Games like Shadow Alchemist
If Shadow Alchemist is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cape Hideous, Valley of Shadow and Delearnia: Fractions of Hope — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Shadow Alchemist: Explore a mystical, ever-changing dungeon in this isometric puzzle-adventure game. Master self-transmutation abilities and solve increasingly complex challenges as you uncover the secrets of your past.
Players who liked Shadow Alchemist also play
Steam players who put hours into Shadow Alchemist 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.
Cape Hideous
WHY THIS
Top pick for Shadow Alchemist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
Amongst the motliest of all crews, an enigmatic woman prepares the ship to enter an intense thunderstorm raging in the middle of the ocean. What otherworldly mysteries lie within?
Valley of Shadow
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Shadow Alchemist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
Valley of Shadow is a narrative puzzle game that tells a poignant true story of loss and grief through the discovery of real-life home videos and photographs. Harness mysterious abilities to solve puzzles and heal a broken family.
Delearnia: Fractions of Hope
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Shadow Alchemist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
Delearnia: Fractions of Hope is a thrilling puzzle adventure where action, mystery, and mathematics collide. Navigate the enchanting world of Delearnia, conquer challenges, and defeat enemies with the power of mathematics. Rediscover the fun in being a thinker. Become the Mathemagician!
ANIMAL WELL
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Shadow Alchemist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
The Unfinished Swan
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Shadow Alchemist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.
Eschaton
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Shadow Alchemist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.
Creaks
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Shadow Alchemist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Logiart Grimoire
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Shadow Alchemist fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Shadow Alchemist.
Logiart Grimoire is a puzzle game that combines the number puzzle "Logiart" and the word puzzle "Fusion" in which you deduce combinations from clues.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shadow Alchemist at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Shadow Alchemist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
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 ~50% under Shadow Alchemist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
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 ~63% under Shadow Alchemist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
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 ~75% under Shadow Alchemist on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Shadow Alchemist.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shadow Alchemist on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Shadow Alchemist.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Shadow Alchemist on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Shadow Alchemist.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Shadow Alchemist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Shadow Alchemist.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shadow Alchemist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
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.
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 Shadow Alchemist.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
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 Indie with Shadow Alchemist.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shadow Alchemist.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Shadow Alchemist.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
ANIMAL WELL
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Creaks
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Alchemist.
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Logiart Grimoire
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Shadow Alchemist.
Logiart Grimoire is a puzzle game that combines the number puzzle "Logiart" and the word puzzle "Fusion" in which you deduce combinations from clues.
Frequently asked about Shadow Alchemist
- Does Shadow Alchemist run on Steam Deck?
- Shadow Alchemist is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Shadow Alchemist cost?
- Shadow Alchemist is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shadow Alchemist?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shadow Alchemist are Cape Hideous, Valley of Shadow, Delearnia: Fractions of Hope.
- Who developed Shadow Alchemist?
- Shadow Alchemist was developed by PostHuman Interactive.
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 Shadow Alchemist.
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