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Games like Colorize

If Colorize is your kind of game, the closest matches are Below The Ocean, Portal Dungeon and Neon Abyss — 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 Colorize: Colorize is an indie precision platformer roguelite that combines fast-paced action with mobility and combat abilities.

2025ActionIndie4.99 USDWindowsby Lifeless Games Studio
Colorize — Steam game cover

Players who liked Colorize also play

Steam players who put hours into Colorize 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. Below The Ocean

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into the world 'Below the Ocean'! Master thrilling moves like tether-swinging, bubble-jumping, bungee-bouncing, and sling-shot in a mesmerizing underwater adventure. Solve intriguing puzzles and seek hidden treasures. Are you ready to embark on this unforgettable journey?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Portal Dungeon

    WHY THIS

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

    Portal Dungeon is a side-scrolling Roguelite adventure game that supports up to 4 players in co-op mode. You control an adventurer as you and your friends bravely set out to find the last portal in this world. Go forth! Defeat powerful enemies! Save the world!

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Neon Abyss

    WHY THIS

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

    Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Hell is Other Demons

    WHY THIS

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

    Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

    2019ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. ScourgeBringer

    WHY THIS

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

    ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Black Future '88

    WHY THIS

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

    Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.

    2019ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Atomicrops

    WHY THIS

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

    A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw! 

    2020ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tiny Thor

    WHY THIS

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

    Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Colorize on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Colorize.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

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

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Colorize on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Colorize.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Colorize on Steam right now. Shares Action with Colorize.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Colorize on Steam right now. Shares Action with Colorize.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Colorize on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Colorize.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Colorize on Steam right now. Shares Action with Colorize.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

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

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree 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. Neon Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Colorize.

    Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. ScourgeBringer

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Colorize.

    ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Black Future '88

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Colorize.

    Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.

    2019ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tiny Thor

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Colorize.

    Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Colorize

How much does Colorize cost?
Colorize is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Colorize?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Colorize are Below The Ocean, Portal Dungeon, Neon Abyss.
Who developed Colorize?
Colorize was developed by Lifeless Games Studio.

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 Colorize.

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