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Games like Homgard

If Homgard is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trails, A Maze In Labyrinth and Walk The Frog — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Homgard: Homgard is a cosy, story-heavy nonogram (picross) adventure set after the end of a fading world. Solve logic puzzles with new nonogram rules, reveal the map beneath, and piece together a vast, whimsical place that refuses to be forgotten.

2026IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Manapunk Studio
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Deep lore rewards dedicated readersHandcrafted puzzles with excellent difficulty progressionNew mechanics make nonograms challenging again for genre veteransAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Homgard also play

Steam players who put hours into Homgard 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. Trails

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Homgard fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Homgard.

    TRAILS is a cozy puzzle game in which you plot routes for floating sand ships. Deliver vital cargo to remote outposts - without collisions, dead ends, or backtracking. Every move counts in the wasteland.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. A Maze In Labyrinth

    WHY THIS

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

    Get lost... in the labyrinth. Explore the interconnected maze to find the "exit." Race, climb, and slide through the multiple areas, and try solving the mystery of the “Amazing Labyrinth” in the process.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Walk The Frog

    WHY THIS

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

    Guide Froggo through a world on sticky notes and relax while solving the puzzle of his journey home to find his best friend Buddy. Meet quirky animal friends, solve satisfying puzzles, help one another and relax in this cozy and heartwarming adventure with an intuitive drag-and-drop puzzle style.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual9.74 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. UwUbUwU

    WHY THIS

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

    UwUbUwU is a small cozy puzzle game based on a simple idea: What if you took classic Snake but inverted the goal and made it so you have to form a loop by eating your own tail.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. Strange Antiquities

    WHY THIS

    Shares item collection, replayability and atmospheric with Homgard.

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

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Linelith

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with Homgard.

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

    Solve puzzles embedded in rocks and crystals as you explore a colorful, serene alien asteroid. Discover a few clever twists as you progress in this short and sweet puzzle experience.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Gamedec - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Homgard.

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

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Artisan of Glimmith

    WHY THIS

    Shares checkpoint based progression, hidden collectibles and atmospheric with Homgard.

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

    The Artisan of Glimmith is a cozy, relaxing puzzle game about coloring stained glass and restoring the artworks of a kingdom above the clouds. Explore a world of handcrafted puzzles designed with intent, where simple rules lead to delightful surprises.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual11.04 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Homgard at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Homgard on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Homgard.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Homgard on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Homgard.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Homgard on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Homgard.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Homgard on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Homgard.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Homgard on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Homgard.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Homgard on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Homgard.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Homgard on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Homgard.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Homgard on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Homgard.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

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 and Casual with Homgard.

    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 Adventure with Homgard.

    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 Homgard.

    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 Indie with Homgard.

    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 Homgard.

    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 Homgard.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Casual with Homgard.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Strange Antiquities

    WHY THIS

    Shares item collection, replayability and atmospheric with Homgard.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Homgard.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Gamedec - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Homgard.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Homgard.

    Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Artisan of Glimmith

    WHY THIS

    Shares checkpoint based progression, hidden collectibles and atmospheric with Homgard.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Homgard.

    The Artisan of Glimmith is a cozy, relaxing puzzle game about coloring stained glass and restoring the artworks of a kingdom above the clouds. Explore a world of handcrafted puzzles designed with intent, where simple rules lead to delightful surprises.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual11.04 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Homgard

Does Homgard run on Steam Deck?
Homgard is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Homgard cost?
Homgard is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Homgard?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Homgard are Trails, A Maze In Labyrinth, Walk The Frog.
Who developed Homgard?
Homgard was developed by Manapunk Studio.

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 Homgard.

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