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Games like Osmos

If Osmos is your kind of game, the closest matches are Linklight, Interstellar Impact and Orbit HD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its minimalist design enhances focus, chill 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.

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About Osmos: Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack. Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax - good things come to those who wait.

2009IndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 80Windows · macOS · Linuxby Hemisphere Games
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Levels require adapting to new challengesMinimalist design enhances focusPhysics based movement feels intuitiveChillCozyHypnotic

Players who liked Osmos also play

Steam players who put hours into Osmos 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. Linklight

    WHY THIS

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

    Linklight is a relaxing minimalist puzzle game that consists of rotation based puzzles; unplug yourself from your surroundings as you navigate your way through endless puzzles.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Interstellar Impact

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Osmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Osmos.

    Stylized single player adventure survival game. Explore the vastness of space, collide with smaller objects, avoid larger ones, grow until you are pulled into a black hole.

    2023ActionStrategyAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Orbit HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares a hypnotic mood with Osmos.

    Third-strongest match for Osmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Osmos.

    Explore the cosmos as a comet, orbiting planets with a realistic gravity system and a backdrop of procedurally generated nebulae. Learn to use planetary gravity to your advantage, and relax in the ambience of space.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Intraquartz

    WHY THIS

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

    INTRAQUARTZ is a multidimensional experimental maze puzzler where you control a microscopic mining rover inside extraterrestrial crystals.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Space Balls

    WHY THIS

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

    Shoot yourself into space as high as you can in this arcade game with a retro soundtrack!

    2021IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Colorgrid

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Osmos.

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

    Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Wavy Trip

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Osmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Osmos.

    Wavy Trip is an arcade scoring runner game.

    2021IndieCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Arc Tracker

    WHY THIS

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

    Move the ball, avoid obstacles, earn coins, and reach the destination using only circular orbits! It sounds easy and simple... but it's not! Immerse yourself in a world of deep and challenging puzzles!

    2025IndieCasual10.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Osmos on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Osmos.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Osmos on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Osmos.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Osmos on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Osmos.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Osmos on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Osmos.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Osmos on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Osmos.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Osmos on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Osmos.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Osmos on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Osmos.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Osmos on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Osmos.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Osmos.

    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.

    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 with Osmos.

    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 Osmos.

    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 Osmos.

    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. 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 Osmos.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Osmos.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Osmos

Does Osmos run on Steam Deck?
Osmos 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 Osmos cost?
Osmos is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Osmos?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Osmos are Linklight, Interstellar Impact, Orbit HD.
Who developed Osmos?
Osmos was developed by Hemisphere 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 Osmos.

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