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Games like LumineNight

If LumineNight is your kind of game, the closest matches are Staffer Reborn, Tangle Tower and Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric noir vibe, atmospheric and dark. 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 LumineNight: LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.

2024IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Spickasoft
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Players who liked LumineNight also play

Steam players who put hours into LumineNight 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. Staffer Reborn

    WHY THIS

    Shares narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with LumineNight.

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

    Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tangle Tower

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with LumineNight.

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

    Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

    2019IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

    WHY THIS

    Shares investigation, visual novel style, indie and an atmospheric mood with LumineNight.

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

    A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

    WHY THIS

    Shares deductive reasoning, evidence collection, detective and a mysterious mood with LumineNight.

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

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

    WHY THIS

    Shares evidence collection, investigation, detective and an atmospheric mood with LumineNight.

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

    You are the one and only Duck Detective, a depressed and recently divorced duck who must quack the case. Inspect evidence, make de-duck-tions, and solve this no-murder mystery!

    2025IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

    WHY THIS

    Shares evidence collection, investigation and atmospheric with LumineNight.

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

    A wild tale of conspiracy, loss, friendship, and... chickens?! Two rooster detectives are about to venture into the insect underworld to uncover a worldwide conspiracy, while also battling their inherent demons in this animal noir adventure satire.

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Voodoo Detective

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with LumineNight.

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

    Do you like adventure, comedy, and dime store detective novels? Then boy have we got the game for you! Join Voodoo Detective in a hand-drawn, point-and-click noir where you’ll pit your wits and hoodoo know-how against a sinister evil that’s taken root on beautiful Zo Wanga Isle.

    2022Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Posthumous Investigation

    WHY THIS

    Shares evidence collection, investigation and atmospheric with LumineNight.

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

    A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under LumineNight on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with LumineNight.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under LumineNight on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LumineNight.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under LumineNight on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with LumineNight.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under LumineNight on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LumineNight.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under LumineNight on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with LumineNight.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under LumineNight on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LumineNight.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under LumineNight on Steam right now. Shares Indie with LumineNight.

    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 ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under LumineNight on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with LumineNight.

    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 ↗

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 LumineNight.

    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 LumineNight.

    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 LumineNight.

    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 LumineNight.

    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 LumineNight.

    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 LumineNight.

    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 LumineNight.

    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 LumineNight.

    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. Staffer Reborn

    WHY THIS

    Shares narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with LumineNight.

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

    Staffer Reborn is a game of supernatural abilities and logical deduction set in 1960s America. It tells the story of a man trapped in a cycle of death and resurrection caused by his supernatural ability and the investigator who was recruited to help.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tangle Tower

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with LumineNight.

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

    Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

    2019IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

    WHY THIS

    Shares investigation, visual novel style, indie and an atmospheric mood with LumineNight.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with LumineNight.

    A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

    WHY THIS

    Shares deductive reasoning, evidence collection, detective and a mysterious mood with LumineNight.

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

    Solving crime is no walk in the pond. You are a down-on-his-luck detective who also happens to be a duck. Use your powers of de-duck-tion to inspect evidence, fill in the blanks, and bust the case wide open! This is a short but twisty detective case.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about LumineNight

Does LumineNight run on Steam Deck?
LumineNight 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 LumineNight cost?
LumineNight is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to LumineNight?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LumineNight are Staffer Reborn, Tangle Tower, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved.
Who developed LumineNight?
LumineNight was developed by Spickasoft.

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 LumineNight.

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