Games like UFO
If UFO is your kind of game, the closest matches are CaveFiction, Hypnos and Macro Data Refinement Simulator — 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.
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Players who liked UFO also play
Steam players who put hours into UFO 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.
CaveFiction
WHY THIS
Top pick for UFO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with UFO.
"Cave Fiction" is a self-developed "game" that is actually a monstrous creation born from the author's sad, arrogant, and foolish consciousness. Its name is derived from a classic metaphor in Plato's philosophy, making it a manic modern story within a classical narrative framework.
Hypnos
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for UFO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with UFO.
Immerse yourself in a surreal world drawn with pastels on paper. Here, locked in a Case, the player meets the Key. Seeking a way out, he plunges into "What's In Me", where his decisions change what is happening, shifting him closer to or further from the mysterious Source.
Macro Data Refinement Simulator
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for UFO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with UFO.
The game is a simulator of the Macro Data Refinement terminal - a mysterious console where you have to find the right numbers and collect them in groups of 9. The completing the game requires completing 100% refinement of data files. Can you do it?
Pachillinko
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for UFO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with UFO.
Pachillinko is a mix of japanese Pachinko and western Plinko style game, set in neon synthwave design with some retro feeling of 80s. Relaxing mouse-only clicking gameplay allows you to sit back and just chill...
After Meeting
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for UFO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with UFO.
A man and a woman who live in the same apartment often meet each other when they take the elevator. How will the story develop when they have crashed on each other? This is a casual love decryption game, you need to find the rules. In the process of passing the game, you can discover the story.
新星辰变
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for UFO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with UFO.
A text placement game with a cultivation theme, featuring 64 cultivation systems, 24 independent dungeons, multiple interactive modes, and various combat economy modes.
You know my name?
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for UFO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with UFO.
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below UFO at current Steam store prices.
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under UFO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with UFO.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under UFO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with UFO.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under UFO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with UFO.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under UFO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with UFO.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Shotgun Legend
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under UFO on Steam right now. Shares Indie with UFO.
Eugene must battle aliens and the undead in search of a truck rim, as it seems to be his ticket home.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with UFO.
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?
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with UFO.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with UFO.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with UFO.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with UFO.
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with UFO.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with UFO.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with UFO.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
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Frequently asked about UFO
- Is UFO verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — UFO is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does UFO cost?
- UFO is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to UFO?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside UFO are CaveFiction, Hypnos, Macro Data Refinement Simulator.
- Who developed UFO?
- UFO was developed by jiangli and published by gooodmon.
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 UFO.
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