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Games like LEAF

If LEAF is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cells of Division, Furcifer's Fungeon and Sharded World — 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 LEAF: LEAF is a 2.5D top-down roguelike shooter. Waking up from a 200-year sleep, you follow “Destiny” north. Fight through nations and wastelands using guns, talents and mechanical drones to reach the Iron Bulwark, liberate the oppressed, and earn one final chance to see your child again.

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Players who liked LEAF also play

Steam players who put hours into LEAF 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. Cells of Division

    WHY THIS

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

    Cells of Division is a top-down bullet hell roguelike. Fight with past-run clones (up to 6 allies), mix ~100 items, and defeat 50+ bosses. Destroy viruses and defend the immune system!

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Furcifer's Fungeon

    WHY THIS

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

    An autoscrolling roguelike where everything you do impacts your talent options. Become a necromancer goose, or a berserker wielding a thunder blade! Collect legendary items in each run, and bring them back home for even more build options in the future.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. Sharded World

    WHY THIS

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

    Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. DESTRUCTURE: Among Debris

    WHY THIS

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

    DESTRUCTURE: Among Debris is an intense mix of brick breaker, air hockey and bullet hell set in a post apocalyptic world. Destroy structures, dodge bullets, fire guns and buy perks to lay even more waste!

    2023ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Insect Swarm

    WHY THIS

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

    The insect swarm is a swarm consists of millions of alien insects, and you, as the only survival on this barren planet, will have to fight against them dauntlessly. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

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

    Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Immortal Seeker

    WHY THIS

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

    "Immortal Seeker" is a RogueLite game with a cultivation theme. As you journey, you can enhance your cultivation realm, find immortal weapons, learn secret books to defeat demons and monsters. Seek what is immortality and what is the Dao, and embark on your own path of cultivation.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. CYGNI: All Guns Blazing

    WHY THIS

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

    An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes CYGNI the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups. Outgunned, outmanned and out on your own, plunge into a sky full of hell in a last-ditch battle for survival.

    2024ActionIndie5.24 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 LEAF.

    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 LEAF.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  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 LEAF.

    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 LEAF.

    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. 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 LEAF.

    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 ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck 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. Insect Swarm

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LEAF.

    The insect swarm is a swarm consists of millions of alien insects, and you, as the only survival on this barren planet, will have to fight against them dauntlessly. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blazing Beaks

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with LEAF.

    Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Immortal Seeker

    WHY THIS

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

    "Immortal Seeker" is a RogueLite game with a cultivation theme. As you journey, you can enhance your cultivation realm, find immortal weapons, learn secret books to defeat demons and monsters. Seek what is immortality and what is the Dao, and embark on your own path of cultivation.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about LEAF

What games are most similar to LEAF?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside LEAF are Cells of Division, Furcifer's Fungeon, Sharded World.
Who developed LEAF?
LEAF was developed by LEAF.

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 LEAF.

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