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Games like Keeper

If Keeper is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sword of the Sea, INDIKA and Sunlight — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and emotional. 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 Keeper: From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding

2025Adventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Double Fine Productions
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Steam players who put hours into Keeper 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. Sword of the Sea

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden collectibles, exploration and atmospheric with Keeper.

    Top pick for Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Surf across magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on an epic quest to restore a lost ocean. From the visionary artist behind ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Journey, Sword of the Sea is an atmospheric surfing adventure with fast movement inspired by classic skateboarding and snowboarding games.

    2025IndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. INDIKA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keeper.

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

    Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

    2024Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sunlight

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. ☀️The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story.

    2021IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Ourea

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Ourea is a Cinematic Puzzle game about discovering the harrowing past of a long-forgotten world. Play as the last of the Oreads and unravel the mysterious history of your people.​

    2020IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. stikir

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    This game is about making this game.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Lucid Falls

    WHY THIS

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

    Manipulate gravity, space and time, and survive terrifying nightmares in a deeply atmospheric lucid dream. Facing terrifying creatures, and solving challenges that bend reality, every moment reveals more of the dark truth behind Lucid Falls.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Hidden Treasures in the Forest of Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Take a break from action-packed franchises and brain teasers. Slowly explore a procedural world of beauty and scan mysterious Treasures and Creatures. Gentle adversity and frequent milestones keep you engaged while you get lost in a pathless paradise.

    2022IndieCasual24.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Cape Hideous

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Amongst the motliest of all crews, an enigmatic woman prepares the ship to enter an intense thunderstorm raging in the middle of the ocean. What otherworldly mysteries lie within?

    2024IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Keeper

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Keeper.

    Reviewers of Keeper cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. INSIDE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keeper.

    Reviewers of Keeper cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Journey

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Keeper cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. labyrinth

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Keeper cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    A relaxing labyrinth game.

    2020IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Stray

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Keeper.

    Reviewers of Keeper cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.

    2022IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. FLOW

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Keeper cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    FLOW is an extremely short psychological horror adventure video game. Wake up in the shoes of Flo, a 19-year-old, and embark on an adventure into a strange and wonderful world. The more you investigate, the more you can learn about the truth behind the universe.

    2021IndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. Brothers

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Keeper cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Brothers is a medieval co-op action roguelite where two knights set out from their castle, take on dangerous quests, battle through hostile forests, and grow stronger together with every run. Fight, survive, upgrade, and protect your kingdom side by side.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. It Takes Two

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

    2021ActionAdventure13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Double Fine Productions

Other recommendable Steam games by Double Fine Productions, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Psychonauts

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Keeper.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Keeper.

    A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

    2006Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Psychonauts 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an emotional mood with Keeper.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Keeper. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.

    2021ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Brutal Legend

    WHY THIS

    Shares character progression and an atmospheric mood with Keeper.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Keeper. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes.

    2013ActionStrategyAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Grim Fandango Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Keeper.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Keeper. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.

    2015Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Broken Age

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Keeper.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Keeper. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    A family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story.

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Day of the Tentacle Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Keeper.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Keeper. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.

    2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Spacebase DF-9

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Keeper.

    In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Costume Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Keeper.

    Another title from Double Fine Productions, the studio behind Keeper. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.

    2011AdventureRPGCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. INDIKA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Keeper.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

    2024Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sunlight

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    Traverse a harmonious hand painted forest in this first person hike. ☀️The trees guide you with gentle whispers, as you explore a philosophical story.

    2021IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. stikir

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Keeper.

    This game is about making this game.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Keeper

Does Keeper run on Steam Deck?
Keeper 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 Keeper cost?
Keeper is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Keeper?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Keeper are Sword of the Sea, INDIKA, Sunlight.
Who developed Keeper?
Keeper was developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Xbox Game 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 Keeper.

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42 Games Like Keeper — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run