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Games like Lost Horizon

If Lost Horizon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lost Horizon 2, The Dark Eye: Memoria and The Next BIG Thing — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fast forward through dialogue, globetrotting exotic locations 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 Lost Horizon: 1936: Soldiers of the Third Reich roam the world seeking occult weapons for their insane plans of conquest. When Fenton Paddock, a former British soldier and hapless smuggler, is asked to look for his friend Richard, who went missing in Tibet, he has no idea that this search will lead him across three continents to a secret that could...

2010Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 77Windowsby Animation Arts
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Players who liked Lost Horizon also play

Steam players who put hours into Lost Horizon 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. Lost Horizon 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares hotspot highlighting, inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Top pick for Lost Horizon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    In the shadow of the Cold War, Fenton Paddock is facing the hardest fight of his life. While the tensions between the superpowers threaten to tear the world apart, the British soldier has to save his family that has been caught by powerful enemies.

    2015Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Dark Eye: Memoria

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Second-strongest match for Lost Horizon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    In Memoria, players travel through different time periods, following two distinct protagonists: Sadja, a southern princess who wants to be a war hero, and Geron, a bird catcher who wants to lift a curse from his girlfriend.

    2013IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Next BIG Thing

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Third-strongest match for Lost Horizon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    The Next Big Thing is a great adventure game in high definition, loaded with laughs, tributes, mysteries and wacky puzzles!

    2011Adventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. A Vampyre Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares dialogue skipping and an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Ranked #4 for Lost Horizon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Help Mona De Lafitte escape from Baron Shrowdy von Kiefer and return to Paris!

    2014Adventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. A New Beginning - Final Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Ranked #5 for Lost Horizon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    A New Beginning is a cinematic adventure-thriller done graphic novel-style.

    2012IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Armikrog

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Ranked #6 for Lost Horizon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood. Unravel the mysteries of the fortress that holds Tommynaut and his blind alien talking dog Beak-Beak captive through exploration and puzzle solving!

    2015IndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Roottrees are Dead

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Ranked #7 for Lost Horizon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.

    2025Adventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Resonance

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Ranked #8 for Lost Horizon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.

    2012IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Lost Horizon

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. Secret Files: Tunguska

    WHY THIS

    Shares hotspot highlighting, inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Reviewers of Lost Horizon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time! On the 30th June 1908 an explosion with the combined energy of 2000 Hiroshima bombs rocked the region of Tunguska in Central Siberia and felled over 6,000 square km of trees. The explosion could be heard from as far as 1,000km away.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Syberia

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Reviewers of Lost Horizon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

    2011AdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Reviewers of Lost Horizon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    The Man With The Hat Is Back In His Greatest Adventure Yet! 1939 - The eve of World War II. Nazi agents are about to get their hands on a weapon more dangerous than the atom bomb. Only Indy can stop them before they unleash the deadly secret that sank Atlantis.

    2009Adventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Broken Sword: Director's Cut (2009)

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Reviewers of Lost Horizon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    One of the all-time classic adventures, multi award winning "Broken Sword: Director's Cut" pitches sassy journalist Nico Collard, and intrepid American George Stobbart into a mysterious journey of intrigue and jeopardy.

    2010AdventureDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Lost Horizon 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares hotspot highlighting, inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Reviewers of Lost Horizon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    In the shadow of the Cold War, Fenton Paddock is facing the hardest fight of his life. While the tensions between the superpowers threaten to tear the world apart, the British soldier has to save his family that has been caught by powerful enemies.

    2015Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Raiders Of The Lost Island

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Lost Horizon.

    Reviewers of Lost Horizon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Raiders of the Lost Island is a LOCAL co-op party game where up to 4 players compete in looting treasures from a sinking island, while building a boat to survive the final wave.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Lost Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    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. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Lost Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Lost Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    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 ↗
  4. LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lost Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!

    2009Adventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Room

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lost Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.

    2014IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under Lost Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    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 ↗
  7. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Lost Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    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 ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Lost Horizon on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 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.

    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 Lost Horizon.

    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 Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Animation Arts

Other recommendable Steam games by Animation Arts, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Secret Files: Tunguska

    WHY THIS

    Shares hotspot highlighting, inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Lost Horizon. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our time! On the 30th June 1908 an explosion with the combined energy of 2000 Hiroshima bombs rocked the region of Tunguska in Central Siberia and felled over 6,000 square km of trees. The explosion could be heard from as far as 1,000km away.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Monolith

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Lost Horizon. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Lost Horizon. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    The sequel to the award winning adventure hit Secret Files Tunguska. Famine in Africa, floods in Southeast Asia, economic crisis in Europe, and civil wars in South America, the world is on the brink of disaster.

    2009Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Secret Files: Sam Peters

    WHY THIS

    Shares hotspot highlighting, inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Lost Horizon. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, the Loch Ness Monster - cryptozoologists are trying to track these creatures down and research them. One also appears in the legends of the Ashanti people in Ghana. These tell of human-like creatures that lurk in the trees at night and take their victims off to their caves to suck their blood: the...

    2013Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Secret Files 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Lost Horizon. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    The bestselling Secret Files franchise celebrates its return! The dream couple Max and Nina have announced their forthcoming wedding.

    2012Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Preston Sterling

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Lost Horizon. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Preston Sterling and the Legend of Excalibur is the first episode of an adventure series that will transport you into the world of English myths and legends. Tackle tricky puzzles and enjoy an exciting story, lovable characters and stunning scenes and locations!

    2016IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Gabby's Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Lost Horizon. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Embark on a journey through the fantastical world of Larion in this action-adventure inspired by timeless classics of the genre. Solve clever puzzles, overcome perilous dungeons, and unlock new abilities — while discovering that imagination is not a weakness, but a force that can change everything.

    2027ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Secret Files: Tunguska - Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Animation Arts, the studio behind Lost Horizon. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    The award-winning adventure classic returns as a remaster with modernized visuals and updated technology. Join Nina and Max on a globe-spanning investigation filled with puzzles, conspiracies, and danger – and uncover the secret of Tunguska that changes everything!

    2026AdventureSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Lost Horizon 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares hotspot highlighting, inventory combination and an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    In the shadow of the Cold War, Fenton Paddock is facing the hardest fight of his life. While the tensions between the superpowers threaten to tear the world apart, the British soldier has to save his family that has been caught by powerful enemies.

    2015Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. A Vampyre Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares dialogue skipping and an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    Help Mona De Lafitte escape from Baron Shrowdy von Kiefer and return to Paris!

    2014Adventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Resonance

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Lost Horizon.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Lost Horizon.

    When a brilliant particle physicist dies unexpectedly, the race is on to secure his terrible new technology before it falls into the wrong hands. The lives of four playable characters become entangled as they fight against the clock to find the dead scientist’s secret vault.

    2012IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lost Horizon

Does Lost Horizon run on Steam Deck?
Lost Horizon 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 Lost Horizon cost?
Lost Horizon is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lost Horizon?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lost Horizon are Lost Horizon 2, The Dark Eye: Memoria, The Next BIG Thing.
Who developed Lost Horizon?
Lost Horizon was developed by Animation Arts and published by Ravenscourt.

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 Lost Horizon.

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