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Games like Luminous Project

If Luminous Project is your kind of game, the closest matches are Notanote, MOMO Crash and URO — 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.

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About Luminous Project: Six girls save the world through music. Press keys in time with the notes and collect the light energy Luminous in this casual rhythm game.

2025IndieCasual4.99 USDWindowsby SENTIMENTUM
Luminous Project — Steam game cover

Players who liked Luminous Project also play

Steam players who put hours into Luminous Project 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.

  1. Notanote

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Luminous Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    Welcome to Notanote!

    2024IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. MOMO Crash

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Luminous Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    This game is a rhythm action game in which the player purifies souls by pinching them with girls' thighs! The player controls the thighs and pinches the flowing souls in rhythm. Let's purify souls by pinching them with thighs in rhythm! Let's Paradise!

    2025IndieCasual12.00 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. URO

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Luminous Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    There was a world where URO alone lives. However, the color and sound disappeared from the world from one day. When wearing a glowing ornament, URO is wrapped in color and music I notice that music and colors are gone from the world. To regain music and color to the world again, I started running running my music.  

    2018IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Encounters: Music Stories

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Luminous Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    Two-handed casual music rhythm game with cute characters.

    2024IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Muse Dash

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Luminous Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Ratatan

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Luminous Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Luminous Project.

    Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games and side-scrolling action, with online co-op gameplay supporting up to 4 players. An intense battle unfolds with over 100 characters fighting in a massive melee. Let's defeat the enemies together!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Pastel☆Parade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Luminous Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    Pastel☆Parade is an exhilarating rhythm game with easy controls! Get into the rhythm with cute, poppy music!

    2025ActionIndieCasual15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. ODDADA

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Luminous Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    A tactile music maker with endless freedom to play! Use gadgets, gizmos and funky melodic toys to piece together a hand-crafted music track. Share what you make! Unlock new instruments! ODDADA!

    2024IndieCasual7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Luminous Project at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Luminous Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Luminous Project.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Luminous Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Luminous Project.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Luminous Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Luminous Project.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Luminous Project on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Luminous Project.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Luminous Project on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Luminous Project.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Luminous Project on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Luminous Project.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Luminous Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Luminous Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Luminous Project.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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 Luminous Project.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Luminous Project.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Luminous Project.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Luminous Project.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Luminous Project.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. MOMO Crash

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    This game is a rhythm action game in which the player purifies souls by pinching them with girls' thighs! The player controls the thighs and pinches the flowing souls in rhythm. Let's purify souls by pinching them with thighs in rhythm! Let's Paradise!

    2025IndieCasual12.00 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Muse Dash

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!

    2019ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Pastel☆Parade

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    Pastel☆Parade is an exhilarating rhythm game with easy controls! Get into the rhythm with cute, poppy music!

    2025ActionIndieCasual15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. ODDADA

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Luminous Project.

    A tactile music maker with endless freedom to play! Use gadgets, gizmos and funky melodic toys to piece together a hand-crafted music track. Share what you make! Unlock new instruments! ODDADA!

    2024IndieCasual7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Luminous Project

How much does Luminous Project cost?
Luminous Project is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Luminous Project?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Luminous Project are Notanote, MOMO Crash, URO.
Who developed Luminous Project?
Luminous Project was developed by SENTIMENTUM.

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 Luminous Project.

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