Games like Anodyne
Below are 28 hand-picked alternatives to Anodyne for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Anodyne also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, more from Melos Han-Tani, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Anodyne: A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!
Players who liked Anodyne also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Angeline Era
Top pick for Anodyne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away!
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Elementallis
Second-strongest match for Anodyne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.
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Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
Third-strongest match for Anodyne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne.
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
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Buffet Knight - Decadent Full Course
Ranked #5 for Anodyne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Eat everything. Grow stronger. Save the Gourmet Kingdom. A charming action-adventure where you devour foes, solve clever dungeon puzzles, and battle monstrous bosses in a whimsical, food-filled world. Find the five Divine Spices and save the Gourmet Kingdom from the Demon Chef!
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Dungeons of Hinterberg
Ranked #6 for Anodyne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Discover the magic and lore of the Alps in this acclaimed Action Adventure. Forge relationships with locals to help you solve puzzles, battle monsters and uncover secrets of the legendary Dungeons of Hinterberg!
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Afterplace
Ranked #7 for Anodyne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
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Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
Ranked #8 for Anodyne fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne.
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Anodyne
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.
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OneShot
Reviewers of Anodyne cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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Yume Nikki
Reviewers of Anodyne cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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Awakening
Reviewers of Anodyne cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Awakening is powerful rapid application authoring tool for efficiently creating interactive 3D content. With it, you can easily creating eye-catching interactive 3D presentations, animated 3D web, brief film, game...
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Eastward
Reviewers of Anodyne cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
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OMORI
Reviewers of Anodyne cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne.
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Anodyne at current Steam store prices.
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Buffet Knight - Decadent Full Course
Priced ~67% under Anodyne on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Eat everything. Grow stronger. Save the Gourmet Kingdom. A charming action-adventure where you devour foes, solve clever dungeon puzzles, and battle monstrous bosses in a whimsical, food-filled world. Find the five Divine Spices and save the Gourmet Kingdom from the Demon Chef!
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Dungeons of Hinterberg
Priced ~54% under Anodyne on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Discover the magic and lore of the Alps in this acclaimed Action Adventure. Forge relationships with locals to help you solve puzzles, battle monsters and uncover secrets of the legendary Dungeons of Hinterberg!
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Melos Han-Tani
Other recommendable Steam games by Melos Han-Tani, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
Another title from Melos Han-Tani, the studio behind Anodyne. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne.
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
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Angeline Era
Another title from Melos Han-Tani, the studio behind Anodyne. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away!
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Even the Ocean
Another title from Melos Han-Tani, the studio behind Anodyne. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
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Sephonie
Another title from Melos Han-Tani, the studio behind Anodyne. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
In this 3D, story-driven platforming adventure, explore an uninhabited island's massive cave network. Learn about the heroes' psyches as you explore lush caverns, subterranean oceans, and surreal cityscapes, all while meeting surprising creatures! By Anodyne & Angeline Era's devs!
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All Our Asias
Another title from Melos Han-Tani, the studio behind Anodyne. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne.
In this free 3D adventure, explore someone's mind and discover their secrets in a surreal story about a father, son, Asian-America and more. Explore a dying father's "Memory World", and travel to familiar, supernatural spaces. By Melos, co-creator of Anodyne and Angeline Era.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Angeline Era
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Explore a secret-filled land in this 3D Action-Adventure, where every level is hidden in plain sight! Travel and fight through a vast, unmarked overworld. The next surprise is only a single search away!
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Elementallis
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Top-down action-adventure with elemental magic gameplay. Guided by guilt, you embark on a journey to restore the elements in a dying world. Harness and master elemental powers to fight enemies, solve puzzles, and explore a vast world filled with ancient temples.
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Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne.
A 3D-2D adventure where you travel a 3D world and explore 2D dungeons inside of its characters' bodies and minds! In an unforgettable, surreal story, travel the world, meet whimsical denizens, and save the world from the dangerous Nano Dust.
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Buffet Knight - Decadent Full Course
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Eat everything. Grow stronger. Save the Gourmet Kingdom. A charming action-adventure where you devour foes, solve clever dungeon puzzles, and battle monstrous bosses in a whimsical, food-filled world. Find the five Divine Spices and save the Gourmet Kingdom from the Demon Chef!
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Dungeons of Hinterberg
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Discover the magic and lore of the Alps in this acclaimed Action Adventure. Forge relationships with locals to help you solve puzzles, battle monsters and uncover secrets of the legendary Dungeons of Hinterberg!
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Afterplace
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Anodyne.
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
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Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anodyne.
What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.
Frequently asked about Anodyne
- Is Anodyne verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Anodyne 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 Anodyne cost?
- Anodyne is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Anodyne?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Anodyne are Angeline Era, Elementallis, Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
- Who developed Anodyne?
- Anodyne was developed by Melos Han-Tani, Marina Kittaka and published by Analgesic Productions.
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