Games like FOTONICA
If FOTONICA is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stairway to Heaven's Gate, Astral Tracks and Inertia — 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.
Get personalized picks →About FOTONICA: Ever wondered what running at 140mph feels like? FOTONICA is a first-person game about the thrill of speed and traveling flawlessly through complex environments.FOTONICA is simple, but is not easy: it follows a tradition of arcade games that are easy to pick up and almost impossible to master.
Players who liked FOTONICA also play
Steam players who put hours into FOTONICA 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.
Stairway to Heaven's Gate
WHY THIS
Top pick for FOTONICA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
A thrilling parkour game where you play as a lost soul. your mission is keep climbing up, and run up the stairway to heaven before you disperse and disappear. Single player or two local players.
Astral Tracks
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for FOTONICA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Astral Tracks is a precise and competitive 3D platforming speedrunner where you run, dash, slide, swing and wall run your way to victory. Compete against friends locally or online and refine your runs to top the leaderboards for each procedurally generated track!
Inertia
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with FOTONICA.
Third-strongest match for FOTONICA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Inertia is a first-person platformer with free-running aspects. Inspired by various other free-running and movement based games/game-modes.
SAMUZA
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for FOTONICA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Welcome to the world of SAMUZA! In this time attack obstacle course game, you play as one of the "SAMUZA" series of robots who tries to restore the lost world by finding it's allies.
Bhop Craze
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with FOTONICA.
Ranked #5 for FOTONICA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Get ready to experience the adrenaline-pumping world of bunny hopping like never before in BhopCraze! This fast-paced, skill-based game takes the art of bunny hopping to the next level, offering over 50 official levels, multiplayer mode, a Steam Workshop, and much more for endless fun and challenges
Rooftop Renegade
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for FOTONICA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Power up your hoverblades in this speedrunning platformer! Weave through futuristic cities making split second pathing decisions. Boost through constant bombardment and dangerous hazards. Go it alone or bring up to 3 friends for local multiplayer mayhem.
Teknedia
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for FOTONICA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Teknedia is a first person arcade platforming game. Jump your way through dozens of vibrant levels, and unlock the mysteries behind this alien world. Compete against your friends and the world for best times, and seek out hidden, difficult to obtain collectibles.
Spectrolite
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for FOTONICA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Spectrolite is a challenging first-person platformer set in futuristic environments. Combine parkouring with powerful abilities, test your skills in fast paced timed challenges, and follow the call of a mysterious specter while traveling through a ruined world.
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Circa Infinity
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with FOTONICA.
Reviewers of FOTONICA cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Circa Infinity is a brain-melting circular platformer by Kenny Sun, with a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Jack + Jim Fay.
Super Cloudbuilt
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with FOTONICA.
Reviewers of FOTONICA cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Rocket-powered 3D parkour platformer, built for speed running and exploration. Defeat enemies and overcome obstacles as you hurtle with break-neck momentum above a vast abyss. Collect power-ups, drop checkpoints and take your place on the international leaderboards.
Verlet Swing
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with FOTONICA.
Reviewers of FOTONICA cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Verlet Swing brings you energetic swinging in a world that would be best described as a fever dream. Swing fast, don't crash and reach the goal as fast as possible!
Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with FOTONICA.
Reviewers of FOTONICA cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with FOTONICA.
Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.
Neon White
WHY THIS
Shares route optimization and a hypnotic mood with FOTONICA.
Reviewers of FOTONICA cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below FOTONICA at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under FOTONICA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FOTONICA.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under FOTONICA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under FOTONICA on Steam right now. Shares Action with FOTONICA.
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.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under FOTONICA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
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?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under FOTONICA on Steam right now. Shares Action with FOTONICA.
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.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under FOTONICA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FOTONICA.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under FOTONICA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FOTONICA.
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...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under FOTONICA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FOTONICA.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with FOTONICA.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with FOTONICA.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with FOTONICA.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with FOTONICA.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 FOTONICA.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 FOTONICA.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with FOTONICA.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from Santa Ragione
Other recommendable Steam games by Santa Ragione, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
MirrorMoon EP
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with FOTONICA.
Another title from Santa Ragione, the studio behind FOTONICA. Shares Indie with FOTONICA.
MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.
Wheels of Aurelia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with FOTONICA.
Another title from Santa Ragione, the studio behind FOTONICA. Shares Indie with FOTONICA.
A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous “Via Aurelia”.
Triennale Game Collection
WHY THIS
Another title from Santa Ragione, the studio behind FOTONICA. Shares Indie with FOTONICA.
The Triennale Game Collection is a free virtual exhibition of video games created for the 21st International Exhibition of Triennale Milano by five of the world’s most renowned independent game designers, showcasing these artists’ experimental approach to interactivity.
Saturnalia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with FOTONICA.
Another title from Santa Ragione, the studio behind FOTONICA.
A Single-Player Survival Horror Adventure: play as a cast of characters exploring an isolated village haunted by an ancient ritual—but beware, its labyrinthine roads will change each time you lose all your characters.
Frequently asked about FOTONICA
- Does FOTONICA run on Steam Deck?
- FOTONICA 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 FOTONICA cost?
- FOTONICA is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does FOTONICA have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — FOTONICA supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to FOTONICA?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside FOTONICA are Stairway to Heaven's Gate, Astral Tracks, Inertia.
- Who developed FOTONICA?
- FOTONICA was developed by Santa Ragione.
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