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Games like Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon

If Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tobari 2: Dream Ocean, Wings of Vi and Taimumari: Definitive Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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.

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About Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon: It's a platformer about magic and whacking things! What does that mean? It means you go around whacking enemies with your staff to get their magic! But ultimately, all you need to do is make it to the goal!

2015IndieAdventure9.99 USDWindows · Linuxby desunoya
Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon — Steam game cover
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Ability switching adds depth to platformingAnime style visuals and musicChallenging but fair difficulty curveAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon also play

Steam players who put hours into Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon 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. Tobari 2: Dream Ocean

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle platforming and an atmospheric mood with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Top pick for Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Tobari is back in the latest action platformer from indie developer, desunoya. Use that staff and smack around your enemies for their magic as you traverse the Dream Ocean. Seek out the mysterious voice that calls to you from beyond the sea as you journey with Tobari into this unknown new world.

    2020ActionIndieCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Wings of Vi

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Second-strongest match for Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which the player controls the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh’oul after he is freed from captivity. While inspired by masochistic retro platformers, Wings of Vi aims to cut out arbitrary difficulty in favor of skill based gameplay.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Taimumari: Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Retro-style platform game in keeping with the best traditions of games of our childhood! Take control of the Himari, the young female wizard travelling across various ages to settle the balance in time across the whole world!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Freedom Planet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

    2014ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Ranked #5 for Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Rosenkreuzstilette

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Ranked #6 for Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Celeste

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Ranked #7 for Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Xenon Valkyrie

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Ranked #8 for Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Xenon Valkyrie is a rogue-like with many RPG elements in which you will have to get to the deepest part of a moon and finish the plans of a wicked witch. You will be able to get many weapons randomly as you fight in a world that is created every time you play.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 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 Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from desunoya

Other recommendable Steam games by desunoya, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Reverse x Reverse

    WHY THIS

    Another title from desunoya, the studio behind Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Reverse x Reverse is the latest game from Desunoya, creator of Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon. This game is a cute & quirky challenging puzzle platformer, where you control two girls, Code and Rithm, as they traverse a virtual world and complete 81 brain-bending levels.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Trapper Knight, Sharpshooter Princess

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Another title from desunoya, the studio behind Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    This is Granfesta Kingdom. A land near the sea, with rich foreign trade. On account of its location and magnanimous, festival-loving King, it's a peaceful place where many races coexist. Our story begins with the capital of Granfesta... ...off in the background, in the rural town of Country Ceremo.

    2017StrategyRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Tobari 2: Dream Ocean

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle platforming and an atmospheric mood with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Another title from desunoya, the studio behind Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Tobari is back in the latest action platformer from indie developer, desunoya. Use that staff and smack around your enemies for their magic as you traverse the Dream Ocean. Seek out the mysterious voice that calls to you from beyond the sea as you journey with Tobari into this unknown new world.

    2020ActionIndieCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Tobari 2: Nightmare

    WHY THIS

    Another title from desunoya, the studio behind Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Just when you thought it was safe to spend a day at the beach, desunoya is back with Tobari 2: Nightmare! This is a game that CANNOT be recommended to any normal gamer. But if you are looking for a challenge then this nightmare is waiting for you...!

    2021ActionIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Lys and Ruka's Magical Bag

    WHY THIS

    Another title from desunoya, the studio behind Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    Something strange is afoot as a mysterious dungeon appears outside the town of Litos. Gather weapons and items to fight the enemies before and get out of sticky situations in this fast-paced action RPG from desunoya!

    2022ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. LOOP LOOP ROOM

    WHY THIS

    Another title from desunoya, the studio behind Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    This is a simple puzzle platformer game filled with a variety of gimmicks. There is no story! Do your best and gobble up the stars in each stage♪

    2023ActionIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. SUPER ALICE DOLLS

    WHY THIS

    Another title from desunoya, the studio behind Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    『SUPER ALICE DOLLS!』 is a 2D platform action game , Touhou Project fan game, crafted with the adorable essence of Alice is Cute! Alice will use the abilities of various dolls to conquer the level.

    2024ActionIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. 魔棒少女みらくるくるん -Magical stick girl Miracle Kurun-

    WHY THIS

    Another title from desunoya, the studio behind Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon. Shares Indie with Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon.

    That magical girl has abandoned her costume and become a stick!!! This is an STG where the spinning stick is your ship. It can turn and attack in all directions! The strongest!  But because it's a stick, you have to work hard to avoid bullets and walls! Defective!

    2024ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon

How much does Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon cost?
Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon are Tobari 2: Dream Ocean, Wings of Vi, Taimumari: Definitive Edition.
Who developed Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon?
Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon was developed by desunoya and published by Sekai Project.

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