Games like Out There Somewhere
If Out There Somewhere is your kind of game, the closest matches are Camera Obscura, 1 Screen Platformer and The Way — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tight and satisfying controls, atmospheric and chill. 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 →Out There Somewhere is a short indie puzzle-platformer released in 2016 by MiniBoss. Players navigate a series of self-contained challenges using a teleportation gun that transforms movement into puzzles, with reviewers highlighting how tight and satisfying controls support the core mechanic. The minimalist narrative serves as a loose framework for progression through the game's atmospheric levels. Priced at $9.99, this solo adventure has earned a 92% positive rating from 2815 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck for portable play. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and chill, suited to short play sessions.
About Out There Somewhere: You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
Players who liked Out There Somewhere also play
Steam players who put hours into Out There Somewhere 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.
Camera Obscura
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Out There Somewhere.
Top pick for Out There Somewhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
An ancient tower in a forgotten land. A lone photographer on a desperate search. Facing dangerous animals, crumbling architecture, and perilous pitfalls, can you reach the summit of the Tower, and perhaps, redemption?
1 Screen Platformer
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Out There Somewhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
The Way
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Out There Somewhere.
Third-strongest match for Out There Somewhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Escape Goat
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Out There Somewhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer where you take control of a goat, who has been imprisoned for witchcraft, and overcome traps and obstacles to escape the Prison of Agnus. Fear not, for with your supreme agility, sturdy horns, and the help of a magic mouse friend, you can turn the tables on foes and use the environment to your advantage.
VVVVVV
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Out There Somewhere.
Ranked #5 for Out There Somewhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
La-Mulana
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Out There Somewhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Squirbs
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Out There Somewhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
Squirbs is a challenging puzzle-platformer in which you control two cute blue Squirbs simultaneously with one set of controls. Looking for an awesomely difficult game? That's Squirbs.
Defy Gravity Extended
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Out There Somewhere.
Ranked #8 for Out There Somewhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Out There Somewhere at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Out There Somewhere on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Out There Somewhere.
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 ~50% under Out There Somewhere on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Out There Somewhere on Steam right now. Shares Action with Out There Somewhere.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Out There Somewhere on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Out There Somewhere.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Out There Somewhere on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Out There Somewhere.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Out There Somewhere on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Out There Somewhere on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Out There Somewhere on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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 Out There Somewhere.
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 and Adventure with Out There Somewhere.
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 Out There Somewhere.
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 and Adventure with Out There Somewhere.
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 Out There Somewhere.
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 Out There Somewhere.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Out There Somewhere.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
1 Screen Platformer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.
Escape Goat
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer where you take control of a goat, who has been imprisoned for witchcraft, and overcome traps and obstacles to escape the Prison of Agnus. Fear not, for with your supreme agility, sturdy horns, and the help of a magic mouse friend, you can turn the tables on foes and use the environment to your advantage.
VVVVVV
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Out There Somewhere.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
La-Mulana
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Out There Somewhere.
LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Frequently asked about Out There Somewhere
- Is Out There Somewhere verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Out There Somewhere is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Out There Somewhere cost?
- Out There Somewhere is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Out There Somewhere?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Out There Somewhere are Camera Obscura, 1 Screen Platformer, The Way.
- Who developed Out There Somewhere?
- Out There Somewhere was developed by MiniBoss and published by Senpai Industrial 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 Out There Somewhere.
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