Games like Mothkeep
Below are 19 hand-picked alternatives to Mothkeep for fans of indie, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Mothkeep also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Mothkeep: Mothkeep is a singleplayer moth documenting game where you step into a peaceful nature sanctuary and discover its native moths, one journal entry at a time. ✒️🦋
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Wildframe : A Creature Scrapbook
Top pick 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.
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Kabuto Park
Second-strongest match 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.
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Lured In
Third-strongest match for Mothkeep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mothkeep.
Run your own cozy aquarium! Travel to different places to catch all types of fish. Bring them back for idle profits, or sell them for instant cash. Unlock research for new upgrades, and ascend for powerful bonuses. Customize your character and tanks, and make your aquarium your own!
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A Little to the Left
Ranked #4 for Mothkeep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mothkeep.
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
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100 Cats Singapore
Ranked #5 for Mothkeep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mothkeep.
Find 100 Cats hidden in Singapore! Can you find them all? 😺
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Tiny Bookshop
Ranked #6 for Mothkeep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mothkeep.
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
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My Little Spider
Ranked #7 for Mothkeep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mothkeep.
Adopt a cute pet spider that lives anywhere on your desktop! Team up to discover unique bugs, decorate their web, and unlock adorable spider hats as you work or relax.
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Travellin Cats Around the World
Ranked #8 for Mothkeep fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mothkeep.
Find 2000 cats hidden in 20 iconic locations such as Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul or Tokyo in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator! Can you find them all?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mothkeep.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mothkeep.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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.
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The Looker
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mothkeep.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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A Little to the Left
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Mothkeep.
A Little to the Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos. Check out this playful and intuitive puzzler with 100+ satisfying messes to tidy.
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Tiny Bookshop
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Mothkeep.
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
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Travellin Cats Around the World
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Mothkeep.
Find 2000 cats hidden in 20 iconic locations such as Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul or Tokyo in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator! Can you find them all?
Frequently asked about Mothkeep
- What games are most similar to Mothkeep?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mothkeep are Wildframe : A Creature Scrapbook, Kabuto Park, Lured In.
- 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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