Games like Journey
If Journey is your kind of game, the closest matches are Asian Grinder, Story of the Lost Dot and Mr. Mat Hematic — 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 Journey: Keita, a brave emperor penguin, lost its way during the migration and would start an extraordinary adventure on the ice alone.
Players who liked Journey also play
Steam players who put hours into Journey 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.
Asian Grinder
WHY THIS
Top pick for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey.
Grind to get stronger. Choose between drowning in practice problems or building real connections with your friends. Survive one big exam after another – and in the end, become the ultimate question-crushing legend!
Story of the Lost Dot
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Journey.
Discover the classic tale of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a whole new way. A gaming experience where you get to feel what it's like to dive inside a novel as a small dot. Roll left and right, rewind time, and venture deeper through the story as you try to find your way back home.
Mr. Mat Hematic
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey.
Mr. Mat Hematic is a short, fun, 2D platformer puzzle game where you must use given mathematical operations to alter the environment so you can move around. To complete a level, you need to reach the black door.
Yolings
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Journey.
Yolings is a puzzle platformer about sacrificing some to save the rest. Possess individual characters, use self-sacrificing abilities and turn their deaths into puzzle solutions to save as many as possible for the highest score.
Graph Box
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Journey.
Graph Box is a math-centric physics-based 2D platformer with metroidvania-esque exploration and progression. Focusing primarily on creativity and experimentation in its slower-paced platforming, it allows you to plan out your route and design unique paths using graphed equations as a core mechanic!
Homam: An Inventor's Fist
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey.
Experience a unique 2D pixel art platformer where satisfying pounding mechanics meet brain-teasing puzzles. Step into Homam’s shoes, a skilled hero with a powerful fist, and help the legendary inventor Al-Jazari on a time-traveling quest. Solve puzzles, and conquer challenges with agility and wit
Inverted Journey
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Journey.
Inverted Journey is a mind-bending puzzle platformer where you can enter the negative space of levels. Use this unique ability to solve strange puzzles, collect hidden treasures, and journey on a quest to save your little brother from a terrible fate.
IndieSteam ↗Tukoni: Prologue
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Journey.
Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Journey at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Journey.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Journey.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Journey.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Journey.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Journey.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Journey.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Journey.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Simulation with Journey.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey.
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.
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 Journey.
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.
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More from African boy Keita studio
Other recommendable Steam games by African boy Keita studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Keita's Adventures on the African Savannah
WHY THIS
Another title from African boy Keita studio, the studio behind Journey. Shares Indie and Casual with Journey.
The game tells the story of Keita, an African boy who followed migratory animals from Serengeti National Park to Masai Mara Wildlife Sanctuary to seek medicine for his family. On the way, he confronted dangerous wild animals…
I'm a sardine Keita
WHY THIS
Another title from African boy Keita studio, the studio behind Journey. Shares Indie and RPG with Journey.
The game tells the story of friends of sardine Keita who were captured by other animals on the way of migration, and Keita rescued his friends.
The eagle keita
WHY THIS
Another title from African boy Keita studio, the studio behind Journey. Shares RPG and Casual with Journey.
An eagle is about to lay an egg. She has lost her mate and has to face the rest of her life alone: constantly getting food and bringing it back to the nest.
The Emperor Penguin Keita
WHY THIS
Another title from African boy Keita studio, the studio behind Journey. Shares Indie and Casual with Journey.
Keita, a brave emperor penguin, lost its way during the migration and would start an extraordinary adventure on the ice alone.
Chasing rabbits in snow
WHY THIS
Another title from African boy Keita studio, the studio behind Journey. Shares Strategy with Journey.
Aliens will release rabbits with plague in the North Pole in order to conquer the earth. As the guardian of the North Pole, you need to catch the rabbits in the shortest time to protect the North Pole.
Poker Tower Defense
WHY THIS
Another title from African boy Keita studio, the studio behind Journey. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey.
This is a tower defense game played with playing cards, where defensive cards are used to eliminate attacking cards and receive score rewards.
Frequently asked about Journey
- How much does Journey cost?
- Journey is listed on Steam at 1.69 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Journey?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Journey are Asian Grinder, Story of the Lost Dot, Mr. Mat Hematic.
- Who developed Journey?
- Journey was developed by African boy Keita studio.
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 Journey.
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