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Games like Tidespawn

If Tidespawn is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mystic Seals, Tales of Acilain and The Spectral Web: Yuurei — 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.

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About Tidespawn: 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.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindows · macOS · Linuxby Long Lost
Tidespawn — Steam game cover

Players who liked Tidespawn also play

Steam players who put hours into Tidespawn 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. Mystic Seals

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Tidespawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tidespawn.

    Battle against terrible foes! Collect mystical powerups! Befriend adorably violent pets! Explore the mysterious Unjima Island and its demon-cursed shrines in a brand new twin-stick Rougelite Co-Op featuring Shrine Maiden Shizuka and her companions!

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  2. Tales of Acilain

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Tidespawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    Explore the ruins of Acilain in this dark top-down action RPG. After losing your arm to the Dark Man, harness spectral energy to manifest a phantom limb. Defeat powerful generals, absorb their spirit essence, and solve intricate Zelda-style puzzles to break a 100-year-old blood curse.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Spectral Web: Yuurei

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Tidespawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    Explore a giant, shifting Labyrinth and face off against powerful, ancient ghosts in this old-school action game inspired by 8-bit classics!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Tearscape

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tidespawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Girl from Arkanya

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Tidespawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    The Girl from Arkanya is a top-down treasure hunting RPG, mimicking the style and feel of 2D Zelda games. Explore the jungles of Amazonia as Marisa, alongside her capybara companion!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Shrine's Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tidespawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    Shrine's Legacy is a SNES-era inspired, 16-bit RPG set in the magical world of Ardemia. Follow a pair of heroes as they try to unite the elements of magic, restore the Sword of Shrine, and save the world in both single player and couch/local co-op action.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Moon Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Tidespawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tidespawn.

    Play alone or with friends! A co-op personality test about exploring an ancient, occult world in 5 days. How will you be remembered?

    2016IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNSIGHTED

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Tidespawn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 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. Shares Indie with Tidespawn.

    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 Action and Adventure with Tidespawn.

    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 Tidespawn.

    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 Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    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 Tidespawn.

    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 Tidespawn.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Long Lost

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

  1. Deadly Harvest

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Long Lost, the studio behind Tidespawn. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    Annihilate hordes of wraiths, pumpkins, rats & snakes while defending your farm in Deadly Harvest. Get massive combos in this spooky, casual roguelite, uncovering dark secrets to take on the Headless Horseman!

    2022ActionIndieRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Rhyolite

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Long Lost, the studio behind Tidespawn. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    Rhyolite throws your crew of up to 4 players into a pressure cooker of broken train mechanisms, complex enemy attacks, and an ever-shifting puzzle of resource and attention management as you capture ghosts on a haunted steampunk railway.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cake Studio

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Long Lost, the studio behind Tidespawn.

    Create the cake of your dreams in this cozy cake-decorating sandbox game. No objectives or timers, just relaxing creative bliss!

    SimulationSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Tearscape

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Girl from Arkanya

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    The Girl from Arkanya is a top-down treasure hunting RPG, mimicking the style and feel of 2D Zelda games. Explore the jungles of Amazonia as Marisa, alongside her capybara companion!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Shrine's Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    Shrine's Legacy is a SNES-era inspired, 16-bit RPG set in the magical world of Ardemia. Follow a pair of heroes as they try to unite the elements of magic, restore the Sword of Shrine, and save the world in both single player and couch/local co-op action.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. UNSIGHTED

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Tidespawn.

    EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Tidespawn

Does Tidespawn have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Tidespawn 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 Tidespawn?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tidespawn are Mystic Seals, Tales of Acilain, The Spectral Web: Yuurei.
Who developed Tidespawn?
Tidespawn was developed by Long Lost.

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 Tidespawn.

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