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Games like Hue

If Hue is your kind of game, the closest matches are Catch the dustling, Dutch's Chickens and Thomas Was Alone — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, cozy and relaxing. 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 Hue: Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

2016IndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 79Windows · macOS · Linuxby Fiddlesticks Games
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Beautiful and distinctive art styleManipulate colors to solve puzzlesPerfect difficulty curve for all agesContemplativeCozyRelaxing

Players who liked Hue also play

Steam players who put hours into Hue 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. Catch the dustling

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    Due to an experiment gone wrong, dust creatures from a parallel world have appeared in the laboratory. They pose a threat because of their bad temper and their habit of ignoring certain laws of physics

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dutch's Chickens

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    Explore, discover secrets, gain awesome abilities and use them to find all your lost chickens!

    2023IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Thomas Was Alone

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle platforming and a cozy mood with Hue.

    Third-strongest match for Hue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hue.

    Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

    2012Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Teslagrad Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Iconoclasts

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Hue.

    Ranked #5 for Hue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Teslagrad 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares collectible hunting and a whimsical mood with Hue.

    Ranked #6 for Hue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Seasons after Fall

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Hue.

    Ranked #7 for Hue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Pedestrian

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Hue.

    Ranked #8 for Hue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hue on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hue on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hue on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Hue.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hue on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hue.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hue on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hue.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hue on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hue.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hue on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hue.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hue on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hue.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Hue.

    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. Shares Adventure with Hue.

    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 and Adventure with Hue.

    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 Hue.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Hue.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Teslagrad Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Iconoclasts

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Hue.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Teslagrad 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares collectible hunting and a whimsical mood with Hue.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Seasons after Fall

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Hue.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.

    2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Pedestrian

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Hue.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hue.

    I can see the signs in my sleep now, always guiding me closer. Will this really work? Have we almost achieved the impossible?

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hue

Does Hue run on Steam Deck?
Hue 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 Hue cost?
Hue is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hue?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hue are Catch the dustling, Dutch's Chickens, Thomas Was Alone.
Who developed Hue?
Hue was developed by Fiddlesticks Games and published by Curve 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 Hue.

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