Games like Kotama and Academy Citadel
If Kotama and Academy Citadel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Glimmer in Mirror, Sonzai and Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, competitive 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 Kotama and Academy Citadel: In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Players who liked Kotama and Academy Citadel also play
Steam players who put hours into Kotama and Academy Citadel 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.
Glimmer in Mirror
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Top pick for Kotama and Academy Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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.
Sonzai
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Kotama and Academy Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
SONZAI is a story-rich, social link based RPG with combo character action & JRPG elements. The town of Kumotoshi holds secrets. A new life, new people, new spirits. What are the threads that bind people together? What is the nature of magic? All presented in a beautiful, completely hand-drawn style.
Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
WHY THIS
Shares metroidvania exploration with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Third-strongest match for Kotama and Academy Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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.
Afterimage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Ranked #4 for Kotama and Academy Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Ranked #5 for Kotama and Academy Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
~Azur Ring~virgin and slave's phylacteries
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Ranked #6 for Kotama and Academy Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
New Metroidvania + RPG adventure game. Legendary gear! Unique set, a large number of magical equipment to provide you with unlimited possibilities to equip build. Gorgeous and fluent act combo system, give you the operating space to challenge the limit!
Maid of Salvation
WHY THIS
Shares metroidvania exploration, boss fights and atmospheric with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Ranked #7 for Kotama and Academy Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat. Master your own fighting style with a variety of swords and firearms, and explore a dark world full of secrets.
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Ranked #8 for Kotama and Academy Citadel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Join the genius alchemist Noah and her cat companion Zipper as they explore ancient ruins to uncover the secrets hidden within! Create unique teams and combos from 40+ recruitable allies in this casual but compelling game!
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Sonic Generations Collection
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Kotama and Academy Citadel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!
Sonic CD
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Reviewers of Kotama and Academy Citadel cross-mention this title as a similar play.
It’s time to usher the past into the future in this enhanced recreation of Sonic CD! Sonic travels to the distant shores of Never Lake for the once-a-year appearance of Little Planet - a mysterious world where past, present, and future collide through the power of the Time Stones that lie hidden within it.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Reviewers of Kotama and Academy Citadel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Reviewers of Kotama and Academy Citadel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kotama and Academy Citadel at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Kotama and Academy Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Kotama and Academy Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Kotama and Academy Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Kotama and Academy Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Kotama and Academy Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Kotama and Academy Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Kotama and Academy Citadel on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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 Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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.
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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.
Glimmer in Mirror
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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.
Afterimage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Maid of Salvation
WHY THIS
Shares metroidvania exploration, boss fights and atmospheric with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Kotama and Academy Citadel.
The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat. Master your own fighting style with a variety of swords and firearms, and explore a dark world full of secrets.
Frequently asked about Kotama and Academy Citadel
- Is Kotama and Academy Citadel verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Kotama and Academy Citadel is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Kotama and Academy Citadel cost?
- Kotama and Academy Citadel is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Kotama and Academy Citadel?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kotama and Academy Citadel are Glimmer in Mirror, Sonzai, Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune.
- Who developed Kotama and Academy Citadel?
- Kotama and Academy Citadel was developed by Atomstring Games and published by 2P Games.
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 Kotama and Academy Citadel.
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