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Games like Lux Anima

If Lux Anima is your kind of game, the closest matches are Incremental Ragebait, Ringbound and Garbage Growth — 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 Lux Anima: A relaxing incremental tower defense where your defenses are flowers. Defeat incoming spirits, grow your garden, collect essence, unlock upgrades, and protect the Sacred Core.

2026IndieCasual3.60 USDWindowsby Chillfox Games
Lux Anima — Steam game cover

Players who liked Lux Anima also play

Steam players who put hours into Lux Anima 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. Incremental Ragebait

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Lux Anima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lux Anima.

    Nodebuster inspired, relaxing, incremental game. Hover on mortals to RAGEBAIT them and take their souls. Buy new weapons. Unlock upgrades. Build a purgatory. RAGEBAIT GOD.

    2026ActionIndie3.29 USDSteam ↗
  2. Ringbound

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lux Anima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Lux Anima.

    Ringbound is an experimental minimalist incremental game.

    2026ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Garbage Growth

    WHY THIS

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

    Garbage Growth is a short incremental trash game about collecting people's trash, bananas and even babies, to make money and pollute the world even more. Hire rats, grow your pollution, and make everything worse!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual4.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Antivirus PROTOCOL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Lux Anima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lux Anima.

    Antivirus PROTOCOL is an incremental game about destroying viruses. Learn and adapt, collect data, upgrade yourself, and eliminate the Virus that has taken over the world.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Xenosensory

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Lux Anima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Lux Anima.

    Xenosensory is a short incremental game with horror themes. Use your cursor to bust Xenos and save convicts then spend your research points on skill tree upgrades, actions, gadgets, and uncover the true horrifying nature of this space station nightmare.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

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

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Mixolumia

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Lux Anima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Lux Anima.

    Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.

    2020ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Cast n Chill

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Lux Anima fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lux Anima.

    Cast n Chill is a relaxing fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - all with your loyal companion by your side.

    2025SportsIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Lux Anima on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lux Anima.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Lux Anima on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lux Anima.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~59% under Lux Anima on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lux Anima.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Lux Anima on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Lux Anima.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Lux Anima on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Lux Anima.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Lux Anima on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Lux Anima.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under Lux Anima on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Lux Anima.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Lux Anima on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lux Anima.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. 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 Lux Anima.

    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 ↗
  3. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Lux Anima.

    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 ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree 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. Antivirus PROTOCOL

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Lux Anima.

    Antivirus PROTOCOL is an incremental game about destroying viruses. Learn and adapt, collect data, upgrade yourself, and eliminate the Virus that has taken over the world.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Mixolumia

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Lux Anima.

    Mixolumia is an entrancing musical arcade puzzler where diamond blocks slide together on a gem-shaped board and explode in glittering chain reactions.

    2020ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cast n Chill

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Lux Anima.

    Cast n Chill is a relaxing fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - all with your loyal companion by your side.

    2025SportsIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lux Anima

How much does Lux Anima cost?
Lux Anima is listed on Steam at 3.60 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lux Anima?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lux Anima are Incremental Ragebait, Ringbound, Garbage Growth.
Who developed Lux Anima?
Lux Anima was developed by Chillfox Games.

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 Lux Anima.

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