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Shares object manipulation with Niko: Through The Dream.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2014
Games like Niko: Through The Dream
- 23 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Niko: Through The Dream also play
The closest matches to Niko: Through The Dream: MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition, Kairo, TRI: Of Friendship and Madness, Q.U.B.E. 2, and NaissanceE. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 2014
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NaissanceE
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and Walking Simulator, like Niko: Through The Dream.
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Cradle
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with Niko: Through The Dream.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Niko: Through The Dream
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Shares object manipulation with Niko: Through The Dream.
- 60% of 465 reviews
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Also Puzzle-Platformer and Walking Simulator, like Niko: Through The Dream.
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Also Walking Simulator and 3D Platformer, like Niko: Through The Dream.
- 80% of 618 reviews
- Released: 2015
- Developer: Studio Paint
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- 63% of 83 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 74
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Dreamlike aesthetic immerses players
- Environments shift from cozy to unsettling
- Hand drawn animations tell the story
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Melancholic
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Niko: Through The Dream.
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Why this: Shares stealth sequences with Niko: Through The Dream.
Gone Home
Why this: Shares environmental storytelling with Niko: Through The Dream.
Etherborn
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and 3D Platformer, like Niko: Through The Dream.
About Niko: Through The Dream
The closest matches to Niko: Through The Dream: MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition, Kairo, TRI: Of Friendship and Madness, Q.U.B.E. 2, and NaissanceE. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Niko: Through The Dream is your kind of game, the closest matches are MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition, Kairo and TRI: Of Friendship and Madness — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and melancholic, and single out its checkpoint resets per chapter and environmental storytelling. 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.
About Niko: Through The Dream: Niko is a spiritual journey through the dreams, where adventure, puzzles and mysteries come together in an oneiric and minimalist world. Dare to dream!
Is Niko: Through The Dream worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 63% of 83 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dreamlike aesthetic immerses players
- Environments shift from cozy to unsettling
- Hand drawn animations tell the story
- No fall damage encourages experimentation
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“No information or explanation of controls in any way ingame. No info of where to go or what to do. Controls are atrocily bad and collision detection ingame is almost non existent, you will get stuck to invisibly walls or stuck to walls if…”
“Pretty boring game and the puzzles are not very fun. The best thing about this game is that it is weird.”
People who play it also play: MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition, Kairo, TRI: Of Friendship and Madness
Frequently asked about Niko: Through The Dream
Can I run it?
How much does Niko: Through The Dream cost?
Niko: Through The Dream is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Niko: Through The Dream?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Niko: Through The Dream are MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition, Kairo, TRI: Of Friendship and Madness.
Who developed Niko: Through The Dream?
Niko: Through The Dream was developed by Studio Paint.