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Games like Hearthsail

If Hearthsail is your kind of game, the closest matches are Star Catcher, Marque & Reprisal and Gendo The Gatherer — 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 Hearthsail: A cozy sailing game about relighting a forgotten harbour. Fish, farm, cook and build across an ocean with no edge, where every shore stays where you found it. Restore Hearth Harbor alone or share one persistent world with friends in online co-op.

IndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasualWindowsby Joshua Gerke
Hearthsail — Steam game cover

Players who liked Hearthsail also play

Steam players who put hours into Hearthsail 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. Star Catcher

    WHY THIS

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

    An atmospheric solo or co-op fishing adventure set across a sea of stars. Sail between ancient islands, catch lost souls, uncover forgotten lore, discover powerful relics, and unlock new regions as you draw closer to the truth of what lies beyond.

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  2. Marque & Reprisal

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore. Trade. Fish. Whale. Colonize. Fight. Pillage. Survive. You are a sea captain in the year 1522, and the whole world is yours to discover in this roguelike sandbox historical sailing simulator.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Gendo The Gatherer

    WHY THIS

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

    A cozy life sim where you forage, cook and serve your way through Gendo's journey navigating an abundant, ever changing landscape. After long days of gathering goodies, return to your cozy home to prepare, cook and serve your dishes to the local townsfolk. Join Gendo in his life in the countryside.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Tales from The Dancing Moon

    WHY THIS

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

    Tales from the Dancing Moon is a mystery adventure game set in a world inspired by portal-fantasy novels and UK culture. After the events of a shadow-beast invasion on a seaside town, complete villager quests and find hidden diaries to understand your role in this mysterious character-driven story.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Dreaming Isles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hearthsail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hearthsail.

    A farming life sim with high seas adventure. Grow crops, grow ammo, grow a backbone! Side with the Pirates or help restore Global Trade. Feed the islanders, forge relationships, find romance, and call people "scurvy dog"! Raise the mainsail, fire the cannons, and set sail for adventure!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Sailwind

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hearthsail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hearthsail.

    Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Critter Cove

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hearthsail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Hearthsail.

    A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Farm Together 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hearthsail fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hearthsail.

    Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual25.99 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 Adventure with Hearthsail.

    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. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 Simulation with Hearthsail.

    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 Hearthsail.

    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 Hearthsail.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree 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. Tales from The Dancing Moon

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hearthsail.

    Tales from the Dancing Moon is a mystery adventure game set in a world inspired by portal-fantasy novels and UK culture. After the events of a shadow-beast invasion on a seaside town, complete villager quests and find hidden diaries to understand your role in this mysterious character-driven story.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dreaming Isles

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hearthsail.

    A farming life sim with high seas adventure. Grow crops, grow ammo, grow a backbone! Side with the Pirates or help restore Global Trade. Feed the islanders, forge relationships, find romance, and call people "scurvy dog"! Raise the mainsail, fire the cannons, and set sail for adventure!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Critter Cove

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Hearthsail.

    A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?

    2024AdventureSimulationCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Farm Together 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hearthsail.

    Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual25.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hearthsail

Does Hearthsail have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Hearthsail supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Hearthsail?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hearthsail are Star Catcher, Marque & Reprisal, Gendo The Gatherer.
Who developed Hearthsail?
Hearthsail was developed by Joshua Gerke.

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 Hearthsail.

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