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Games like Hocus Focus

If Hocus Focus is your kind of game, the closest matches are My Slimadatchi, Planetiny and Spirit City: Lofi Sessions — 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 Hocus Focus: A cozy gamified focus tool to help you work, study, or relax to soothing tunes. Customize your space and summon your focus with productivity tools. You’re a student in a magic university - control time and weather, unlock new locations, collect cute Mitzkins, and level up in-game and in real life!

2026CasualWindows · Linuxby Stuck In Attic
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Steam players who put hours into Hocus Focus 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. My Slimadatchi

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hocus Focus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    A cozy desktop companion idle game where you care for your adorable slime as it plays, enjoys treats, listens to music, fishes, and more. Earn slime points to unlock new toys, customize your Slimadatchi shell, and dress up your slime to create a companion that's truly your own!

    2026SimulationCasualSteam ↗
  2. Planetiny

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hocus Focus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    Planetiny is an idle incremental game with Desktop Mode for work or study. Discover planets, collect Tinies, upgrade worlds, and replace inefficient inhabitants to grow your galaxy. Adapt it to your mood with chill or lofi music and customizable ambient sound.

    IndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Spirit City: Lofi Sessions

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hocus Focus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Merry Fairy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hocus Focus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    The Merry Fairy is a scrapbook journal simulator set in a fairytale environment. Discover your inner magic by journaling and decorating in Fairy's enchanted cottage, always peaceful, safe and abundant. Choose the weather, light some candles, put on some Fairy music and let your creativity flow.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Poua! – Your Pomodoro Buddy & Minimal Desktop Timer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hocus Focus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    Trying to focus but got distracted again today? What if a Pomodoro timer was watching you? You'd probably concentrate much better.

    2025Casual3.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Ithya: Magic Studies

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hocus Focus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    Ithya: Magic Study is a cozy background app combined with productivity tools. Customize your room and relax with lofi or fantasy playlists in beautiful, hand-drawn environments. Perfect for a focused or creative session in a magical world.

    2025Casual10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Moonberry Clock: Idle Pet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hocus Focus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    Watch the clock and your idle pet passively gain money to unlock clothes, toys, and fun accessories. Either customize your pet yourself, or schedule them to change looks on their own.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  8. Radio Heart: Lofi Hours

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hocus Focus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    Radio Heart: Lofi Hours is a cozy interactive focus companion where Suzume works alongside you in real time. Customize your space, music, and atmosphere while she studies beside you. Stay present, build habits, and share quiet moments between sessions.

    AdventureCasualSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Hocus Focus.

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hocus Focus

What games are most similar to Hocus Focus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hocus Focus are My Slimadatchi, Planetiny, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions.
Who developed Hocus Focus?
Hocus Focus was developed by Stuck In Attic.

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 Hocus Focus.

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