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The closest matches to CALENDULA: Nevermind, Pony Island, Layers of Fear 2 (2019), Kairo, and Bulb Boy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
Rank 03- $1.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Blooming Buds Studio
- Price: $6.99checked Oct 17
- 68% of 194 reviews
- Genres: Indie
- Metacritic 67
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Blurs the boundary between player and system
- Game plays you instead of you playing it
- Menus and settings become the primary puzzles
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Hypnotic
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About CALENDULA
The closest matches to CALENDULA: Nevermind, Pony Island, Layers of Fear 2 (2019), Kairo, and Bulb Boy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If CALENDULA is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nevermind, Pony Island and Layers of Fear 2 (2019) — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and hypnotic, and single out its interface puzzle solving and meta gameplay. 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.
About CALENDULA: How to play a game that doesn't want to be played? Calendula is an experimental meta game about trying to play a game. Use your logic to thrive against conventions and get surrounded by a dark atmosphere.
Is CALENDULA worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 68% of 194 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $6.99 (checked Oct 17).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.6 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Blurs the boundary between player and system
- Game plays you instead of you playing it
- Menus and settings become the primary puzzles
- Soundtrack enhances psychological tension
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“first of, I like Calendula for it's experimental nature. It reminds me of films from Lynch (the early ones) or Jodorowsky, it's really surreal. and that's the point why I can't recommend it, because it's too surreal and not really a…”
“P.R.E.T.E.N.T.I.O.U.S ...and yeah i get it. i understand the premise, and the "story", but it's still just a pretentious poor man's version of pony island.”
People who play it also play: Nevermind, Pony Island, Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Frequently asked about CALENDULA
Can I run it?
How much does CALENDULA cost?
CALENDULA is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to CALENDULA?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CALENDULA are Nevermind, Pony Island, Layers of Fear 2 (2019).
Who developed CALENDULA?
CALENDULA was developed by Blooming Buds Studio.