Games like Onyx
Below are 27 hand-picked alternatives to Onyx for fans of indie, simulation, rpg, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Onyx also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Onyx: Onyx is a passion project by a solo developer, blending open world RPG elements with free-form land cultivation. Explore handcrafted regions, master a wide array of spells, and build your own home at your own pace. Your feedback directly shapes this growing world.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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A Little Shop in Squirrel Town
Top pick for Onyx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
You will become the shopkeeper of grocery shop in Squirrel Town to run your own shop, replenish your stock, sell, make a profit, kill monsters, manufacture outfits, engage in agriculture, angle, cook delicious food, feed monsters and save Monster Forest controlled by the evil crystal.
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Research Story
Second-strongest match for Onyx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
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Breezevale
Third-strongest match for Onyx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
Breezevale blends cozy farming, creature evolution, dungeon exploration, and romance into a charming fantasy adventure. Raise magical animal companions, explore mysterious Crystal Zones below, and transform a forgotten farm into a thriving home full of life.
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No Place Like Home
Ranked #4 for Onyx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate animals. Rebuild your village. Restore environment and run your own post-apo FARM as there is No Place Like Home!
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Sun Haven
Ranked #5 for Onyx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!
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Coral Island
Ranked #6 for Onyx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
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Russian Village Simulator
Ranked #7 for Onyx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Onyx.
This is a simulator of life in the Russian countryside, where the player will be engaged in the garden, picking mushrooms and berries, collect firewood, hunting and fishing, brew moonshine and much, much more.
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Stardew Valley
Ranked #8 for Onyx fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Onyx at current Steam store prices.
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QUICKERFLAK
Priced ~43% under Onyx on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Onyx.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
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Save Jesus
Priced ~43% under Onyx on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Onyx.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
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Gachi Heroes
Priced ~43% under Onyx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
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Trip to Vinelands
Priced ~43% under Onyx on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Onyx.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
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Shotgun Legend
Priced ~43% under Onyx on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Onyx.
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Onyx.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Onyx.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Onyx.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Onyx.
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.
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The Looker
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Onyx.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Research Story
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
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Coral Island
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.
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Stardew Valley
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Onyx.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Frequently asked about Onyx
- How much does Onyx cost?
- Onyx is listed on Steam at 0.86 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Onyx?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Onyx are A Little Shop in Squirrel Town, Research Story, Breezevale.
- Who developed Onyx?
- Onyx was developed by Dark Matter.
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 Onyx.
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