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Games like Hello Sunshine

If Hello Sunshine is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dark Age Empires, The Riftbreaker and Welcome to ParadiZe — 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 Hello Sunshine: A survival mystery set in the ruins of a corporate empire. Walk in the shadow of a giant robot during the sweltering days; stay close to keep warm during the cold nights. Scavenge, craft, upgrade — and piece together the broken puzzle of a world ruled by machines that refuse to shut down.

IndieRPGWindowsby Red Thread Games
Hello Sunshine — Steam game cover

Players who liked Hello Sunshine also play

Steam players who put hours into Hello Sunshine 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. Dark Age Empires

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hello Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hello Sunshine.

    Dark Age Empires is an open world survival game that can be played in single player mode or as an online multiplayer game on a dedicated server.Do you have what it takes to not only survive in this dark age, but to rise up, fight back and create your own Dark Age Empire?

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. The Riftbreaker

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hello Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hello Sunshine.

    The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Welcome to ParadiZe

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hello Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hello Sunshine.

    Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ARC Raiders

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hello Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.

    2025Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Tom Clancy’s The Division™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hello Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hello Sunshine.

    A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.

    2016ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Taora : Survival

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hello Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hello Sunshine.

    Taora is an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse !

    2024ActionAdventureSimulation13.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Plains of Pain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hello Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hello Sunshine.

    Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Project Zomboid

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hello Sunshine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hello Sunshine.

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

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

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Red Thread Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Red Thread Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Dreamfall Chapters

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Red Thread Games, the studio behind Hello Sunshine. Shares Indie with Hello Sunshine.

    The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.

    2017IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Draugen

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Red Thread Games, the studio behind Hello Sunshine. Shares Indie with Hello Sunshine.

    Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.

    2019IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dustborn

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Red Thread Games, the studio behind Hello Sunshine. Shares Indie with Hello Sunshine.

    Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hello Sunshine

Does Hello Sunshine have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Hello Sunshine supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Hello Sunshine?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hello Sunshine are Dark Age Empires, The Riftbreaker, Welcome to ParadiZe.
Who developed Hello Sunshine?
Hello Sunshine was developed by Red Thread Games and published by Megabit Publishing.

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 Hello Sunshine.

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