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Games like Ligo

If Ligo is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trifolium: The Adventures of Gary Pretzelneck, Timebound and Nova: Cloudwalker's Tale — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Ligo: Explore a mysterious non-linear world filled with puzzles and secrets. Make small creatures work together to lift the curse and reconnect the world.

2025IndieAdventure14.99 USDWindowsby Anthony Berleur
Ligo — Steam game cover
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Deceptively simple mechanics that reveal deep complexityExceptional sokoban style puzzle design rivaling stephens sausage rollGravity inversion forces creative problem solvingAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Ligo also play

Steam players who put hours into Ligo 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. Trifolium: The Adventures of Gary Pretzelneck

    WHY THIS

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

    Discover hidden truths about the world in this 3D adventure about a giraffe with an unreasonably long neck. Figure out the rules, solve strange mysteries, and stumble upon unexpected twists. Choose your own path.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Timebound

    WHY THIS

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

    An exploration puzzle adventure in mystical ruins. Explore a world filled with puzzles, uncover the magic left behind, discover what's hidden in plain sight, learn the rules and break them.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Nova: Cloudwalker's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

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

    Nova: Cloudwalker's Tale is a charming puzzle game about moving clouds and walking on them to gather the lost star shards across the skies.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Paquerette Down the Bunburrows

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

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

    The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Jelly Is Sticky

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Ligo.

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

    Explore a world of colorful jelly blocks that can be deformed and stuck together. Use them in surprising, unexpected ways to build clever contraptions and solve delightful puzzles.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Puddle Knights

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

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

    Protecting nobles from mud may look simple on the surface, but the intricate cape arranging puzzle mechanics ensure steadily increasing difficulty. Join the Knights on their quest to preserve dignity, and mindmuck is practically guaranteed! Playtime 10-35h.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Altered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

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

    Solve difficult puzzles in a soothing atmosphere by altering your characters in multiple ways, forcing you to think outside the box.

    2021StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Witness

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Ligo

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.

  1. Stephen's Sausage Roll

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

    Reviewers of Ligo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ligo.

    A simple 3d puzzle game.

    2016Indie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Snakebird

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

    Reviewers of Ligo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ligo.

    Do you like puzzles, fruit and the notion of crossing a snake with a bird for no good reason? If the answer to at least one of those questions is yes, then Snakebird might be the game for you. Solve your way through this headscratcher of a puzzle game and help the snakebirds sate their hunger.

    2015Indie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Baba Is You

    WHY THIS

    Shares a hypnotic mood with Ligo.

    Reviewers of Ligo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ligo.

    Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

    2019Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Bonfire Peaks

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

    Reviewers of Ligo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ligo.

    Set your belongings on fire on a beautiful voxel art puzzle island.

    2021Indie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. BoxIsland: Sokoban

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Ligo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ligo.

    On the enigmatic Box Island, an ancient civilization has left behind puzzle-filled ruins. Players take on the role of a young explorer, yet the island is shrouded in a mystical force - only by pushing boxes can one unravel the island's secrets and escape this challenging labyrinthine world!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. HO HO HO SOKOBAN

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Ligo cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ligo.

    A cozy Christmas-themed Sokoban puzzle game where Santa must push presents into the right places. Solve 50 handcrafted pixel art levels full of festive charm.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Ligo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ligo.

    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. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Ligo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ligo.

    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 ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Ligo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ligo.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Ligo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ligo.

    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 ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Ligo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ligo.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 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 with Ligo.

    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 Ligo.

    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 Ligo.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Ligo.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Paquerette Down the Bunburrows

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ligo.

    The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!

    2023IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Puddle Knights

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Ligo.

    Protecting nobles from mud may look simple on the surface, but the intricate cape arranging puzzle mechanics ensure steadily increasing difficulty. Join the Knights on their quest to preserve dignity, and mindmuck is practically guaranteed! Playtime 10-35h.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Altered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ligo.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Ligo.

    Solve difficult puzzles in a soothing atmosphere by altering your characters in multiple ways, forcing you to think outside the box.

    2021StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ligo

How much does Ligo cost?
Ligo is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ligo?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ligo are Trifolium: The Adventures of Gary Pretzelneck, Timebound, Nova: Cloudwalker's Tale.
Who developed Ligo?
Ligo was developed by Anthony Berleur.

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 Ligo.

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