Games like Tidal Life
If Tidal Life is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chicken Frontier, Kalit and Deep Crafter — 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 Tidal Life: Tidal Life is a first person open world exploration game. On this vast and boundless island, you must survive through diving, fishing, and beachcombing. Use the resources you gather to upgrade your equipment, complete the illustrated guide, enrich your island. collect or defeat them all !
Players who liked Tidal Life also play
Steam players who put hours into Tidal Life 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.
Chicken Frontier
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Top pick for Tidal Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tidal Life.
You just quit your 9-5 job, and now your grandma tells you to forget about it and become a chicken farmer? In this sunbaked world, countless wild chickens are at large; catch them and start your journey of becoming the ultimate chicken farmer.
Kalit
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Tidal Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tidal Life.
A unique survival adventure, animated in a 1930s rubber hose style! Fight to survive: capture creatures, farm, mine, and craft everything you need: from gear and vehicles to your base. Explore strange lands and an underwater world of shipwrecks, dangers, and hidden wonders.
Deep Crafter
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Tidal Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tidal Life.
Build a self-sustaining industrial empire in the deep sea of an ocean-covered alien world. Explore procedurally generated waters, automate resource production, and turn alien life into renewable industrial output through advanced bio-cultivation systems.
Aqua Pals
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Tidal Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tidal Life.
Dive into the mesmerizing world of aquariums with Aqua Pals, the immersive fish tycoon game where you create your own underwater haven. Transform simple tanks into a thriving aquatic paradise where charming fish flourish. Buy or breed happy fish to compete in dazzling fish pageants for prizes!
Orion Blue
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Tidal Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tidal Life.
Orion Blue is a cozy fishing adventure set on a beautiful alien planet. Catch fish, gather resources, and build relationships with the locals. Play actively, or relax and let the game progress with Idle Mode.
FISHERY
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Tidal Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tidal Life.
Fishery is a stylized aquarium simulation game. Harness your creativity to build and maintain beautiful aquatic habitats. Then relax and watch your beautiful fish enjoy their home.
GRAV Fishing
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Tidal Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tidal Life.
A relaxing fishing adventure where the fish have floated into space. Explore Aquaria, rescue floating sea life with your gravity rod, and restore the planet’s lost ecosystem.
Away From Life
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Ranked #8 for Tidal Life fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tidal Life.
You survived a helicopter crash; going home is your top priority. Live as a castaway - survive the dangers of the islands by using your environment to find food, build shelter, craft tools to extend your stay, explore the secrets of the islands and their surrounding waters, and carve your way home.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Tidal Life.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Tidal Life.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tidal Life.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tidal Life.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tidal Life.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Tidal Life.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Tidal Life.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tidal Life.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Game Star
Other recommendable Steam games by Game Star, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
miniBONG
WHY THIS
Another title from Game Star, the studio behind Tidal Life. Shares Indie and Casual with Tidal Life.
"miniBONG" is a lightweight rogue-like game that focuses on dress-up DIY and idle gameplay, while incorporating elements of combat, character development, and strategy.. You can feel the charm of dressing up and fighting at the same time.
Flash Doll
WHY THIS
Another title from Game Star, the studio behind Tidal Life. Shares Action and Indie with Tidal Life.
Physics engine-powered trendy toy figures, automatic battles, customizable moves, bring your friends and fight crickets together online!
NiuMa
WHY THIS
Another title from Game Star, the studio behind Tidal Life. Shares Action and Indie with Tidal Life.
A party game that supports online multiplayer for up to 8 players, where you can also create mods together. It features asymmetric gameplay with cute animals and the beloved platforming fun.
Frequently asked about Tidal Life
- What games are most similar to Tidal Life?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tidal Life are Chicken Frontier, Kalit, Deep Crafter.
- Who developed Tidal Life?
- Tidal Life was developed by Game Star.
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 Tidal Life.
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