Games like Outland
If Outland is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dwarf Legacy, Rabi-Ribi and Guacamelee! 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its color switching mechanics matter, atmospheric and challenging. 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 →About Outland: Outland is a fast-paced, dynamic platformer where the player uses powers of light and dark in an epic journey to save the world from forces of chaos.
Players who liked Outland also play
Steam players who put hours into Outland 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.
Dwarf Legacy
WHY THIS
Top pick for Outland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
A Bullet-Hell Precision Platformer. Climb up Vertical Dungeons of The Mountainhome, battling Swarms and navigating Traps. Uncover the secret of your Legacy hidden atop the highest peak and secure the future of your village.
Rabi-Ribi
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Outland.
Second-strongest match for Outland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Guacamelee! 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Outland.
Third-strongest match for Outland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Outland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.
ScourgeBringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Outland.
Ranked #5 for Outland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Nex Machina
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Outland.
Ranked #6 for Outland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
Rogue Legacy 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Outland.
Ranked #7 for Outland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
OUTBUDDIES DX
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Outland.
Ranked #8 for Outland fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Outland
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Outland.
Reviewers of Outland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Outland.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Outland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Outland.
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
Metroidvania Maker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Outland cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
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 Outland.
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 Outland.
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 Outland.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Outland.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Outland.
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 Outland.
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 Outland.
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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More from Housemarque
Other recommendable Steam games by Housemarque, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Returnal™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Outland.
Another title from Housemarque, the studio behind Outland. Shares Action with Outland.
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.
Nex Machina
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Outland.
Another title from Housemarque, the studio behind Outland. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
STORMDIVERS
WHY THIS
Another title from Housemarque, the studio behind Outland. Shares Action with Outland.
Housemarque's first gaming experience of a new era. Stormdivers is a 3rd person multiplayer centric shooter game, featuring chaotic battles and volatile explosions amidst a recurring nano-storm that swallows the beautiful and lush island surroundings to explore.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Rabi-Ribi
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Outland.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Guacamelee! 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Outland.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.
ScourgeBringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Outland.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Rogue Legacy 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Outland.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
OUTBUDDIES DX
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Outland.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Outland.
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Frequently asked about Outland
- Does Outland have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Outland supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Outland?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Outland are Dwarf Legacy, Rabi-Ribi, Guacamelee! 2.
- Who developed Outland?
- Outland was developed by Housemarque.
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 Outland.
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