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Games like Puddle

If Puddle is your kind of game, the closest matches are XOL, Marble Skies and Rochard — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, 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 Puddle: Guide your puddle of fluid through a vast range of environments and puzzles!

2012ActionIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Neko Entertainment
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Absurd narrative spans from coffee to nuclear wasteArtwork and music enhance immersionLevels introduce new twists frequentlyChillContemplativeRelaxing

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Steam players who put hours into Puddle 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. XOL

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Puddle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    Ball meets cubes. A love story in the making. And a tough Isometric Physics Platformer.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Marble Skies

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Puddle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    Marble Skies is a fast paced 3D-platformer where you control your marble through various levels and try to get the best time for each one. Complete all the levels in your own time, or challenge your friends to get on top of the leaderboards!

    2019ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Rochard

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Puddle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    Fast-paced platforming action and mind-bending puzzles based on gravity

    2011ActionIndieCasualDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Puddle.

    Ranked #4 for Puddle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. City Climber

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Puddle.

    Ranked #5 for Puddle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world. Find your way through diverse hand-crafted environments and enjoy funny challenges full of falling and destruction.

    2017ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Puddle.

    Ranked #6 for Puddle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    A sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!

    2012ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. And Yet It Moves

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Puddle.

    Ranked #7 for Puddle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.

    2009ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Gish

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Puddle.

    Ranked #8 for Puddle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    Gish isn't your average hero. In fact, he's not your average anything...you see, Gish is a ball of tar. A Sunday stroll with his lady friend, Brea, goes awry when a shadowy figure emerges from an open manhole and pulls Brea below ground.

    2007ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Puddle on Steam right now. Shares Action with Puddle.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Puddle on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    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 ↗
  3. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Puddle on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Puddle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Puddle.

    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 ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Puddle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Puddle.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Puddle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Puddle.

    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 ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Puddle on Steam right now. Shares Action with Puddle.

    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 ↗
  8. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Puddle on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

    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 ↗

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 Action with Puddle.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Puddle.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. 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 Simulation with Puddle.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Puddle.

    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 ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Puddle

Does Puddle run on Steam Deck?
Puddle 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 Puddle cost?
Puddle is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Puddle?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Puddle are XOL, Marble Skies, Rochard.
Who developed Puddle?
Puddle was developed by Neko Entertainment.

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 Puddle.

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