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Games like My Little Universe

If My Little Universe is your kind of game, the closest matches are Core Keeper, Cube Crusaders and ECHO //syntax — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and hypnotic. 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 My Little Universe: Stranded on a barren moon with nothing but your tools, fuelless ship, and celestial powers of creation, you are destined to recreate what was once lost and be the hero of your own Little Universe! Don't forget to call in up to three of your friends to join your journey in the Splitscreen Co-op Mode!

2023ActionAdventureSimulationCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Estoty
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Automate resource collection in the backgroundCollectible achievements and hidden easter eggsIdle gameplay allowing background resource farmingChillCozyHypnotic

Players who liked My Little Universe also play

Steam players who put hours into My Little Universe 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. Core Keeper

    WHY THIS

    Shares fishing, crafting and a cozy mood with My Little Universe.

    Top pick for My Little Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Cube Crusaders

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for My Little Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    Adoros is dying. A catastrophic Void Anomaly has torn open the planet’s surface, warping reality and unleashing forces no one fully understands. You are a Cube Crusader sent to crush the Anomaly, at any cost.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. ECHO //syntax

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for My Little Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    Awaken. Scavenge. Survive.ECHO//syntax is a beat-em-up scrapper game set in a far future robotic world.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. WarBox: Arcane

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for My Little Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    As adventurers in the world of Arcane, players embark on a charming and whimsical journey through a fantasy realm filled with unique creatures, cultures, and landscapes ready to be explored.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. 9th Dawn III

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and an immersive mood with My Little Universe.

    Ranked #5 for My Little Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    9th Dawn III: Shadow of Erthil is a massive open world RPG/dungeon crawler packed full of content – featuring more than 270 monsters to fight and capture, a fun card game with 180 cards to collect, and over 1,400 unique items to hoard!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Interstellar Rift

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with My Little Universe.

    Ranked #6 for My Little Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with My Little Universe.

    Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Survive in a hostile galaxy with your own custom designed and constructed starship. Invite other players to join your crew or fight them across the galaxy!

    2020ActionIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. My Time at Sandrock

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with My Little Universe.

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

    Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Star Crafter

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource gathering, inventory management, grindy and a chill mood with My Little Universe.

    Ranked #8 for My Little Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    A space survival crafting mining base building and star system building game. Craft rockets to create planets and Dyson Rings, mine and craft advanced materials, terraform the terrain, manage electricity, farm food, and more as you watch the star system evolve into stunning, ever-changing views.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under My Little Universe on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with My Little Universe.

    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 ~67% under My Little Universe on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with My Little Universe.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under My Little Universe on Steam right now. Shares Action with My Little Universe.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under My Little Universe on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under My Little Universe on Steam right now. Shares Action with My Little Universe.

    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 ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under My Little Universe on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with My Little Universe.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under My Little Universe on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with My Little Universe.

    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 ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under My Little Universe on Steam right now. Shares Casual with My Little Universe.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with My Little Universe.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    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 ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with My Little Universe.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with My Little Universe.

    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 ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with My Little Universe.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with My Little Universe.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Estoty

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

  1. Johnny Trigger

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Estoty, the studio behind My Little Universe. Shares Action with My Little Universe.

    Stylish, deadly and smooth as a billiard ball, Johnny Trigger is a man on a mission in this non-stop platform shooter game where the action never ends!

    2024Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Johnny Trigger: Sniper

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Estoty, the studio behind My Little Universe. Shares Action with My Little Universe.

    Take aim - headshot! Take aim - headshot! What could be more satisfying?

    2024Action4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mars Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Shares mission based progression, resource gathering, indie and a chill mood with My Little Universe.

    Another title from Estoty, the studio behind My Little Universe. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    After an asteroid catastrophe, your rocket ship crash-lands in the wilderness of Mars. Explore the planet's mysteries, strategize your escape, and build a shelter to protect yourself!

    2025ActionAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. West Escape

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource gathering, crafting, grindy and a lighthearted mood with My Little Universe.

    Another title from Estoty, the studio behind My Little Universe. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    West Escape is a game that fuses Wild West grit with sci-fi chaos. As a fugitive, battle alien invaders while collecting scrap to upgrade your gear. Dodge attacks, wield revolvers and shotguns, and reclaim your freedom and lost love.

    2025ActionAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Core Keeper

    WHY THIS

    Shares fishing, crafting and a cozy mood with My Little Universe.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 9th Dawn III

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting and an immersive mood with My Little Universe.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with My Little Universe.

    9th Dawn III: Shadow of Erthil is a massive open world RPG/dungeon crawler packed full of content – featuring more than 270 monsters to fight and capture, a fun card game with 180 cards to collect, and over 1,400 unique items to hoard!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. My Time at Sandrock

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with My Little Universe.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with My Little Universe.

    Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about My Little Universe

Does My Little Universe run on Steam Deck?
My Little Universe 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 My Little Universe cost?
My Little Universe is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does My Little Universe have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — My Little Universe supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to My Little Universe?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside My Little Universe are Core Keeper, Cube Crusaders, ECHO //syntax.
Who developed My Little Universe?
My Little Universe was developed by Estoty and published by SayGames.

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 My Little Universe.

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