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Games like Mothkeep

If Mothkeep is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kabuto Park, Wildframe : A Creature Scrapbook and Strange Zoo — 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 Mothkeep: Mothkeep is a short singleplayer moth documenting game where you step into a peaceful nature sanctuary and discover its native moths, one journal entry at a time. ✒️🦋

2026IndieCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Ivette Schmidt
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Players who liked Mothkeep also play

Steam players who put hours into Mothkeep 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. Kabuto Park

    WHY THIS

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

    Enjoy summer in Kabuto Park! Catch the cutest bugs, train them and win the Summer Beetle Battles Championship in this tiny bug collection game! Upgrade your equipment to find rarer, stronger and shinier little friends.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Wildframe : A Creature Scrapbook

    WHY THIS

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

    A cosy wildlife photography game set in a world of fantastic creatures. Observe, wait for the perfect moment, and photograph them all. Fill and customize your scrapbook at your own pace, and complete the collection your grandfather never could.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Strange Zoo

    WHY THIS

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

    Strange Zoo is a game about building an unusual zoo where the animals speak with your voice. Record yourself through your microphone, and alpacas, wolves, and parrots will start repeating your words. Complete quests, place lamps, and lay down blankets to make your animals feel safe and comfortable.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  4. Nanoquarium

    WHY THIS

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

    A whisper-quiet aquarium that lives in the corner of your screen. Collect 200+ real-world fish across tropical, coldwater and reef tanks, breed them for rare strains, run a whole fishroom, and let the tank tick over while you work. No pressure, no fail state — just your fish, drifting.

    IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  5. Captain Contraption’s Safari Park

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mothkeep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Build a safari park where strange animals eat, breed and turn against each other in a living, breathing, ecosystem. Design paths to guide your visitors to the best moments, and unlock weirder creatures to clone with every run.

    StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  6. Usagi Shima: Bunny Island

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mothkeep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Mothkeep.

    Want to build a bunny paradise? Embark on a bunny-filled journey in Usagi Shima, where you transform an abandoned island into a cozy haven for adorable bunnies! Entice fluffy tourists, deck your island with cuteness, and befriend lovable bunnies.

    2026SimulationCasualSteam ↗
  7. Mini Pet

    WHY THIS

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

    Raise, care for, and collect adorable tiny monster pets in a relaxing 2D pet-raising game. Watch them grow through cute evolution stages, unlock new Mini Pets, and complete your gallery.

    IndieCasualSteam ↗
  8. Reefling: A Cozy Desktop Aquarium

    WHY THIS

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

    Reefling is a calm desktop aquarium that sits in the corner of your screen. Feed your fish with a click, earn shells over time, and collect over 150 pixel-art species. Decorate the tank and watch day turn to night. Your fish never starve and you can't lose, so just relax while you work.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual3.59 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Mothkeep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep.

    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 Mothkeep.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Mothkeep

How much does Mothkeep cost?
Mothkeep is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mothkeep?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mothkeep are Kabuto Park, Wildframe : A Creature Scrapbook, Strange Zoo.
Who developed Mothkeep?
Mothkeep was developed by Ivette Schmidt.

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 Mothkeep.

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