Games like Mandala
If Mandala is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dodgeon, Astral Boost and Mixolumia — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Mandala: A music-driven wave shooter built on one rule: stop to shoot, move to dodge. Fractal worlds react to the music in real time. Load your own tracks and shape your own experience.
Players who liked Mandala also play
Steam players who put hours into Mandala 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.
Dodgeon
WHY THIS
Top pick for Mandala fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
A pure-dodge neon arcade game. Choose your power, assemble your enemies from 15 types, then survive the flood of projectiles as long as you can. Minimalist, snappy, endlessly replayable — with a leaderboard for every set.
Astral Boost
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Mandala fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Punch clouds. Chain massive boosts. Launch yourself higher than ever before. Astral Boost is a fast-paced endless runner where you build and maintain momentum by striking clouds and chaining boosts. With vibrant skies and a great soundtrack, travel as high as possible to get the highest score.
Mixolumia
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Mandala fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.
Poosh XL
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Mandala fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Poosh XL is a neon-infused, one-button arcade score chaser where precision and timing are everything. Launch yourself past obstacles, collect powerups, and climb the leaderboards in this fast-paced, endlessly challenging game. Simple to learn, hard to master, perfect for quick, addictive gameplay!
BAZOOKA: Rhythm Game
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Mandala fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Hear that thunder? Neither do I 'cause it's THE SUNNIEST DAY OF THEM ALL! Romania's most chaotic and unpredictable hip-hop duo has FINALLY released their passion project. Master the rhythm, unlock medals, and crush the leaderboards across 29+ (and more incoming) tracks. GET IN THERE ALREADY!
Absolute Drift
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Mandala fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Mandala.
Absolute Drift is a racing game about becoming a master at the art of drifting.
ISLANDERS: New Shores
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Mandala fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
!AnyWay!
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Mandala fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Do you like parkour? Dashing retro times? AnyWay! Try yourself on an unsuccessful journey in the role of Joy, feel the burden of parkour! A small, but exciting adventure Joy will not make you relax, not for you, not for your friends!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mandala at current Steam store prices.
Mining Mechs
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mandala on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
Seraph's Last Stand
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under Mandala on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mandala.
Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...
ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mandala on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mandala.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~59% under Mandala on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mandala.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~59% under Mandala on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~59% under Mandala on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mandala.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mandala.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mandala.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
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!
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Mixolumia
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.
Poosh XL
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Poosh XL is a neon-infused, one-button arcade score chaser where precision and timing are everything. Launch yourself past obstacles, collect powerups, and climb the leaderboards in this fast-paced, endlessly challenging game. Simple to learn, hard to master, perfect for quick, addictive gameplay!
BAZOOKA: Rhythm Game
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Hear that thunder? Neither do I 'cause it's THE SUNNIEST DAY OF THEM ALL! Romania's most chaotic and unpredictable hip-hop duo has FINALLY released their passion project. Master the rhythm, unlock medals, and crush the leaderboards across 29+ (and more incoming) tracks. GET IN THERE ALREADY!
Absolute Drift
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Mandala.
Absolute Drift is a racing game about becoming a master at the art of drifting.
ISLANDERS: New Shores
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Mandala.
Welcome to ISLANDERS: New Shores. Build your island retreat in a calm, minimalist world with exciting new features that keep the classic charm while inspiring fresh creativity.
Frequently asked about Mandala
- How much does Mandala cost?
- Mandala is listed on Steam at 1.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mandala?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mandala are Dodgeon, Astral Boost, Mixolumia.
- Who developed Mandala?
- Mandala was developed by Divora.
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 Mandala.
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