Games like The Palace on the Hill
If The Palace on the Hill is your kind of game, the closest matches are Seal Shark Diary, Hello Kitty Island Adventure and Coin & Cauldron — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and cozy. 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 The Palace on the Hill: A heartfelt story of ambition, struggle, and friendship told from the perspective of a young boy in fictional 90s rural India. Explore ancient palace ruins, set up your garden, cook Indian food, run errands for quirky characters, and learn about your history by making art.
Players who liked The Palace on the Hill also play
Steam players who put hours into The Palace on the Hill 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.
Seal Shark Diary
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Palace on the Hill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Palace on the Hill.
Run a cozy island diner as a cute seal chef in this hand-drawn simulation game. Cook a variety of dishes, grow ingredients, upgrade your restaurant, and complete light challenges while uncovering heartwarming stories. Expand your menu and shape your own relaxing island life.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares time management, crafting, adventure and a cozy mood with The Palace on the Hill.
Second-strongest match for The Palace on the Hill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Palace on the Hill.
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.
Coin & Cauldron
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Palace on the Hill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Palace on the Hill.
The Kingdom of Valoria is in grave danger - The King has sent his most trusted Alchemist to help fight off the monster hordes near the town of Elyzium. Fight monsters, craft potions, cast spells and live the life of a powerful sorcerer fighting to repel the monsters from the defenseless town...
Space Chef
WHY THIS
Shares crafting and a cozy mood with The Palace on the Hill.
Ranked #4 for The Palace on the Hill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Palace on the Hill.
Hunt, cook, and deliver cosmic cuisine using ingredients from across the galaxy to become the greatest chef in the Horseshoe Nebula. Explore alien worlds teeming with (edible) life, win the hearts of your customers, and thwart the rise of an evil interstellar burger chain.
Chef RPG
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Palace on the Hill.
Ranked #5 for The Palace on the Hill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Palace on the Hill.
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Immortal Life
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Palace on the Hill.
Ranked #6 for The Palace on the Hill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Palace on the Hill.
Embark on a magical journey in this captivating life simulation game. Escape to a welcoming valley, farm with spells, and master skills like fishing, crafting, and cooking. Engage in epic battles, strengthen the bonds with your companions, and build your dream home to achieve Immortal Life!
My Time at Portia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Palace on the Hill.
Ranked #7 for The Palace on the Hill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Palace on the Hill.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Echoes of the Plum Grove
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with The Palace on the Hill.
Ranked #8 for The Palace on the Hill fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with The Palace on the Hill.
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Palace on the Hill at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Palace on the Hill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Palace on the Hill.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Palace on the Hill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Palace on the Hill.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Palace on the Hill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Palace on the Hill.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Palace on the Hill on Steam right now. Shares RPG with The Palace on the Hill.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Palace on the Hill on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Palace on the Hill.
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!
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 and Casual with The Palace on the Hill.
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 Adventure with The Palace on the Hill.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Palace on the Hill.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Palace on the Hill.
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 and Casual with The Palace on the Hill.
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 Indie and Adventure with The Palace on the Hill.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Palace on the Hill.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about The Palace on the Hill
- How much does The Palace on the Hill cost?
- The Palace on the Hill is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Palace on the Hill?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Palace on the Hill are Seal Shark Diary, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Coin & Cauldron.
- Who developed The Palace on the Hill?
- The Palace on the Hill was developed by Niku Games.
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 The Palace on the Hill.
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