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Games like INK MAZE

If INK MAZE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Isles of Sea and Sky, Mina & Michi and Milo's Quest — 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 INK MAZE: Chart your own path through a fog-shrouded dungeon in INK MAZE! Design cryptic treasure maps to solve puzzles, outsmart traps, and collect loot hidden within the mist. But when you reach the depths of the maze, will you still be able to decipher the symbols you charted long ago?

2027AdventureWindowsby Finn Schuuring
INK MAZE — Steam game cover

Players who liked INK MAZE also play

Steam players who put hours into INK MAZE 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. Isles of Sea and Sky

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for INK MAZE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mina & Michi

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for INK MAZE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    A 2D top-down puzzle/adventure game about friendship featuring 2 players local co-op.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Milo's Quest

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for INK MAZE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    A mini zelda-like 2D top-down puzzle/adventure game about a dog, bones and a lot of ghosts!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Polly's Puzzle Box

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for INK MAZE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    As a small flea, explore a mysterious puzzle box filled with shapes and secrets. Gather strange items with hidden abilities, and unravel a trail of clues as you attempt to escape.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Sliding Hero

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for INK MAZE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Quarion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for INK MAZE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

    2025IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. EMUUROM

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for INK MAZE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.

    2026IndieAdventure11.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. ANIMAL WELL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for INK MAZE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    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.

    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.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck 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. Isles of Sea and Sky

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sliding Hero

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. EMUUROM

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.

    2026IndieAdventure11.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. ANIMAL WELL

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with INK MAZE.

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about INK MAZE

What games are most similar to INK MAZE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside INK MAZE are Isles of Sea and Sky, Mina & Michi, Milo's Quest.
Who developed INK MAZE?
INK MAZE was developed by Finn Schuuring.

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 INK MAZE.

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