Games like PLANET ALPHA
If PLANET ALPHA is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cosmos: Stella Returns, Outpost Delta and Black Demeter — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bioluminescent visuals, atmospheric and contemplative. 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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Steam players who put hours into PLANET ALPHA 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.
Cosmos: Stella Returns
WHY THIS
Top pick for PLANET ALPHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Cosmos: Stella Returns is a metroidvania that will bring you to the mysterious planet of Memoria. Shoot, jump, collect materials and new items in this action-platform with a vintage flavor!
Outpost Delta
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for PLANET ALPHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
Black Demeter
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for PLANET ALPHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Black Demeter is an open-world sci-fi action-adventure set on a planet in constant twilight and mystery. Turn movement into a weapon, earn the locals’ trust, or burn it all down.
Dimensions
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for PLANET ALPHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
An Action-Platformer inspired by Mega Man 2, Dimensions has the player fight crazy bosses, collect and upgrade weapons, and find secrets. Players will take control of a sprite from the 2D universe to save the 3rd dimension universe.
Bloopy & Droopy
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for PLANET ALPHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
A Game Boy style 8-bit platformer, giving you an old-school experience in which you can switch characters at any time and use your digging skills to make your way through the terrain!
Pogo Rocket
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for PLANET ALPHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Pogo sticks and Rockets, how could it go wrong? In this space-themed 2D platformer, you control an experimental rocket ship and must stop aliens from taking the Earth's resources. Play through a variety of levels with dangerous obstacles and save the world!
Cube Crusaders
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for PLANET ALPHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Adoros is dying. A catastrophic Void Anomaly has torn open the planet’s surface, warping reality and unleashing forces no one fully understands. You are a Cube Crusader sent to crush the Anomaly, at any cost.
Exploaris: Vermis story
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for PLANET ALPHA fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
The main character of the game, Arisa, because of the breakdowns of the spaceship gets to an unusual and beautiful planet full of various monsters, which was not part of her plans. You will need to help the heroine repair the ship and get out of this planet.
Reviewers mention these as similar to PLANET ALPHA
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INSIDE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with PLANET ALPHA.
Reviewers of PLANET ALPHA cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Planet of Lana
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with PLANET ALPHA.
Reviewers of PLANET ALPHA cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below PLANET ALPHA at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PLANET ALPHA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PLANET ALPHA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under PLANET ALPHA on Steam right now. Shares Action with PLANET ALPHA.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PLANET ALPHA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PLANET ALPHA on Steam right now. Shares Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under PLANET ALPHA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under PLANET ALPHA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PLANET ALPHA on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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. Shares Action and Adventure with PLANET ALPHA.
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 Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with PLANET ALPHA.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 PLANET ALPHA.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with PLANET ALPHA.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with PLANET ALPHA.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Frequently asked about PLANET ALPHA
- Does PLANET ALPHA work on Steam Deck?
- PLANET ALPHA is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does PLANET ALPHA cost?
- PLANET ALPHA is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to PLANET ALPHA?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PLANET ALPHA are Cosmos: Stella Returns, Outpost Delta, Black Demeter.
- Who developed PLANET ALPHA?
- PLANET ALPHA was developed by Planet Alpha ApS and published by Team17 Digital Ltd.
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 PLANET ALPHA.
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