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Games like KUTO: The Lock of Time

If KUTO: The Lock of Time is your kind of game, the closest matches are Toiletocalypse, Echo Weaver and Video Editor: Record, Edit, Upload! — 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 KUTO: The Lock of Time: Jokoan Kuto is an outcast from the Order of the Time Guardians, betrayed by gods and miraculously escaping death. Merging with the essence of the chained Titan Kronos, he became his vessel. Now he wields the Scythe of Kronos, and a desperate escape through time, and hordes of enemies lies ahead.

AdventureEarly AccessWindowsby Custom Software Development Limited
KUTO: The Lock of Time — Steam game cover

Players who liked KUTO: The Lock of Time also play

Steam players who put hours into KUTO: The Lock of Time 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. Toiletocalypse

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for KUTO: The Lock of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Early Access with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    An absurd roguelike survival about fighting the runs during working hours. Drink, work, make it to the toilet. Or don't.

    2026ActionSimulationEarly AccessSteam ↗
  2. Echo Weaver

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for KUTO: The Lock of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    Time is your greatest resource and secrets are your only upgrades. Master an unraveling time loop in this knowledge-based Metroidvania. As the last Weaver, exploit time-altering anomalies and use what you learn to break the cycle. Explore what remains. Uncover the mystery. Perfect the loop.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Video Editor: Record, Edit, Upload!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for KUTO: The Lock of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Video Editor is a puzzle platformer inspired by various video editing software. As a director, you must film 'movements' as clips, adjust them, and collaborate with chroma key tracks to reach the flag—all within a recording time limit! Film short, reach efficiently!

    IndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. TimeK

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for KUTO: The Lock of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    TimeK is an action puzzle game specialized in time manipulation. Players can move even while rewinding time, allowing for interesting phenomena to occur. Other time manipulation abilities: Stop, Slow, Accelerate, Fast Rewind

    2023Action11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Vision Soft Reset

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for KUTO: The Lock of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. DragonLoop

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for KUTO: The Lock of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    Dragon Loop is a metroidvania combining time travel and branching map design. Explore the large open world in a five day loop, opening up new worldlines. Explore a 2D, hand-drawn world, engage in fast-paced battles, and retrieve memories to shape the future.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Timespinner

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for KUTO: The Lock of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Messenger

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for KUTO: The Lock of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

    2018ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    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 ↗
  3. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tukoni: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Wheelchair Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

    2025ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Wires And Whiskers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck 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. Vision Soft Reset

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    Perceive the future in this time-loop metroidvania.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Timespinner

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with KUTO: The Lock of Time.

    Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Messenger

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

    2018ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about KUTO: The Lock of Time

What games are most similar to KUTO: The Lock of Time?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside KUTO: The Lock of Time are Toiletocalypse, Echo Weaver, Video Editor: Record, Edit, Upload!.
Who developed KUTO: The Lock of Time?
KUTO: The Lock of Time was developed by Custom Software Development Limited.

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 KUTO: The Lock of Time.

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