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Games like Herdles

If Herdles is your kind of game, the closest matches are Haiju, Doggy Don't Care and Halima — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Herdles: An adorable open world platformer where you play as a magical dog. Zoom around a vibrant landscape, using an evolving arsenal of abilities to explore, solve challenges and discover secrets – one bark at a time!

ActionIndieAdventureCasualWindowsby Fire Sword Studios, One More Journey
Herdles — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Herdles 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. Haiju

    WHY THIS

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

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  2. Doggy Don't Care

    WHY THIS

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

    What does your dog get up to when you're not home? In this bone-afide adventure, unleash adorable chaos, solve puzzles, and leave your mark (literally!) as a mischievous pup on the loose.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Halima

    WHY THIS

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

    Enter a claymation dream world shaped by jinn, memory, and forgotten rituals. Solve symbolic puzzles, evade the Nightmare Jinn, and uncover the truth buried inside the dream.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. The Light that Binds Us

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into The Light That Binds Us, a puzzle-adventure game where light shapes reality. Play as Yuè, a tormented soul, accompanied by her faithful protector, Yún. Cast shadows into paths, reshape the world to solve puzzles, explore breathtaking environments, and uncover the past that binds you!

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Shadowbound

    WHY THIS

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

    Shadowbound is a minimalist 3D platforming and puzzle journey where light is your enemy and shadow your only ally. Overcome short challenges, manipulate light, and recover lost colors to rebuild the memories of a lifetime.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. MONOWAVE

    WHY THIS

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

    MONOWAVE is a whimsical puzzle-platforming adventure about the power of emotions. Explore beautiful worlds and empathize with quirky spirits to restore harmony.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Puppy Truck

    WHY THIS

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

    Puppy Truck is a puzzle-packed 3D platforming adventure about a tiny truck with the heart of a puppy! Explore Grandma’s eclectic house, filled with contraptions, challenges, and surprises as you race to make it to the birthday party on time.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Adventure in Hender´s Castle

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore Hender’s Castle in a quest for a forbidden spell in this 3D action-adventure. Draw magic circles, brew potions, invoke spirits, bargain with ghosts and above all else: don't lose your cauldron!

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Herdles.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Herdles.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

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Frequently asked about Herdles

What games are most similar to Herdles?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Herdles are Haiju, Doggy Don't Care, Halima.
Who developed Herdles?
Herdles was developed by Fire Sword Studios, One More Journey and published by One More Journey, Fire Sword Studios.

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 Herdles.

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