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Games like Toby: The Secret Mine

If Toby: The Secret Mine is your kind of game, the closest matches are Albert and Otto, LIMBO and Airhead — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmosphere drives the experience, minimalist storytelling invites interpretation and atmospheric. 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 Toby: The Secret Mine: A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

2015IndieAdventure9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Lukas Navratil
Toby: The Secret Mine — Steam game cover
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Atmosphere drives the experienceColor rich environments refresh visualsMinimalist storytelling invites interpretationAtmosphericChallengingMysterious

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Steam players who put hours into Toby: The Secret Mine 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. Albert and Otto

    WHY THIS

    Shares precision platforming and an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Top pick for Toby: The Secret Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Created by solo developer Nikola Kostic - Traverse a haunting world set in 1939 Germany in search of a mysterious girl with rabbit ears. Utilize a little bunny in creative ways to solve puzzles. Levitate sheep, use them as torches or wolf bait and make your way through a dangerous land.

    2015Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Second-strongest match for Toby: The Secret Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Airhead

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Third-strongest match for Toby: The Secret Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares silhouette art style and an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Ranked #4 for Toby: The Secret Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Monochroma

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Ranked #5 for Toby: The Secret Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Pinstripe

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Ranked #6 for Toby: The Secret Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Stela

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Ranked #7 for Toby: The Secret Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.

    2020IndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Sleeping Valley

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Toby: The Secret Mine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Sleeping Valley - a new arcade platformer game In Sleeping Valley you only have one life to live and it's your job to see how far you can take this cute character on his brutally hard journey.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Toby: The Secret Mine

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. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Reviewers of Toby: The Secret Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Neighbours from Hell Compilation

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Toby: The Secret Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    INTRODUCING THE GAME OF NEIGHBOURHOOD NASTINESS AND COMMUNITY COMMOTION! Living next door to you is a real Neighbour From Hell and it's now time to have your revenge! This compilation includes the original Neighbours From Hell and it's sequel Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation.

    2013AdventureCasualDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. INSIDE

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Reviewers of Toby: The Secret Mine cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Toby: The Secret Mine at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Toby: The Secret Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 Toby: The Secret Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 Toby: The Secret Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 Toby: The Secret Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 Toby: The Secret Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 Toby: The Secret Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 Toby: The Secret Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 Toby: The Secret Mine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Toby: The Secret Mine.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Toby: The Secret Mine.

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Airhead

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares silhouette art style and an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Pinstripe

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Stela

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Toby: The Secret Mine.

    Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.

    2020IndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Toby: The Secret Mine

How much does Toby: The Secret Mine cost?
Toby: The Secret Mine is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Toby: The Secret Mine?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Toby: The Secret Mine are Albert and Otto, LIMBO, Airhead.
Who developed Toby: The Secret Mine?
Toby: The Secret Mine was developed by Lukas Navratil.

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 Toby: The Secret Mine.

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