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Games like LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit

If LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Big Dam Adventure, Li'l Red II and Torii: Beyond The Gates — 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 LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit: Lingyuan Records is a hand-drawn 2D Metroidvania action-adventure game. In the Five Elements world, learn and collect enemies' spells, and use the mutual generation and restraint of Five Elements to defeat stronger foes.

ActionIndieAdventureRPGWindowsby LiY二月
LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit 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. The Big Dam Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    Your tail is your sword, your shield, and a few other things in this cute and creepy Beavervania. Explore a dark world and acquire new abilities as you battle enemies, make friends, and rescue members of your beaver colony in this soulslike metroidvania that doesn't take itself too seriously.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Li'l Red II

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    Don the red hood and venture into this fabled adventure as Lyra. Metroidvania meets Top-Down Adventure in this challenging, side-scrolling tale.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Torii: Beyond The Gates

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Soul Blade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    "Soul Blade" is a 2D platform action game with classic hand-drawn 2D animations that provide a smooth and immersive visual experience. The combat system is built around the "swordplay" mechanism, delivering intense and exhilarating battles.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Crimson Moon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    You are Nephilim: a human-angel hybrid forged to defend humanity with supernatural powers. Fight solo or with a friend to annihilate demons and challenge brutal bosses in relentless melée combat. Rise, violent one. The prophecy is yours to fulfill.

    2026ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Bonehold

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    Dungeon Crawler with elements of rogue-like and ARPG games. Kill hordes of enemies, duel mighty bosses, and acquire legendary loot!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNSIGHTED

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    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 Action and Adventure with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    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 LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

    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 ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit

What games are most similar to LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit are The Big Dam Adventure, Li'l Red II, Torii: Beyond The Gates.
Who developed LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit?
LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit was developed by LiY二月.

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 LingYuanLu:The Abyss of Spirit.

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