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Games like Tempopo

If Tempopo is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cats in Boxes, Slipstream and Ithya: Magic Studies — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hint system prevents frustration, contemplative and cozy. 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 Tempopo: A psychedelic soundscape in the sky. Puzzle through the seasons by conducting chaotic Tempopo to rescue musical flowers. Design and populate your melodic garden, then let the music play!

2025IndieCasual19.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Witch Beam
Tempopo — Steam game cover
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Creatures move in rhythm with the soundtrackHint system prevents frustrationIsland based progression with 120 puzzlesContemplativeCozyRelaxing

Players who liked Tempopo also play

Steam players who put hours into Tempopo 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. Cats in Boxes

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Tempopo.

    Top pick for Tempopo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tempopo.

    Dive into 'Cats in Boxes' for an atmospheric adventure with captivating puzzles, cozy vibes, and cats—LOTS OF CATS. Meet unique felines, each with an interesting story, and the handcrafted levels. Find the best spot on your chair, couch, or bed, just like the cats, and enjoy!

    2024IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Slipstream

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Tempopo.

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

    Arcade-style racing game inspired by the spirit of the early 90s, with drifting mechanics and exotic tracks.

    2018IndieCasualRacing9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ithya: Magic Studies

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Tempopo.

    Third-strongest match for Tempopo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Tempopo.

    Ithya: Magic Study is a cozy background app combined with productivity tools. Customize your room and relax with lofi or fantasy playlists in beautiful, hand-drawn environments. Perfect for a focused or creative session in a magical world.

    2025Casual10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Feather Land

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tempopo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Tempopo.

    Feather Land is an idle game that blends productivity tools with a study/work companion. Enjoy calming music, hatch eggs, collect cute birds, and watch a quiet space turn into a landscape full of life, bringing peace and focus to your study or work sessions.

    IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  5. Spirit City: Lofi Sessions

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Tempopo.

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

    Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Lullaby of Life

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tempopo fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Tempopo.

    Play musical notes to solve timing-based puzzles in a journey where you bring dormant beings to life. Explore colorful environments and create harmonious sounds to navigate through this tranquil puzzle adventure inspired by the origins of life.

    2024AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Lofi aquarium

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Tempopo.

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

    "Lofi Aquarium" is a gamified focus tool designed to enhance concentration and relieve stress. As you work, a group of adorable baby fish will keep you company, all set to soothing lofi music. Over time, the fish grow and can be sold for profit. 

    2025IndieSimulationCasual4.79 USDSteam ↗
  8. No Straight Roads: Encore Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Tempopo.

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

    Start a rock band & end the EDM empire in NO STRAIGHT ROADS, a rockin' action-adventure that mashes together rhythm-infused third-person combat with a kick-ass soundtrack!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tempopo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tempopo.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Tempopo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Tempopo.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tempopo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tempopo.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tempopo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Tempopo.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tempopo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tempopo.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Tempopo on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Tempopo.

    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 ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Tempopo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tempopo.

    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 ↗
  8. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tempopo on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tempopo.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 Tempopo.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. 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 Tempopo.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Slipstream

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Tempopo.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Tempopo.

    Arcade-style racing game inspired by the spirit of the early 90s, with drifting mechanics and exotic tracks.

    2018IndieCasualRacing9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Lullaby of Life

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Tempopo.

    Play musical notes to solve timing-based puzzles in a journey where you bring dormant beings to life. Explore colorful environments and create harmonious sounds to navigate through this tranquil puzzle adventure inspired by the origins of life.

    2024AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. No Straight Roads: Encore Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Tempopo.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Tempopo.

    Start a rock band & end the EDM empire in NO STRAIGHT ROADS, a rockin' action-adventure that mashes together rhythm-infused third-person combat with a kick-ass soundtrack!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tempopo

How much does Tempopo cost?
Tempopo is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Tempopo?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tempopo are Cats in Boxes, Slipstream, Ithya: Magic Studies.
Who developed Tempopo?
Tempopo was developed by Witch Beam and published by CULT 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 Tempopo.

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