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Games like Chroma Zero

If Chroma Zero is your kind of game, the closest matches are orrb, SOUNDGRASS and Syllogism — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Chroma Zero: Explore a unique and connected world. Understand its fragile balance, uncover its deepest questions, and find more than just the answers.

2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby ekorz
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Steam players who put hours into Chroma Zero 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. orrb

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Chroma Zero.

    orrb is a tile based puzzle exploration game. where you explore levels, discover rules, place tiles, and when ready, send the orrb on its way.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. SOUNDGRASS

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.

    You find yourself on a planet where plants emit sound. Sound and music are also your main gameplay mechanic. Experience the world of sound as never done before.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Syllogism

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match 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.

    2024IndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. MirrorMoon EP

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    Ranked #4 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.

    2013IndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Obduction

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    Ranked #5 for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.

    A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.

    2016IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Witness

    WHY THIS

    Shares non linear exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    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.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Riven

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    Ranked #7 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.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Lingo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    Ranked #8 for Chroma Zero fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.

    Lingo is a first person word puzzle game with a large, abstract world to explore. With its epiphany-driven gameplay and impossible geometry, Lingo provides a unique and nonlinear experience.

    2021IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Chroma Zero

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. Outer Wilds

    WHY THIS

    Shares non linear exploration and an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    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.

    2020ActionAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. TUNIC

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    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.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Manifold Garden

    WHY THIS

    Shares perspective shifting, environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Blue Prince

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with Chroma Zero.

    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?

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Antichamber

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    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.

    2013IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Platonic

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    Reviewers of Chroma Zero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.

    Platonic is a first-person puzzle adventure game. Explore five unique worlds. Solve logical challenges. Gather clues and think outside the cube.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. FEZ

    WHY THIS

    Shares perspective shifting, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    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.

    2013Indie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Return of the Obra Dinn

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Chroma Zero.

    Reviewers of Chroma Zero cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.

    Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chroma Zero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chroma Zero.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chroma Zero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chroma Zero.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chroma Zero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chroma Zero.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chroma Zero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chroma Zero.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Chroma Zero on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Chroma Zero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chroma Zero.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chroma Zero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chroma Zero.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chroma Zero on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chroma Zero.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Chroma Zero.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chroma Zero.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 orrb, SOUNDGRASS, Syllogism.
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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