Games like Hidalgo
If Hidalgo is your kind of game, the closest matches are Capy Castaway, Tools of the trade and Chicory: A Colorful Tale — 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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Steam players who put hours into Hidalgo 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.
Capy Castaway
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Top pick for Hidalgo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Capy Castaway is a cozy exploration adventure where a capybara pup and a clever crow solve puzzles, help lost animals, and explore a mysterious island after a devastating flood. Play solo or with a friend in this relaxing narrative adventure about curiosity, friendship, and finding your way home.
Tools of the trade
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hidalgo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Discover recipes through experimentation in a cozy medieval crafting adventure. Use a tactile two-hand system, travel between towns, help locals with hands-on jobs, and work your way toward mastery solo or in couch co-op.
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hidalgo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.
Rita
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Hidalgo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Rita is a cozy adventure where a little chicklet solves word-based puzzles to transform the world around her. Follow her story across generations, meet her grandchicklet, and be a part of her legacy.
TOEM: A Photo Adventure
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Hidalgo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Koira
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Hidalgo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. Journey to the heart of an enchanted forest, solving puzzles and avoiding hunters to protect your newfound friend.
Pine Hearts
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Hidalgo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.
Botanicula
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Hidalgo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
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 and Casual with Hidalgo.
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 Hidalgo.
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 Hidalgo.
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 Hidalgo.
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 Hidalgo.
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 and Casual with Hidalgo.
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 Hidalgo.
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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Chicory: A Colorful Tale
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
A top-down adventure game in a coloring book world full of vibrant characters. Use painting powers to explore, solve puzzles, make friends, and draw on anything! From creators on Wandersong + Celeste.
Rita
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Rita is a cozy adventure where a little chicklet solves word-based puzzles to transform the world around her. Follow her story across generations, meet her grandchicklet, and be a part of her legacy.
TOEM: A Photo Adventure
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Koira
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Save a puppy and embark on a heartwarming, hand-drawn adventure together. Journey to the heart of an enchanted forest, solving puzzles and avoiding hunters to protect your newfound friend.
Pine Hearts
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.
Botanicula
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidalgo.
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.
Frequently asked about Hidalgo
- Does Hidalgo have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Hidalgo supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Hidalgo?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hidalgo are Capy Castaway, Tools of the trade, Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
- Who developed Hidalgo?
- Hidalgo was developed by Infinite Thread Games and published by Loopr Partners.
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 Hidalgo.
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