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Games like Taival

If Taival is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tomo: Endless Blue, Whimpact! and Kitaria Fables 2 — 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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About Taival: Play together on the couch or online - or both at once. Taival is a cozy co-op adventure where you and up to 3 friends explore a handcrafted world alongside your shapeshifting companion. Discover new forms, progress through narrative quests, and make the journey your own.

2026IndieAdventureRPGCasualEarly Access15.99 USDWindowsby Bonobo Software
Taival — Steam game cover

Players who liked Taival also play

Steam players who put hours into Taival 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. Tomo: Endless Blue

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Taival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Taival.

    Tomo: Endless Blue, a Monster-Taming ARPG set in a Voxel Open World. Set sail through the Endless Blue, an ocean realm home to mysterious creatures called Tomo. Team up to fight, build homes with friends, or craft wild vehicles to explore procedurally generated islands, villages and tales.

    ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  2. Whimpact!

    WHY THIS

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

    Creature collection and co-op arena challenges come together in Whimpact! Collect, care for, and adventure alongside your Whims, who grant you incredible powers. Then dive into the fast-paced, cooperative arena to find and reclaim the world’s missing Starcane energy.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Kitaria Fables 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Team up with new heroes Alice and Dusty as they embark on an epic adventure across the mysterious Arkadera Peninsula. Develop unique combat skills, gather precious materials, forge powerful items, and tend to your growing farm, either alone or with a friend!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Towers of Aghasba

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Taival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Taival.

    Explore a stunning open-world filled with majestic creatures and quirky characters. Nurture the barren land into vibrant ecosystems and flex your creativity as you build a thriving civilization in balance with nature.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Athenian Rhapsody

    WHY THIS

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

    Forge your own story and explore the world of Athens in Athenian Rhapsody, a souls-like platonic dating simulator with cooking-mama and WarioWare style battle mechanics... and by that I mean it's a choose-your-own-adventure action RPG with the ability to trade ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGHS between friends!!

    2024IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. DuneCrawl

    WHY THIS

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

    DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game, where you take to the sandy seas atop a gigantic crustacean festooned with black powder cannons. Play as a solo Crab Keeper, or with a crew of up to three other friends in local and online coop.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cat Quest III

    WHY THIS

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

    In Cat Quest III you play as a purrivateer in a freely explorable 2.5D open-world swarming with Pi-rats. You can sail the seas in your ship for treasures galore! But prepare for peril, as the Pirate King aims to hunt you down...

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Death Trash

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Taival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Taival.

    Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.

    2021ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under Taival on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Taival.

    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 ~69% under Taival on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Taival.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Taival on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Taival.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Taival on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Taival.

    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 ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~61% under Taival on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Taival.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Taival on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Taival.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under Taival on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Taival.

    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 ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~69% under Taival on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Taival.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. DuneCrawl

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Taival.

    DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game, where you take to the sandy seas atop a gigantic crustacean festooned with black powder cannons. Play as a solo Crab Keeper, or with a crew of up to three other friends in local and online coop.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Cat Quest III

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Taival.

    In Cat Quest III you play as a purrivateer in a freely explorable 2.5D open-world swarming with Pi-rats. You can sail the seas in your ship for treasures galore! But prepare for peril, as the Pirate King aims to hunt you down...

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Death Trash

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Taival.

    Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.

    2021ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Taival

How much does Taival cost?
Taival is listed on Steam at 15.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Taival have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Taival supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Taival?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Taival are Tomo: Endless Blue, Whimpact!, Kitaria Fables 2.
Who developed Taival?
Taival was developed by Bonobo Software and published by Level Up Gaming.

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 Taival.

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