Games like Schein
If Schein is your kind of game, the closest matches are Soulless: Ray Of Hope, Night Lights and La-Mulana 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its checkpoints mitigate frustration, atmospheric and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Schein: Schein is a 2D precision side-scrolling puzzle platformer. Use the magic of light to explore hidden worlds, solve challenging puzzles, and defeat deadly beasts in this award-winning atmospheric action-adventure game.
Players who liked Schein also play
Steam players who put hours into Schein 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.
Soulless: Ray Of Hope
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Schein.
Top pick for Schein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Schein.
Soulless: Ray of Hope is a 2D story-driven platformer focused on atmosphere, exploration, and emotional storytelling in a dark, minimalist world.
Night Lights
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Schein.
Second-strongest match for Schein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Schein.
Night Lights is a relaxing puzzle platformer where you manipulate light and shadow to guide a small robot through a calm, atmospheric world.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Schein.
Third-strongest match for Schein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Aeon Drive
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Schein.
Ranked #4 for Schein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.
Celeste
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Schein.
Ranked #5 for Schein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Will You Snail?
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Schein.
Ranked #6 for Schein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
A unique platformer where an evil AI predicts your movement. Dodge AI-spawned traps, solve optional puzzles and uncover the dark secrets of the simulation. Now with a level editor and infinite community-made content!
Super Magbot
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Schein.
Ranked #7 for Schein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
The Deletion
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Schein.
Ranked #8 for Schein fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
Are you sure you want do delete this file? NOOOOO! The Deletion is a challenging and fun puzzle-platform game that will frustrate you.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Schein
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Super Meat Boy
WHY THIS
Shares checkpoint respawn and a challenging mood with Schein.
Reviewers of Schein cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Schein.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Nihilumbra
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Schein.
Reviewers of Schein cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Schein.
Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.
Braid
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Schein.
Reviewers of Schein cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Schein.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Schein at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Schein on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Schein on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Schein.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Schein on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Schein.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Schein on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Schein.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Schein on Steam right now. Shares Action with Schein.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Schein on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Schein.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Schein on Steam right now. Shares Action with Schein.
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.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Schein on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Schein.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Schein.
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 Action and Indie with Schein.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Schein.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Schein.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Schein.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
La-Mulana 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Schein.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Celeste
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Schein.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Will You Snail?
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Schein.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
A unique platformer where an evil AI predicts your movement. Dodge AI-spawned traps, solve optional puzzles and uncover the dark secrets of the simulation. Now with a level editor and infinite community-made content!
Super Magbot
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Schein.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Schein.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Frequently asked about Schein
- How much does Schein cost?
- Schein is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Schein?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Schein are Soulless: Ray Of Hope, Night Lights, La-Mulana 2.
- Who developed Schein?
- Schein was developed by Zeppelin 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 Schein.
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