Games like Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny
If Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Spectral Web: Yuurei, Tidespawn and Ink Inside — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny: Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny is a cozy sci-fi top-down adventure inspired by Zelda: Link’s Awakening. Switch between curious kids Lumi and Eetu to explore charming 3D diorama worlds, sneak past guardians, stun them cleverly, and solve creative puzzles. Pure cozy exploration and joy!
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The Spectral Web: Yuurei
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Top pick for Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Explore a giant, shifting Labyrinth and face off against powerful, ancient ghosts in this old-school action game inspired by 8-bit classics!
Tidespawn
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Second-strongest match for Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Dive into a magical underwater world in this pixel art action-adventure RPG. Explore sunken ruins, battle fearsome sea creatures, uncover lost memories, and shape your destiny beneath the tides.
Ink Inside
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Third-strongest match for Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
INK INSIDE is a cozy & chaotic story-driven action RPG from ex-Cartoon Network (+ horror) devs! A unique indie cartoon aesthetic adventure with heart, beat-em-up & ball combat, laughably weird items, crazy deep lore, live action cutscenes, human orchestrated soundtrack, handmade assets, and full VO.
Revenge of the Savage Planet
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Ranked #4 for Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.
Songbringer
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Ranked #5 for Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
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Ranked #6 for Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Curse of the Sea Rats
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Ranked #7 for Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!
Timespinner
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Ranked #8 for Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
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.
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
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.
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Ink Inside
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
INK INSIDE is a cozy & chaotic story-driven action RPG from ex-Cartoon Network (+ horror) devs! A unique indie cartoon aesthetic adventure with heart, beat-em-up & ball combat, laughably weird items, crazy deep lore, live action cutscenes, human orchestrated soundtrack, handmade assets, and full VO.
Revenge of the Savage Planet
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.
Songbringer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Imagine if the original Zelda game was set in a science-fiction galaxy. Explore this open-world, action RPG with roguelike and metroidvania elements. Mighty bosses lurk deep within procedurally-generated dungeons. Wield, vanquish, unearth, collect, craft, progress, trip, adventure.
Timespinner
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny.
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Frequently asked about Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny
- Does Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny are The Spectral Web: Yuurei, Tidespawn, Ink Inside.
- Who developed Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny?
- Starlings and The Spiral of Destiny was developed by Cosmos Games.
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