Rank 01Games like Traverser
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Traverser: Toren, The Swapper, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, Unbound: Worlds Apart, and Outland. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares puzzle solving with Traverser.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Verified
- 2013
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Outland
Why this: Shares checkpoint based progression and puzzle solving with Traverser.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Gatling Goat Studios
- 66% of 58 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 61
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Gravity glove lets you manipulate items uniquely
- Light combat mixed with puzzles
- Secret notes and spy birds add depth
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Traverser.
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Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Traverser.
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Why this: Same whimsical mood as Traverser.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Toren
Why this: Shares checkpoint based progression with Traverser.
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Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Traverser.
About Traverser
The closest matches to Traverser: Toren, The Swapper, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, Unbound: Worlds Apart, and Outland. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Traverser is your kind of game, the closest matches are Toren, The Swapper and Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its checkpoint based progression and gravity glove manipulation. 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.
About Traverser: The sun is dead. Mankind has fled underground. In the two-sided city of Brimstone, the all-seeing Raven Corporation controls our most precious resource: breathable air. It now falls to guard-in-training Valerie to infiltrate the company, reveal its secrets and uncover years of lies and propaganda.
Is Traverser worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 66% of 58 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Gravity glove lets you manipulate items uniquely
- Light combat mixed with puzzles
- Secret notes and spy birds add depth
- Short but rewarding gameplay loop
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The aesthetic is very pretty and the world seems interesting but otherwise this game just falls short on most of the gameplay elements. Neither the platforming on stealth, which were both quite basic, feel good which is mainly because the…”
“The game has several good foundations, but failed to take advantage of them, or even escape base game-design pedantry. Good: Gravity glove WITH the ability to rotate objects held. (most games don't do that) Bad: Given to you by someone who…”
People who play it also play: Toren, The Swapper, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
Frequently asked about Traverser
Can I run it?
What games are most similar to Traverser?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Traverser are Toren, The Swapper, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure.
Who developed Traverser?
Traverser was developed by Gatling Goat Studios and published by Adult Swim Games.