Games like MAFATE
If MAFATE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Adapta Solva, Nightscape and Dorc — picked from the ranked list below. 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 MAFATE: In MAFATE, play as a mail carrier in the remote Cirque de Mafate in the Indian Ocean. Take photos and deliver letters while exploring this picturesque spot. Help Luna, sent back in time as a camera, touch the locals' lives and uncover the area's charm.
Players who liked MAFATE also play
Steam players who put hours into MAFATE 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.
Adapta Solva
WHY THIS
Top pick for MAFATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
Embark on a journey through a mysterious dying forest. Absorb magical powers, punch, climb, freeze, and dash your way through elemental obstacles, rescue lost creatures, and restore life to a forgotten world while uncovering the secrets of its past.
Nightscape
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for MAFATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
A young girl and her goat friend explore a world where the stars have fallen to earth. Nightscape is a 2.5D atmospheric adventure where you wield stellar powers, explore an ancient Arabian land, and overcome deadly creatures. Help Layla return the stars to the sky and find her missing father.
Dorc
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for MAFATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
In a world ruled by »them«, Dorc's grandpa has a plan: a time machine. But when a jump goes wrong, Dorc is stranded across time. Change the past to shape the future in this story-driven adventure platformer with cute characters and clever time mechanics.
Deer & Boy
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for MAFATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
In this poetic cinematic platformer, a runaway boy meets a fawn. As their bond grows, so do their abilities and the emotional weight of their journey, where silence speaks louder than words.
Farewell North
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for MAFATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
Dordogne
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for MAFATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
Arise: A Simple Story
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for MAFATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
Planet of Lana II
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for MAFATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home.
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 MAFATE.
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 Adventure with MAFATE.
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 Indie with MAFATE.
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 MAFATE.
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 MAFATE.
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 MAFATE.
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 Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
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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Farewell North
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.
Arise: A Simple Story
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.
Planet of Lana II
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with MAFATE.
As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home.
Frequently asked about MAFATE
- What games are most similar to MAFATE?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MAFATE are Adapta Solva, Nightscape, Dorc.
- Who developed MAFATE?
- MAFATE was developed by Blue Ramen Studios and published by Blue Ridge Games.
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 MAFATE.
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