Games like “LIGHT” IS
Below are 28 hand-picked alternatives to “LIGHT” IS for fans of adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in “LIGHT” IS also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About “LIGHT” IS: LIGHT IS is a 2D platform jumping game about exploration and puzzle solving. Explore the hand drawn style underground city. Use thinking, operation, and ability to reach new areas. Finally discovering the secrets of the world.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Leap Year
Second-strongest match for “LIGHT” IS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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Blocks That Matter
Ranked #4 for “LIGHT” IS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation.
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Munin
Ranked #5 for “LIGHT” IS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.
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Mind Over Magnet
Ranked #6 for “LIGHT” IS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.
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Repressed
Ranked #7 for “LIGHT” IS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
Play as a shadow that’s on a journey inside your mind. Find answers to the questions bothering you. Navigate the maze that is your memory, and ease your mind in the process.
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The Pedestrian
Ranked #8 for “LIGHT” IS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below “LIGHT” IS at current Steam store prices.
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~50% under “LIGHT” IS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
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?
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Blood and Bacon
Priced ~50% under “LIGHT” IS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
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.
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Landlord of the Woods
Priced ~50% under “LIGHT” IS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
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Ukrainian ball in search of gas
Priced ~50% under “LIGHT” IS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
You play as a man turned into a ball and you need to steal all the gas from the forest at all costs.
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The Vagrant
Priced ~60% under “LIGHT” IS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
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Hentai Vs Furries
Priced ~50% under “LIGHT” IS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
Hentai VS Furries offers colorful gunshots. Skins, special angles for your enjoyment. And a "Pleasure" mode without a fight if you want to enjoy calm.
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Achievement Clicker
Priced ~50% under “LIGHT” IS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
Feel like a real Achievement hunter! Earn Achievements, upgrades and get the most Achievements on steam!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
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.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
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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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
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.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
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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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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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.
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Leap Year
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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Munin
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.
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Mind Over Magnet
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.
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The Pedestrian
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with “LIGHT” IS.
I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?
Frequently asked about “LIGHT” IS
- How much does “LIGHT” IS cost?
- “LIGHT” IS is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to “LIGHT” IS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside “LIGHT” IS are Pixxxel, Leap Year, TitTok.
- Who developed “LIGHT” IS?
- “LIGHT” IS was developed by Fancy Overflow.
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 “LIGHT” IS.
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