Games like Shadow Puppeteer
If Shadow Puppeteer is your kind of game, the closest matches are Papo & Yo, ASTRAL and Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power — 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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Players who liked Shadow Puppeteer also play
Steam players who put hours into Shadow Puppeteer 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.
Papo & Yo
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Shadow Puppeteer.
Top pick for Shadow Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Puppeteer.
Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.
ASTRAL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow Puppeteer.
Second-strongest match for Shadow Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Puppeteer.
The future came. You'd think that means the apex of the progress and science, but no. After the epidemic spread all over the world in 2022, 95% of the whole population mutated into horrible creatures without any moral values or humanity and started hunting everything that moves. The planet became empty.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow Puppeteer.
Third-strongest match for Shadow Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Puppeteer.
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!
Repressed
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Shadow Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Puppeteer.
Play as a shadow that’s on a journey inside your mind. Find answers to the questions bothering you. Navigate the maze that is your memory, and ease your mind in the process.
Monochroma
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow Puppeteer.
Ranked #5 for Shadow Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Puppeteer.
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
Hamilton's Great Adventure
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Shadow Puppeteer.
Ranked #6 for Shadow Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Puppeteer.
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LIMBO
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Shadow Puppeteer.
Ranked #7 for Shadow Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Puppeteer.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Woodle Tree Adventures
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Shadow Puppeteer.
Ranked #8 for Shadow Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Puppeteer.
Woodle Tree Adventures is an old school platform game with a catchy and unique art style! Explore a total of 6 worlds and save the lands with the magical water drops you'll find through your journey, bringing back peace and balance and finally becoming the new hero!
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More from Sarepta studio
Other recommendable Steam games by Sarepta studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
My Child Lebensborn
WHY THIS
Another title from Sarepta studio, the studio behind Shadow Puppeteer.
《My Child Lebensborn》is a story driven nurture game based on real events. Play as the adoptive parent of Karin or Klaus, and experience the struggles they go through along them. Balance your time and resources wisely, while helping your child cope with effects of hatred.
Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Shadow Puppeteer.
Another title from Sarepta studio, the studio behind Shadow Puppeteer. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Puppeteer.
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
My Child New Beginnings
WHY THIS
Another title from Sarepta studio, the studio behind Shadow Puppeteer. Shares Indie with Shadow Puppeteer.
My Child New Beginnings is a parenting simulator where you go through everyday life of growth. After a series of traumatic events that you and your child went through, you now get to rebuild life together in a new region of Norway.
Frequently asked about Shadow Puppeteer
- Is Shadow Puppeteer free to play?
- Yes — Shadow Puppeteer is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Shadow Puppeteer have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Shadow Puppeteer supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Shadow Puppeteer?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow Puppeteer are Papo & Yo, ASTRAL, Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power.
- Who developed Shadow Puppeteer?
- Shadow Puppeteer was developed by Sarepta studio and published by Snow Cannon 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 Shadow Puppeteer.
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