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Games like Dreaming

If Dreaming is your kind of game, the closest matches are ONEiRA, Always in Mind and Planet of Lana II — 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 Dreaming: In order to save his best friend, the protagonist leaves the Earth behind and travels to the edge of the Universe. He is to become an essential part of the grand plan that will determine the future of the Realm of Forgotten Flowers and its inhabitants.

IndieWindowsby Forget-Us-Not Team
Dreaming — Steam game cover

Players who liked Dreaming also play

Steam players who put hours into Dreaming 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. ONEiRA

    WHY THIS

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

    ONEiRA is a narrative-driven puzzle-platformer where your choices matter. Explore a world where dreams are sold as entertainment and your job is to ensure each is market-ready. Inspect virtual dreamscapes and untangle the trauma hidden within.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Always in Mind

    WHY THIS

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

    Wield extraordinary powers born from forgotten memories to escape a subconscious on the brink of collapse. Team up with Proxy, a living archive of your family’s history, as you slow time, bend gravity, and manifest memories in a coming-of-age adventure where technology and imagination collide.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Planet of Lana II

    WHY THIS

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

    As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Farewell North

    WHY THIS

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

    Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Machinarium

    WHY THIS

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

    Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

    2009IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Rita

    WHY THIS

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

    Rita is a cozy adventure where a little chicklet solves word-based puzzles to transform the world around her. Follow her story across generations, meet her grandchicklet, and be a part of her legacy.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Raji: An Ancient Epic

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Dreaming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Dreaming.

    Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion of the human realm. Her destiny? To rescue her younger brother and face the demon lord Mahabalasura.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure6.24 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Anamorphine

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the past as you resolve the present in Anamorphine, a surreal adventure of rendered emotions. Journey into the mind of the main character, a young man in denial. His subconscious is pushing him to face his past - or be consumed by it.

    2018IndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗

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 with Dreaming.

    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.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    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 with Dreaming.

    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 Indie with Dreaming.

    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 Dreaming.

    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 with Dreaming.

    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 with Dreaming.

    ‘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. Planet of Lana II

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Dreaming.

    As greed and power divide the tribes of their home planet, Lana and her little companion, Mui, must stand together against the forces reshaping their world – struggling not just for survival, but for the soul of their home.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Farewell North

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Dreaming.

    Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Machinarium

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Dreaming.

    Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

    2009IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Rita

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Dreaming.

    Rita is a cozy adventure where a little chicklet solves word-based puzzles to transform the world around her. Follow her story across generations, meet her grandchicklet, and be a part of her legacy.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dreaming

What games are most similar to Dreaming?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dreaming are ONEiRA, Always in Mind, Planet of Lana II.
Who developed Dreaming?
Dreaming was developed by Forget-Us-Not Team.

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 Dreaming.

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