Games like Vivi and the Magical Island
If Vivi and the Magical Island is your kind of game, the closest matches are 东方十昊狱 ～ Hella Dazzling Hell!!, Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune and Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land — 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 Vivi and the Magical Island: Battle through action-packed stages as brave Vivi and stealthy Alps in this side-scrolling adventure!
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东方十昊狱 ～ Hella Dazzling Hell!!
WHY THIS
Top pick for Vivi and the Magical Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vivi and the Magical Island.
龙皇社东方同人作品第三作LH03-东方十昊狱！ 本游戏是一款2D横板的东方project二次同人动作RPG游戏，拥有宏大的叙事和独具特色的武器合成/组装系统，玩家将扮演救灾小队穿行于幻想乡各处，探索隐藏的秘宝并调查异变的成因。
Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Vivi and the Magical Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vivi and the Magical Island.
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Vivi and the Magical Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Vivi and the Magical Island.
"Atelier Yumia" is a story about “memory”. Explore the field to gather materials and synthesis items. The items you create can be key to advancing the story and can also be used in battles and exploration. Additionally, you can create your own base with “Building" in the field.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
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Ranked #4 for Vivi and the Magical Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Vivi and the Magical Island.
A grand adventure in the skies awaits! Form a party of four from a diverse roster of skyfarers and slash—or shoot or hex—your way to victory against treacherous foes in this action RPG. Take on quests solo or with the help of others in up to 4-player co-op play!
Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters
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Ranked #5 for Vivi and the Magical Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vivi and the Magical Island.
A whimsical Action-RPG brought to you from the creators of the renowned Recettear ~ An Item Shop's Tale. Purchase before August 5th and save!
DragonSword : Awakening
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Ranked #6 for Vivi and the Magical Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Vivi and the Magical Island.
Explore the anime-style open world of the Continent of Orbis, brought to life with Unreal Engine 5! Recruit unique companions, unleash spectacular Status Ailment tag-team action, and embark on an epic journey to save the world from the threat of a Dragon reawakened after 60 years.
Glimmer in Mirror
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Ranked #7 for Vivi and the Magical Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Vivi and the Magical Island.
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
Ys Origin
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Ranked #8 for Vivi and the Magical Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Vivi and the Magical Island.
The perfect mix of action, exploration and story with screen-filling bosses, unique platforming elements, and innovative puzzles.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vivi and the Magical Island.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vivi and the Magical Island.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vivi and the Magical Island.
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.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Vivi and the Magical Island.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Vivi and the Magical Island.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Vivi and the Magical Island.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Frequently asked about Vivi and the Magical Island
- What games are most similar to Vivi and the Magical Island?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vivi and the Magical Island are 东方十昊狱 ～ Hella Dazzling Hell!!, Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land.
- Who developed Vivi and the Magical Island?
- Vivi and the Magical Island was developed by xrabbit and published by Co-FUN Games, Shiravune.
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 Vivi and the Magical Island.
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