Games like The Wizard of Gloss
If The Wizard of Gloss is your kind of game, the closest matches are MIO: Memories in Orbit, Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists and Zapling Bygone — 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 The Wizard of Gloss: The Wizard of Gloss is a PSX-style metroidvania game with horror elements. Grab your wand and prepare for a bloodbath.
Players who liked The Wizard of Gloss also play
Steam players who put hours into The Wizard of Gloss 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.
MIO: Memories in Orbit
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Wizard of Gloss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Wizard of Gloss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.
Zapling Bygone
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Wizard of Gloss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.
Vigil: The Longest Night
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Wizard of Gloss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Wizard of Gloss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Wizard of Gloss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Emberbane
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Wizard of Gloss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Four elements. One destiny. Embark on an elemental journey inspired by tales of balance and power, reborn as a Metroidvania adventure.
Trash Quest
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Wizard of Gloss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wizard of Gloss.
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 Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Wizard of Gloss.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Wizard of Gloss.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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More from Dracula's Cave
Other recommendable Steam games by Dracula's Cave, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Lion Quest
WHY THIS
Another title from Dracula's Cave, the studio behind The Wizard of Gloss. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Take Jethro the Lion on a magical journey, traversing space and time to prevent the imminent collapse of the universe. Oh and your friend Ronald the Bear is missing, maybe you can find him whilst you’re out exploring?
LQVE: Lion Quest Versus Expanded
WHY THIS
Another title from Dracula's Cave, the studio behind The Wizard of Gloss. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Jethro and friends return for a hypnotic voyage across the Lion Quest universe. Push the boundaries of time and space in this action-packed platformer and experimental party game for 1–4 players.
M1: A Death in the Desert
WHY THIS
Another title from Dracula's Cave, the studio behind The Wizard of Gloss. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
When M wakes up in an abandoned hotel he has no memory of how he got there. In the bedside draw he finds a list with three names and a gun with three bullets, but what he does with this information is up to you. How far will you go to discover the truth?
Lion Quest Infinity
WHY THIS
Another title from Dracula's Cave, the studio behind The Wizard of Gloss. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Jethro the Lion and friends steal a magic grandfather clock and embark on an unforgettable adventure. Are they here to save the universe, or is it simply a marketing ploy constructed as part of an elaborate book tour?
CAPITALISM The action board game for one player
WHY THIS
Another title from Dracula's Cave, the studio behind The Wizard of Gloss. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
'CAPITALISM The action board game for one player' is a real-time board game/ card game hybrid with minigames.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
MIO: Memories in Orbit
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
This is the story of Xandria, an iron alchemist. She seeks revenge regardless of the consequences. To achieve it, Xandria fights with a powerful whip and the power of chemical elements. Find out more about her in this modern metroidvania adventure.
Vigil: The Longest Night
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Wizard of Gloss.
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Frequently asked about The Wizard of Gloss
- What games are most similar to The Wizard of Gloss?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Wizard of Gloss are MIO: Memories in Orbit, Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists, Zapling Bygone.
- Who developed The Wizard of Gloss?
- The Wizard of Gloss was developed by Dracula's Cave.
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 The Wizard of Gloss.
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