The new 3D Sudoku experience brings more difficult Sudoku problems. The newly added dimensions make Sudoku solving more difficult. Come and experience!

    2022StrategyCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Mine Seeker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Umbral Omen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Mine Seeker is a strategic game where the player has to click tiles in order to find mines hidden under some of them. It might seem familiar to many people... If you like to play calming games with peaceful atmosphere you should give it a try!

    2022StrategyIndieCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Alpaclands

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Umbral Omen fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Alpaclands is a relaxing strategy game about creating unusual landscapes by growing colourful plants on small islands.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Umbral Omen on Steam right now.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Umbral Omen on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Umbral Omen.

    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 ↗
  3. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Umbral Omen on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Umbral Omen.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Umbral Omen on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Umbral Omen on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Umbral Omen on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Umbral Omen.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Superflight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Umbral Omen on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!

    2017ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Refunct

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Umbral Omen on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Umbral Omen.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  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 Casual with Umbral Omen.

    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. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Umbral Omen.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Umbral Omen

Does Umbral Omen run on Steam Deck?
Umbral Omen is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Umbral Omen cost?
Umbral Omen is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Umbral Omen?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Umbral Omen are Vizzle, A Simple Square, InfiniWordSlide.
Who developed Umbral Omen?
Umbral Omen was developed by Loch and Quay 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 Umbral Omen.

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