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Games like P·O·L·L·E·N

If P·O·L·L·E·N is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Solus Project, ADR1FT and Time Machine VR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. 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 P·O·L·L·E·N: P·O·L·L·E·N is an atmospheric, suspenseful and highly interactive first person sci-fi exploration game set on Saturn’s moon Titan. Delve into the richly detailed Station M, and try everything you can get your hands on to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the moon’s crust.

2016IndieAdventure9.99 USDWindowsby Mindfield Games
P·O·L·L·E·N — Steam game cover
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Audio logs and notes reveal deep storytellingInvestigation feels realistic and unguidedPuzzles can be solved in multiple waysAtmosphericContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked P·O·L·L·E·N also play

Steam players who put hours into P·O·L·L·E·N 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. The Solus Project

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Top pick for P·O·L·L·E·N fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ADR1FT

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Second-strongest match for P·O·L·L·E·N fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    ADR1FT is the story of an astronaut who wakes up floating silently in space amongst the debris of destroyed space station…the only survivor of a catastrophic event, left with no memory, a critically damaged EVA suit leaking oxygen and no way home.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Time Machine VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Third-strongest match for P·O·L·L·E·N fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    You are a time traveller tasked with exploring the Jurassic era and the creatures that once ruled the prehistoric oceans. Use an array of advanced tech tools to track, examine, and discover the scientific secrets of mosasaurs, livyatans, and megalodons, among others!

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Isle of Pan

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Ranked #4 for P·O·L·L·E·N fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Photograph strange creatures and open portals to surreal realms in this photography adventure. Isle of Pan is an alternative perceptual experience that recreates the joy of instant photography in the form of a supernatural walking sim.

    2023IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fractal Fly

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Ranked #5 for P·O·L·L·E·N fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Explore imaginary landscapes, like you're flying in another world. Observe and dive into those chaotic shapes all around you. And even transform them! You're totally free to move where you want, you will discover a tremendous variety of shapes and colors!

    2022AdventureFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Ranked #6 for P·O·L·L·E·N fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Hyperbolica

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Ranked #7 for P·O·L·L·E·N fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Hyperbolica is a whimsical Non-Euclidean adventure with mind-bending worlds full of games, puzzles, mazes, and secrets! Immerse yourself in reality-warping geometries where lines can never be parallel, horizons are curved, and space grows exponentially.

    2022IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. InMind VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Ranked #8 for P·O·L·L·E·N fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    InMind is a short scientific adventure with arcade elements designed for the Oculus VR. Submerge into the microworld and experience the miracles of the human mind.

    2015ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to P·O·L·L·E·N

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Reviewers of P·O·L·L·E·N cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mass Effect (2007)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Reviewers of P·O·L·L·E·N cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

    2008ActionRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. A Space Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of P·O·L·L·E·N cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    This is a VR game, you can travel the solar system through your VR devices in this game, round trip the Sun,venus,mercury,earth,moon,mars,Saturn,Jupiter,Uranus,Feel the shock of the universe。

    2022SimulationCasualEarly Access3.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below P·O·L·L·E·N at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under P·O·L·L·E·N on Steam right now. Shares Indie with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    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 P·O·L·L·E·N on Steam right now. Shares Indie with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    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 P·O·L·L·E·N on Steam right now. Shares Indie with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    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 P·O·L·L·E·N on Steam right now. Shares Indie with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    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 P·O·L·L·E·N on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    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 P·O·L·L·E·N on Steam right now. Shares Indie with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    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 P·O·L·L·E·N on Steam right now. Shares Indie with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    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 P·O·L·L·E·N on Steam right now. Shares Indie with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    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 ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 P·O·L·L·E·N.

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with P·O·L·L·E·N.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with P·O·L·L·E·N.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about P·O·L·L·E·N

How much does P·O·L·L·E·N cost?
P·O·L·L·E·N is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to P·O·L·L·E·N?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside P·O·L·L·E·N are The Solus Project, ADR1FT, Time Machine VR.
Who developed P·O·L·L·E·N?
P·O·L·L·E·N was developed by Mindfield 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 P·O·L·L·E·N.

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