Games like Alum
If Alum is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mortadelo y Filemón: Balones y Patadones, A Sketchbook About Her Sun and Vom Drachentöten — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its lengthy and immersive narrative, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 Alum: Guide Alum on his journey through the "Land of Tide". Help him discover the truth about his city, Kosmos, and the mysterious epidemic known as "The Vague". As the tale unfolds, it will keep you enthralled all the way up to its epic conclusion. Alum is an original point-and-click adventure game.
Players who liked Alum also play
Steam players who put hours into Alum 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.
Mortadelo y Filemón: Balones y Patadones
WHY THIS
Top pick for Alum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Alum.
Our beloved comic book characters and soccer. Can anyone top that?
A Sketchbook About Her Sun
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Alum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Alum.
Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.
Vom Drachentöten
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Alum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
Ein klassisches Rollenspiel, reduziert auf den Zauber des alten Genres: Wortgewaltige Sprache. Fordernde Kämpfe. Drei, die einen Drachen töten – und was sie dazu führen mag. [German language only]
Times and Galaxy
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Alum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system’s most trusted holopaper. You’re just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job!
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Alum.
Ranked #5 for Alum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Overboard!
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Alum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
晨海星澜 - 追忆篇
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Alum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
少年们的梦想，是清晨大海般壮阔的晨光，他们立誓冲破黑暗的牢笼 —找到光。 安然的日子稍纵即逝，命运的交织都随着夜雨之季的到来而备受考验， 人间冷暖、烟花绽放，十七八岁的年纪里，所有的一切都是故事的开始。 根据游戏制作人【真实经历】改编，愿你我的青春永不散场。—《晨海星澜》
YOUR HOUSE
WHY THIS
Shares point and click and an atmospheric mood with Alum.
Ranked #8 for Alum fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Alum at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Alum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
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 ~60% under Alum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
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 ~70% under Alum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
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 ~80% under Alum on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Alum.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Alum on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alum.
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 ~60% under Alum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
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?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Alum on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Alum.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Alum on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Alum.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
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 with Alum.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alum.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alum.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alum.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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More from Crashable Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Crashable Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Sentry City
WHY THIS
Another title from Crashable Studios, the studio behind Alum. Shares Indie with Alum.
Sentry City is a cyberpunk-style side-scroller with gameplay that is part trial-and-error, and part reaction time based. Traverse the city using the motorcycle overworld map, blast and think your way through the levels, and fight tough bosses to uncover who is behind the city's AI disruption.
Wildwood Down
WHY THIS
Shares point and click, mini games and a nostalgic mood with Alum.
Another title from Crashable Studios, the studio behind Alum. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
Step into the hilariously twisted world of Wildwood Down, a side-splitting comedy thriller. Featuring a protagonist with Down Syndrome. (Inspired by and voice acted by the Dev's childhood friend!) Perfect for fans of the P-n-C adventure genre and new comers looking for a wild heartfelt ride!
Dark Engines
WHY THIS
Another title from Crashable Studios, the studio behind Alum.
Choose a juggernaut and blast through a dark fantasy campaign of brutal car combat, bosses, and unlocks. Then bring the carnage online in tight team-based multiplayer where explosives, magic, and heavy metal decide who survives.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Times and Galaxy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
Embark on an interplanetary adventure as the first robo reporter for the Times & Galaxy, the solar system’s most trusted holopaper. You’re just an intern, but if you can get the scoop, write great stories, and impress your colleagues, maybe you'll get to keep your job!
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Alum.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Overboard!
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Alum.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
Frequently asked about Alum
- Does Alum run on Steam Deck?
- Alum 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 Alum cost?
- Alum is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Alum?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alum are Mortadelo y Filemón: Balones y Patadones, A Sketchbook About Her Sun, Vom Drachentöten.
- Who developed Alum?
- Alum was developed by Crashable Studios.
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