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Games like Mother ZERO

If Mother ZERO is your kind of game, the closest matches are Salene, Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists and Momodora: Moonlit Farewell — 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 Mother ZERO: In Mother ZERO, a cyberpunk action-adventure game, fight your way through a decaying world full of mysteries and threats. Explore deep underground bunkers, battle corrupted creatures, and encounter bizarre characters.

ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby Mitral Pulse Studio
Mother ZERO — Steam game cover

Players who liked Mother ZERO also play

Steam players who put hours into Mother ZERO 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. Salene

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mother ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Mother ZERO.

    Salene is a action-platformer with quick precise combat set in a world ravaged by a war of angels and men. Conquer the Seven Virtues, gain new skills and learn the Songs of Creation to rise up and face the divinity that commands them all!

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mother ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    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.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.34 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Mother ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    "Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Babushka's Glitch Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mother ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. DOOMBLADE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mother ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Constance

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mother ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mother ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Axiom Verge 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mother ZERO fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 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 Action and Adventure with Mother ZERO.

    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 Indie and Adventure with Mother ZERO.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mother ZERO.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Mother ZERO.

    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. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mother ZERO.

    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. Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    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.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.34 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Constance

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    Constance is a 2D hand-drawn action adventure featuring a paintbrush-wielding artist, striving to escape from a colorful but decaying inner-world, created by her declining mental health.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Axiom Verge 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mother ZERO.

    Explore a sprawling, alien world in the sequel to the award winning Axiom Verge.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mother ZERO

What games are most similar to Mother ZERO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mother ZERO are Salene, Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists, Momodora: Moonlit Farewell.
Who developed Mother ZERO?
Mother ZERO was developed by Mitral Pulse 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 Mother ZERO.

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