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Games like Hidden Folks

If Hidden Folks is your kind of game, the closest matches are 101 Dogs Hidden in Las Vegas, Memories with my Kitten and NYAF — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its charming hand drawn art, quirky sound effects and replayability through missed details. 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 Hidden Folks: Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!

2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby Hidden Folks
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Charming hand drawn artQuirky sound effectsReplayability through missed detailsRelaxingWhimsicalClue based puzzle solving

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Steam players who put hours into Hidden Folks 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. 101 Dogs Hidden in Las Vegas

    WHY THIS

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

    Join this adventure and discover the hiding places of 101 dogs in Las Vegas 🐾 in the hand-crafted landscape. 🏆 Earn tons of achievements. How many 🐶 can you find? 🔎 Be quick! ⏱️

    2025IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Memories with my Kitten

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hidden Folks fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hidden Folks.

    Remember the trips with your cute kitten in this beautiful photo album in puzzle format.

    2021Casual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. NYAF

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hidden Folks fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Hidden Folks.

    A funky, crazy Hidden Object Game that just feels good. Come have a good time into a warm and unique universe, with great art and music, bonus-games and layers of secrets. Select between 8 levels of difficulties, switch helps on and off, play as you wish!

    2020IndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Kittens and Yarn

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Hidden Folks.

    Ranked #4 for Hidden Folks fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hidden Folks.

    Move the pieces of place and untangle the wool yarn for these cute kittens.

    2021Casual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. It's Kooky - Land of Aotearoa

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to another kooky game! This time, you will explore the lands of Aotearoa and discover all the hidden quirky elements throughout the game which is full of challenges, histories and, most importantly, fun!

    2024IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. soupsoup

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore diverse illustration magazines in soupsoup, a hidden object game filled with unique artistic visions. Experience over 200 creative stages featuring relaxing healing sounds. Collect stars to unlock new magazines and immerse yourself in beautiful worlds created by talented artists.

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  7. Cats and Seek: Zoo

    WHY THIS

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

    ❤️ Hi, welcome to Cats and Seek Series 6! Let’s roam the zoo, meet the animals, and spot those sneaky cats hiding among them! Let’s go! 😺🦒🐯🦓🐼

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  8. Hidden Through Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Hidden Folks.

    Ranked #8 for Hidden Folks fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Hidden Folks.

    Embark on a colourful hand drawn journey of discovery through the ages! From missing dinosaur eggs in the stone age, to a king's crown in medieval times, can you find them all? Discover, create and share worlds with your own hidden treasures in Hidden Through Time!

    2020Casual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Hidden Folks

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Looking for Aliens

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Hidden Folks.

    Reviewers of Hidden Folks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden Folks.

    Aliens are among us! Can you find traces of them on Earth, the moon, and the edges of the galaxy? Find all the clues to prove the existence of alien civilizations and discover how making fried eggs can end up in a monster attack!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Where's Oswald

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hidden Folks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Hidden Folks.

    A short horror experience taking place in a dream or a memory.

    2022IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Tiny Lands

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Hidden Folks.

    Reviewers of Hidden Folks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Hidden Folks.

    Take your perceptivity to a new dimension in a relaxing low-poly isometric puzzle game. Find the differences in the beautiful, fully rotatable, and zoomable 3D environments. Can you find them all?

    2021IndieCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Labyrinth

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hidden Folks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Hidden Folks.

    UPDATED! Embark on a new adventure: Assemble powerful decks of Heroes to invade rival dungeons and engage in epic PvP 3D battles--then, use the loot from your conquests to customize your own dungeon and put together a powerful deck of bosses and minions to defend your riches at all costs.

    2016StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Wind Peaks

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Hidden Folks.

    Reviewers of Hidden Folks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden Folks.

    In a place called Wind Peaks, mysteries happen, help the scouts find all the missing objects in this fun and relaxing adventure of treasure hunt

    2020IndieAdventureCasual17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. soupsoup

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Hidden Folks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Hidden Folks.

    Explore diverse illustration magazines in soupsoup, a hidden object game filled with unique artistic visions. Experience over 200 creative stages featuring relaxing healing sounds. Collect stars to unlock new magazines and immerse yourself in beautiful worlds created by talented artists.

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  7. Sophia the Traveler

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Hidden Folks.

    Reviewers of Hidden Folks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Hidden Folks.

    Join our lovely heroine as she roams Venice, the City of Water. Like a Where's Wally Visual Novel: Search for objects & characters in stunning and vivid hand-painted cityscapes!

    2024IndieCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dream Detective

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Hidden Folks.

    Reviewers of Hidden Folks cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden Folks.

    It’s a game for kids from 0 to 100 years old.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Hidden Folks on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Hidden Folks.

    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 Hidden Folks on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden Folks.

    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 Hidden Folks on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hidden Folks.

    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 Hidden Folks on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hidden Folks.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

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

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 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 and Casual with Hidden Folks.

    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 Hidden Folks.

    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 Hidden Folks.

    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 Hidden Folks.

    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 Hidden Folks.

    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. 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 Hidden Folks.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Hidden Folks.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hidden Folks.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hidden Folks

Is Hidden Folks verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Hidden Folks is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Hidden Folks cost?
Hidden Folks is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hidden Folks?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hidden Folks are 101 Dogs Hidden in Las Vegas, Memories with my Kitten, NYAF.
Who developed Hidden Folks?
Hidden Folks was developed by Hidden Folks.

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 Hidden Folks.

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