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Games like Selma and the Wisp

If Selma and the Wisp is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monochroma, ASTRAL and Northern Lights — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, hypnotic and melancholic. 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 Selma and the Wisp: Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations.

2016ActionIndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Toucan Studio
Selma and the Wisp — Steam game cover
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Eerie atmosphere and moody soundtrackIndirectly control selma via the wispJuxtaposition of cuteness and violenceAtmosphericHypnoticMelancholic

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Steam players who put hours into Selma and the Wisp 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. Monochroma

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle platforming and an atmospheric mood with Selma and the Wisp.

    Top pick for Selma and the Wisp fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Selma and the Wisp.

    Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ASTRAL

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Selma and the Wisp.

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

    The future came. You'd think that means the apex of the progress and science, but no. After the epidemic spread all over the world in 2022, 95% of the whole population mutated into horrible creatures without any moral values or humanity and started hunting everything that moves. The planet became empty.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Northern Lights

    WHY THIS

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

    While the Great Stargazer is deeply sleeping, the Celestial Guardians protect the equilibrium of the forgotten world…

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Selma and the Wisp.

    Ranked #4 for Selma and the Wisp fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Selma and the Wisp.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Little Nightmares

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Selma and the Wisp.

    Ranked #5 for Selma and the Wisp fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Selma and the Wisp.

    Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

    2017Adventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Black The Fall

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Selma and the Wisp.

    Ranked #6 for Selma and the Wisp fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Selma and the Wisp.

    After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Another Sight - Hodge's Journey

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Selma and the Wisp fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Selma and the Wisp.

    Take control of Hodge the cat in a brand new, stand-alone prequel story in Another Sight - Hodge's Journey. Tackle new platforming challenges using Hodge's nimble feline skills to solve puzzles and misteries as he travels between the world of dreams and the world of the real.

    2018ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Selma and the Wisp.

    Ranked #8 for Selma and the Wisp fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Selma and the Wisp.

    DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Selma and the Wisp at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Selma and the Wisp on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Selma and the Wisp.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Selma and the Wisp on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Selma and the Wisp.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Selma and the Wisp on Steam right now. Shares Action with Selma and the Wisp.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Selma and the Wisp on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Selma and the Wisp.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Selma and the Wisp on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Selma and the Wisp.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Selma and the Wisp on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Selma and the Wisp.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Selma and the Wisp on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Selma and the Wisp.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Selma and the Wisp on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Selma and the Wisp.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 Selma and the Wisp.

    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 Action and Adventure with Selma and the Wisp.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Selma and the Wisp.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Selma and the Wisp.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck 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. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Selma and the Wisp.

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

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Little Nightmares

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Selma and the Wisp.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Selma and the Wisp.

    Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

    2017Adventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Another Sight - Hodge's Journey

    WHY THIS

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

    Take control of Hodge the cat in a brand new, stand-alone prequel story in Another Sight - Hodge's Journey. Tackle new platforming challenges using Hodge's nimble feline skills to solve puzzles and misteries as he travels between the world of dreams and the world of the real.

    2018ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Selma and the Wisp.

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

    DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Selma and the Wisp

How much does Selma and the Wisp cost?
Selma and the Wisp is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Selma and the Wisp?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Selma and the Wisp are Monochroma, ASTRAL, Northern Lights.
Who developed Selma and the Wisp?
Selma and the Wisp was developed by Toucan 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 Selma and the Wisp.

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