Games like Chroma Zero
Below are 18 hand-picked alternatives to Chroma Zero for fans of indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Chroma Zero also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Chroma Zero: Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Syllogism
Top pick for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
Explore an open world full of beautiful views and locations, and enjoy a relaxing atmosphere while immersing yourself in unique challenges that will challenge your imagination and logical thinking.
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MirrorMoon EP
Second-strongest match for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.
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The Berlin Apartment
Third-strongest match for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
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Riven
Ranked #4 for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
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Escape From Mystwood Mansion
Ranked #5 for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?
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The Witness
Ranked #6 for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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As Long As You're Here
Ranked #7 for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
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Été
Ranked #8 for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
Été (summer) is a relaxing painting game set in Montréal. Color the city to explore, create artworks on canvas, collect stamps in your album, decorate your studio, fulfill commissions from your neighbors, and unleash your inner artist!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Chroma Zero
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Antichamber
Reviewers of Chroma Zero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
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FEZ
Reviewers of Chroma Zero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Chroma Zero.
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
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Manifold Garden
Reviewers of Chroma Zero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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TUNIC
Reviewers of Chroma Zero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Chroma Zero.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
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Outer Wilds
Reviewers of Chroma Zero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Chroma Zero.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Blue Prince
Reviewers of Chroma Zero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictable path lead you to the rumored Room 46?
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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The Berlin Apartment
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
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Riven
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
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Escape From Mystwood Mansion
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
In this first-person puzzle escape room game, you are trapped in the mysterious Mystwood mansion. Explore the mansion and find hidden compartments while solving puzzles and deciphering codes to find a way out. Will you escape or linger to uncover the mansion's final secret?
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As Long As You're Here
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.
What if you lost all your memories? An emotional family drama seen through the eyes of a woman with Alzheimer's disease. As Annie’s life slowly unravels, uncover memories of her deceased brother as her past bleeds into the present.
Frequently asked about Chroma Zero
- Does Chroma Zero run on Steam Deck?
- Chroma Zero 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 Chroma Zero cost?
- Chroma Zero is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Chroma Zero?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chroma Zero are Syllogism, MirrorMoon EP, The Berlin Apartment.
- Who developed Chroma Zero?
- Chroma Zero was developed by ekorz and published by ZeroXP.
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 Chroma Zero.
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