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Games like Albatroz

If Albatroz is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Wild, PhotoWorld and Bigfoot Life — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and nostalgic. 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 Albatroz: Albatroz is a backpacking adventure RPG that will take you through majestic landscapes in search of your lost sibling. A tale about knowing when to let go and start over.

2024AdventureSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Among Giants
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Alternates between hiking and driving for varied travelEncourages reading analog maps and landmarksExploration feels meaningful and unscriptedAtmosphericContemplativeNostalgic

Players who liked Albatroz also play

Steam players who put hours into Albatroz 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. The Wild

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Albatroz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Albatroz.

    Step into the wild, the untamed world of Earth, where you'll take control of a wide variety of animals. Survive the harsh environment, hunt, forage, breed and fight through an ever changing ecosystem.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. PhotoWorld

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Albatroz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Albatroz.

    PhotoWorld is a calm travel game, the essence of which is to take beautiful photos.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Bigfoot Life

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Albatroz.

    Third-strongest match for Albatroz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Albatroz.

    Live as Bigfoot in a peaceful forest-life simulator. Fish, forage, build, and protect wildlife as the guardian of the woods. Create your own Bigfoot and live your best Bigfoot Life.

    2025AdventureSimulationCasual12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Submerged

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Albatroz.

    Ranked #4 for Albatroz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Albatroz.

    Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

    2015Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Albatroz.

    Ranked #5 for Albatroz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Albatroz.

    Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Мухосранск | Russian City Sim

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Albatroz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Albatroz.

    The atmosphere of the nuclear wasteland.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Open Country

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Albatroz.

    Ranked #7 for Albatroz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Albatroz.

    Ok Scout, it's time to show us what you’re made of-break free from your city life and live like a real outdoorsman. The wilderness isn’t for the faint of heart, but if you work hard, learn how to use the environment and be one with nature, you too can become a Master Outdoorsman.

    2021AdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Eastshade

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Albatroz.

    Ranked #8 for Albatroz fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Albatroz.

    You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

    2019IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Albatroz

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. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Albatroz cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.

    2016Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Journey

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Albatroz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Albatroz.

    Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. DEATH STRANDING

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Albatroz.

    Reviewers of Albatroz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Albatroz.

    From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes an all-new, genre-defying experience. Sam Bridges must brave a world utterly transformed by the Death Stranding. Carrying the disconnected remnants of our future in his hands, he embarks on a journey to reconnect the shattered world one step at a time.

    2020ActionAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Distortion VR

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Albatroz cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Albatroz.

    The world of Distortion exists in a Cyberpunk mega city in the near future. It is a world where technology is being abused and the citizens are being controlled by thought from birth. What's real is uncertain.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Albatroz on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and RPG with Albatroz.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Albatroz on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Albatroz.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Albatroz on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Albatroz.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Albatroz on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Albatroz.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Albatroz on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Albatroz.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Albatroz on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Albatroz.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Albatroz on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Albatroz.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Albatroz on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Albatroz.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Albatroz.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Adventure with Albatroz.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Albatroz.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Albatroz

Does Albatroz run on Steam Deck?
Albatroz 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 Albatroz cost?
Albatroz is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Albatroz?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Albatroz are The Wild, PhotoWorld, Bigfoot Life.
Who developed Albatroz?
Albatroz was developed by Among Giants and published by SOEDESCO.

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 Albatroz.

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