Games like Mate
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to Mate for fans of action, indie, 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 Mate 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. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Mate: An open-world adventure game set in a rural Japanese town, the game allows players to form teams of up to four out of 16 characters and control each character individually to explore various locations and solve troubles. Unique characters color the dramatic story in a beautifully landscaped setting.
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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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Recall
Top pick for Mate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mate.
Recall is a melee-combat based, rich-story third-person game. You can neutralize your enemies with various methods using punches, knives and different weapons, and you can also find yourself lost in the streets of the city ...
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Luna's Adventure: The Overlord
Second-strongest match for Mate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mate.
A special friend to rescue. A final boss accessible from the start. A whole world to explore until you can defeat him. Risk your life to save the person most important to you in this fantasy adventure RPG in 3D and real-time combat.
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Ertugrul of Ulukayin
Third-strongest match for Mate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mate.
Become a medieval warrior in this action-adventure game. Discover traditional myths and fight for your tribe. Mount your horse, sharpen your weapons and explore an ancient semi-open world.
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Mahou Arms
Ranked #4 for Mate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mate.
Mahou Arms is an anime-inspired character-action hack and slash that tells the story of a magical girl paramilitary group fighting back against an alien invasion.
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Fallen Tear: The Ascension
Ranked #5 for Mate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mate.
A story-driven Metroidvania where the allies you choose to bond with change how you fight and explore. Journey through the high-fantasy world of Raoah, uncover lost civilizations, and forge bonds that shape your path through a land on the brink of collapse.
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DreadOut 2
Ranked #6 for Mate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mate.
A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Ranked #7 for Mate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mate.
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.
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Lunavania
Ranked #8 for Mate fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mate.
Lunavania isn't just about high-octane combat. Enjoy base building, decorating with a variety of furniture, befriending NPCs, farming, and fishing. These features add greater depth and variety, offering a chance to savor life on the Moon beyond the battlefield.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mate at current Steam store prices.
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Garry's Mod
Priced ~72% under Mate on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mate.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
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Lethal Company
Priced ~44% under Mate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mate.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Priced ~44% under Mate on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mate.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
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People Playground
Priced ~44% under Mate on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mate.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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Fallout: New Vegas
Priced ~44% under Mate on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mate.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mate.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Mate.
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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mate.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mate.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mate.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mate.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mate.
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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Frequently asked about Mate
- How much does Mate cost?
- Mate is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mate?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mate are Recall, Luna's Adventure: The Overlord, Ertugrul of Ulukayin.
- Who developed Mate?
- Mate was developed by EnziMurasaki.
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 Mate.
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