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Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Constance.
- $11.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Constance
- 25 games
- Updated Nov 4, 2026
Players who liked Constance also play
The closest matches to Constance: Crypt Custodian, Nine Sols, Neva, MIO: Memories in Orbit, and Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Constance.
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Why this: Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Constance.
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and precision platforming with Constance.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Constance
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Shares precision platforming and environmental puzzle solving with Constance.
- 94% of 3,598 reviews
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Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Constance.
- 98% of 881 reviews
- 6Kotama and Academy Citadel
Shares metroidvania exploration and precision platforming with Constance.
- 92% of 326 reviews
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- 22Primal Planet
Shares metroidvania exploration and character progression with Constance.
- 90% of 299 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Blue Backpack
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 86% of 951 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 80
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Beautiful hand drawn art style and fluid animations
- Charming art style
- Fluid and satisfying movement
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Emotional
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Hollow Knight
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Constance.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Why this: Shares ability gating with Constance.
Celeste
Why this: Same emotional mood as Constance.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Constance at current Steam store prices.
DEVIATOR
Why this: Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Constance.
Shattered Divinities
Why this: Shares backtracking and precision platforming with Constance.
Pseudoregalia
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and backtracking with Constance.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Constance.
Master Lemon: The Quest for Iceland
Why this: Explores atmospheric, like Constance.
Valkyrie Saga
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Nonlinear, like Constance.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Nine Sols
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and boss fights with Constance.
Neva
Why this: Shares precision platforming and environmental puzzle solving with Constance.
MIO: Memories in Orbit
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Constance.
Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
Why this: Shares ability gating and metroidvania exploration with Constance.
Kotama and Academy Citadel
Why this: Shares metroidvania exploration and precision platforming with Constance.
About Constance
The closest matches to Constance: Crypt Custodian, Nine Sols, Neva, MIO: Memories in Orbit, and Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Constance is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crypt Custodian, Nine Sols and Neva — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and emotional, and single out its ability gating and backtracking. 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.
About Constance: Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.
Is Constance worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 951 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 82% positive across 54 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Beautiful hand drawn art style and fluid animations
- Charming art style
- Fluid and satisfying movement
- Mental health narrative about a struggling artist
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Would I say that Constance is a good game? No, not really. Would I say its a truly terrible game? No, not really. It exists in a very unfortunate middle ground where it feels disappointingly mediocre. Now would I recommended this game?…”
People who play it also play: Crypt Custodian, Nine Sols, Neva
Frequently asked about Constance
Can I run it?
Is Constance verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Constance 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 Constance cost?
Constance is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Constance?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Constance are Crypt Custodian, Nine Sols, Neva.
Who developed Constance?
Constance was developed by Blue Backpack and published by Blue Backpack, ByteRockers' Games, PARCO GAMES.