Games like Lively
If Lively is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tape Man, Squared Adventure and Divemensions — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Lively: Lively is a puzzle-platformer where two rival creatures fight for control of the planet. Use ever-changing powers to make your way through a unique world !
Players who liked Lively also play
Steam players who put hours into Lively 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.
Tape Man
WHY THIS
Top pick for Lively fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lively.
"Tape Man" is a puzzle platformer packed with hidden mechanics for you to discover. Throw your measuring tape to explore a vast maze of puzzles. Your measure tapes work as a platform, an obstacle, and many other things—it's for you to find out!
Squared Adventure
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Lively fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lively.
Embark on a journey through tunnels, caves and ancient temples, solving puzzles and fighting all kinds of hostile creatures. Be smart - avoid traps and think carefully. They say it doesn't hurt ;)
Divemensions
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Lively fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lively.
Divemensions is a 2D Puzzle Platformer.... just that the levels are not actually 2D! In this game you'll need to move between the layers of the world to overcome various challenges! Get ready to solve puzzles by understanding the 3D layout of the levels or create your own with the level editor!
DiegoTC Toolbox
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Ranked #4 for Lively fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lively.
A Puzzle-Platformer with tons of unique puzzles and mechanics.
Sheeple
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Ranked #5 for Lively fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lively.
The Sheeple are moving, and they won't stop for anything. Not walls, not traps, and definitely not common sense. In this chaotic puzzle-platformer, you don't control the player, you control the world.
Soul Blossom
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Lively fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lively.
A brave soul embarks on a rescue mission, to save his loved ones. Play a platformer where you do not walk. Soul Blossom is an adventure driven platformer where you solve puzzles while trying to maintain limited flight ability and controlling a flock of souls.
Leapbound
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Ranked #7 for Lively fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lively.
A precision platformer where every jump matters. Master a fixed-height jump, avoid deadly falls, and descend through five floors filled with dangerous challenges.
Where Stones Sleep
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Lively fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lively.
A cozy, single-screen puzzle platformer focused on planning, experimentation, and clear cause-and-effect, with no combat or time pressure.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lively.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lively.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lively.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lively.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Lively.
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 Lively.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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 Lively.
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.
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Frequently asked about Lively
- What games are most similar to Lively?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lively are Tape Man, Squared Adventure, Divemensions.
- Who developed Lively?
- Lively was developed by Najoc.
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 Lively.
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