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Games like The Spirit Apprentice

If The Spirit Apprentice is your kind of game, the closest matches are Luminons: Seeds of Starlight, The Shepherd: Black Sheep and Raahi — 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 The Spirit Apprentice: Restore a forgotten village, befriend magical spirits, and uncover the mysteries of a world slowly being overrun by dark magic. As a Spirit Apprentice nearing the end of your studies, you’ll restore a mystical village, form friendships, and perhaps even find romance in this cozy fantasy RPG.

IndieAdventureRPGCasualWindowsby Moss & Moon Studios
The Spirit Apprentice — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Spirit Apprentice also play

Steam players who put hours into The Spirit Apprentice 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. Luminons: Seeds of Starlight

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Spirit Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit Apprentice.

    A cozy farming life sim where what you grow directly improves your creatures’ stats. Breed Luminons, compete in 3v3 arenas and beauty contests, and climb the leagues.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  2. The Shepherd: Black Sheep

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Spirit Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit Apprentice.

    Delve into The Shepherd: Black sheep for a cozy, alpine Adventure. Play as Matthias and his fluffy friend Rocky and meet the citizens of Hochboden. Train your animals, keep them safe from danger, become a master shepherd and explore the alps! Will you be able to fulfill your family's destiny?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Raahi

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Spirit Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit Apprentice.

    In Raahi, you play as Sandy, a tuk-tuk driver making a life in 1990s Goa. Drive freely, pick up passengers, hear the stories that spill out along the way, fish by the coast, help at a dhaba, collect indie cassettes, upgrade your ride, and race for the championship. Or don’t, its upto you!

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Sakagura Life

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Spirit Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit Apprentice.

    In a quiet town nestled among rice paddies, you’ve bought an old sake brewery for a bargain. Craft premium sake, build friendships with locals and friendly Yokai, and battle hostile spirits while solving puzzles in this unique blend of life sim, adventure, and brewing.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Moonlight Peaks

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Spirit Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Spirit Apprentice.

    Welcome to your new vampiric life in the magical town of Moonlight Peaks. Raise mystical crops, learn spell-casting and potion-making, and befriend – or even romance – the local werewolves, witches, and mermaids in this heartwarming supernatural life-sim. Eternity awaits!

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  6. Duck Life 4

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Spirit Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Spirit Apprentice.

    Raise your duckling into a champion racer! Train your duck in 15 mini-games and watch proudly as it competes in tournaments against rival ducks, discovering exciting worlds and learning new skills

    2020SportsIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dragon Creek

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Spirit Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Spirit Apprentice.

    Ever wanted your own dragon? Dragon Creek is a dragon raising game where every dragon is procedurally generated. Enter a code at the shrine and see your dragon come to life. Care for your dragon as you train it for battle and compete in tournaments!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Moonstone Island

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Spirit Apprentice fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Spirit Apprentice.

    Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG19.99 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 The Spirit Apprentice.

    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 The Spirit Apprentice.

    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. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Spirit Apprentice.

    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 ↗
  4. 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 The Spirit Apprentice.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 The Spirit Apprentice.

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Spirit Apprentice.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 The Spirit Apprentice.

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Spirit Apprentice

What games are most similar to The Spirit Apprentice?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Spirit Apprentice are Luminons: Seeds of Starlight, The Shepherd: Black Sheep, Raahi.
Who developed The Spirit Apprentice?
The Spirit Apprentice was developed by Moss & Moon Studios .

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 Spirit Apprentice.

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