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Games like Mary-san

If Mary-san is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nocto And The Ray Of Light, EDEN’S FRONTIER™ and Hidden Tavern Top-Down 3D — 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 Mary-san: She's back. Become a cute French doll and explore alleyways and houses. Recover your lost body parts to unlock new paths. An action-adventure game where you must recover every missing piece of your body.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindows · macOSby sewohayami
Mary-san — Steam game cover

Players who liked Mary-san also play

Steam players who put hours into Mary-san 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. Nocto And The Ray Of Light

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mary-san fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mary-san.

    Soar through magical realms in a colourful 3D platforming adventure inspired by classics. Play solo as Nocto or team up in local split-screen co-op as Nocto and Bea to explore, collect relics, battle enemies, and restore the lost light.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure8.39 USDSteam ↗
  2. EDEN’S FRONTIER™

    WHY THIS

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

    EDEN’S FRONTIER is an Action RPG inspired by works from the 90s and 2000s. Pixel art + 3D environments, deep narrative, dynamic combat, and exploration, all set in the same universe as its manga! In the first demo, you are a young Bluveil, beginning an epic journey of discovery.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Hidden Tavern Top-Down 3D

    WHY THIS

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

    Find the objects that are hidden on the map.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie199.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. SUIKAWA LEAD

    WHY THIS

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

    The controller is your voice! An action RPG that can only be controlled with a microphone! Now, use your words to control the "Splitter" and split the watermelon to become the legendary "Guide"! SUIKAWA LEAD is a game that utilizes a voice recognition system.

    2025ActionIndieRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Supraland

    WHY THIS

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

    Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Ary and the Secret of Seasons

    WHY THIS

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

    Take control of the seasons and use them to solve puzzles, defeat enemies, and discover the beautiful world of Valdi in this award-winning indie adventure.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Girl from Arkanya

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mary-san fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mary-san.

    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 ↗
  8. Shattered Divinities

    WHY THIS

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

    Begin your adventure in Shattered Divinities to reveal the truth! Traverse the land where deities have perished, explore abandoned divine realms, battle mutated monsters, gather divine power to awaken your strength, and unveil the truth behind the deities’ fall.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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. Shares Action and Adventure with Mary-san.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. 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 Mary-san.

    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 ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from sewohayami

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

  1. SEKISAI puzzle action

    WHY THIS

    Another title from sewohayami, the studio behind Mary-san. Shares Action and Indie with Mary-san.

    Side-scrolling puzzle action game

    2023ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. 100animalease

    WHY THIS

    Another title from sewohayami, the studio behind Mary-san. Shares Action and Indie with Mary-san.

    An action-adventure game where you work together with a total of 100 animals to escape from a mysterious facility.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ichima-san

    WHY THIS

    Another title from sewohayami, the studio behind Mary-san. Shares Action and Indie with Mary-san.

    A stealth action adventure in which you play as a Japanese traditional doll and explore the house without anyone finding you.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. MOTTAINAI GHOST

    WHY THIS

    Another title from sewohayami, the studio behind Mary-san. Shares Action and Indie with Mary-san.

    Don't allow food waste! A horror-flavored, exploration-based gluttonous adventure game where you aim to escape the apartment while running from the MOTTAINAI GHOST!

    2025ActionIndie8.15 USDSteam ↗
  5. Beat Tokyo with Jimotoism

    WHY THIS

    Another title from sewohayami, the studio behind Mary-san. Shares Action and Indie with Mary-san.

    The citizens led by Saitama rise up in rebellion! The epic battle to defeat Tokyo begins now! Get hooked on the unique, wobbly limb controls! Dash through 3D-rendered "hometown (jimoto: your local roots)" worlds in this innovative platformer like no other!

    2026ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mary-san

Does Mary-san have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Mary-san supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Mary-san?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mary-san are Nocto And The Ray Of Light, EDEN’S FRONTIER™, Hidden Tavern Top-Down 3D.
Who developed Mary-san?
Mary-san was developed by sewohayami.

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 Mary-san.

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