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Games like Reviver

If Reviver is your kind of game, the closest matches are Last Revision, 你予我的羽翼和星辰 -Your Astrum, My Alae- and tiny Cats — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and emotional. 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 Reviver: A narrative puzzle game with themes of love, fate and time. Follow the life stories of the two main characters and influence their destinies through interactions and choices. The game combines hand-drawn style and an immersive interactive experience to explore a profound journey of love and choice.

2025StrategyIndieAdventureCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Cotton Game
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Steam players who put hours into Reviver 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. Last Revision

    WHY THIS

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

    Last Revision is a bite-sized, hand-drawn narrative game. You play as an artist quietly working in a little studio, trying to finish an urgent deadline. Balance your focus, juggle between distractions, and keep Pixel the cat happy so you can finally work.

    IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. 你予我的羽翼和星辰 -Your Astrum, My Alae-

    WHY THIS

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

    这是一部纯爱向、单女主、多结局视觉小说。游戏背景为大学校园,主题涵盖天文、钢琴、科研。两位主角均为大学高年级学生。即将毕业的学年里,他们在星空下偶然邂逅,又会擦出怎样的火花?本作包含国语、粤语双语配音。

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  3. tiny Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    In tiny Cats, play as a magic girl exploring a mysterious house. Find, save, and purify hidden cat spirits while uncovering secrets. Each chapter brings new surprises and more cats to collect.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Cat Swap Tiles

    WHY THIS

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

    Join a brave kitten on an amazing journey through stunning and challenging places. Solve well-crafted puzzles and help the little cat find his way to his friend. Enjoy a stress-free puzzle experience with no score, timer, or pressure. Start playing now!

    2022IndieAdventureRPG1.19 USDSteam ↗
  5. Falling Down

    WHY THIS

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

    "Falling Down" tells the story of a young hero destined for heroics through a visually stunning action-platformer game.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. AmaTisMo

    WHY THIS

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

    A visual novel about mental health, depression, and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind and visually impaired players.

    2027IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  7. The Villager and the Werewolf - A jigsaw puzzle tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reviver.

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

    In this game, when you fit the last piece of each jigsaw, you will hear a fantastic werewolf story written by Marta Machado and illustrated by Alexandre Rocha.

    2022IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Sunset Hills

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Reviver.

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

    After being discharged from the army and starting to write novels, Nico embarks on a trip to the world with the roar of a train, encountering all kinds of people and events on the way, and experiencing the new world after the war, and the real purpose of Nico's trip gradually emerges ......

    2024IndieAdventureRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Reviver on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Reviver.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Reviver on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Reviver.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Reviver on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Reviver.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Reviver on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Reviver.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Reviver on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Reviver.

    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 ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Reviver on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Reviver.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Reviver on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Reviver.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Reviver on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Reviver.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Casual with Reviver.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Cotton Game

Other recommendable Steam games by Cotton Game, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon walled city

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reviver.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind Reviver. Shares Indie and Casual with Reviver.

    Mr. Pumpkin 2: Kowloon Walled City is a sequel to the Mr. Pumpkin franchise. Our protagonist, an insignificant guy with a pumpkin head, will explore the Kowloon Walled City of Hong Kong, and witness the stories happening within these walls.

    2019IndieCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sunset Hills

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Reviver.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind Reviver. Shares Indie and Adventure with Reviver.

    After being discharged from the army and starting to write novels, Nico embarks on a trip to the world with the roar of a train, encountering all kinds of people and events on the way, and experiencing the new world after the war, and the real purpose of Nico's trip gradually emerges ......

    2024IndieAdventureRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. One Way: The Elevator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Reviver.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind Reviver. Shares Indie and Casual with Reviver.

    One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click game developed by CottonGame. You need to find a blue sphere in each scene to power an elevator to travel upward.

    2020IndieRPGCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Little Triangle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Reviver.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind Reviver. Shares Indie and Adventure with Reviver.

    Little Triangle has the most complete platformer experience among many others. All three game modes including single player mode, local co-op mode and local mini Battle Royale mode are all well polished and hilarious!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reviver.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind Reviver. Shares Indie and Adventure with Reviver.

    Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.

    2016IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Isoland

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Reviver.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind Reviver. Shares Indie and Adventure with Reviver.

    The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets

    2018IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Dad's Monster House

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Reviver.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind Reviver. Shares Indie and Adventure with Reviver.

    Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares time manipulation and an atmospheric mood with Reviver.

    Another title from Cotton Game, the studio behind Reviver. Shares Indie and Adventure with Reviver.

    Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, you’ll find things aren’t quite the same second time you play through the story.

    2018IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Reviver

Does Reviver run on Steam Deck?
Reviver 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 Reviver cost?
Reviver is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Reviver?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Reviver are Last Revision, 你予我的羽翼和星辰 -Your Astrum, My Alae-, tiny Cats.
Who developed Reviver?
Reviver was developed by Cotton Game.

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 Reviver.

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