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Games like Pluto

If Pluto is your kind of game, the closest matches are INFERIUS, Bibidi Bibidi! and Silent Mainland — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its emergent spell combinations 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.

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About Pluto: A roguelike deckbuilder where you cast elemental spells, outwit monstrous foes, and escape prison on your way to your niece’s birthday party.

2026StrategyIndie17.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Siege Wizard Interactive
Pluto — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Pluto 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. INFERIUS

    WHY THIS

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

    A blend of Dante’s Inferno and Lovecraftian horror. A first-person roguelike deckbuilder using the Major Arcana Tarot Cards to strategize against the horrors lurking in the darkness. Build the perfect deck, challenge each ruler of the 9 levels of hell, die often... and repeat.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Bibidi Bibidi!

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pluto fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pluto.

    Bibidi Bibidi! is a wizardcore roguelike deckbuilder where you combine cards in your spellbook to cast unique and powerful spells. Crawl through twisting tunnels and fight maddening monsters to find the perfect build for your wizard. Every turn is a puzzle!

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Silent Mainland

    WHY THIS

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

    Silent Mainland is a roguelike deckbuilder based on movement and grid mechanics. Players engage in tactical battles on a vast 5x12 battlefield. Facing waves of oncoming monsters, use card-driven movement and positional control to defeat foes in dynamic formations.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. Etymancy

    WHY THIS

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

    Etymancy is a dark fantasy roguelike dungeon crawler where every spell is a word. Craft your pile of magic letter tiles, collect strange grimoires to grow stronger, smite enemies, and descend deeper into the Lexicon.

    StrategyIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  5. Archon Soul: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Archon Soul is a 2D roguelike dice-builder where you create powerful dice using swappable faces, runes, and bodies with unique effects. ​Draft spells, craft powerful synergies, defeat challenging enemies, and conquer the Archon's palace.

    2026StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Volatica: The Devil's Trap

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pluto fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pluto.

    Volatica: The Devil's Trap is a Roguelike Deckbuilder with grim hand-drawn illustrations, dark humor and a branching story. Take on the role of a witch who got trapped by her desires after making a deal with the devil.

    StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  7. Infinite Cards

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, combo based combat, roguelite and an atmospheric mood with Pluto.

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

    Discover infinite cards in this roguelike deckbuilder. Every card is unique, every run a new experience. Craft, combine, and build your deck completely freely to defeat enemies and bosses, or take on cleverly designed puzzle challenges!

    2026StrategyIndie12.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fogpiercer

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight through the fog in this sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where clever positioning, explosive chain-reactions, and the environment itself can make the difference between life and death.

    2026StrategyRPGSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Pluto on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pluto.

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

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Pluto on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pluto.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Pluto on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pluto.

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

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Pluto on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pluto.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Pluto on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pluto.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Pluto on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pluto.

    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 ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Pluto on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Pluto.

    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 ↗
  8. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Pluto on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Pluto.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Shares Indie with Pluto.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pluto

Does Pluto run on Steam Deck?
Pluto 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 Pluto cost?
Pluto is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pluto?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pluto are INFERIUS, Bibidi Bibidi!, Silent Mainland.
Who developed Pluto?
Pluto was developed by Siege Wizard Interactive and published by indie.io.

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 Pluto.

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