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Games like Light Source

If Light Source is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pigbert, DEMON'S REIGN and VoltAge:Genesis — 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 Light Source: Follow Bulb and bring back the light to the dim kingdom of Lumeria, in this dark 2D turn-based RPG. Help the locals and battle your way through increasingly harder odds while uncovering the secrets hidden within the decaying kingdom.

2026IndieAdventureRPGWindowsby Left Marino
Light Source — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Light Source 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. Pigbert

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Light Source fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Light Source.

    The Supreme Leader summons you to receive the Award of Excellent Labour. Cross a landscape defined by strict quotas and failing harvests, facing Overseers and desperate workers in turn-based RPG combat. Reach the palace, stand before the Supreme Leader, and decide your place in his grand design.

    2026IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. DEMON'S REIGN

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Light Source fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Light Source.

    Venture into a dark world ruled by demons, overcome the challenges and defeat the archfiends to gain their power. Explore at your desired order and freely build your character to face impossible battles.

    AdventureRPGSteam ↗
  3. VoltAge:Genesis

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Light Source fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Light Source.

    Freely explore a deadly wasteland as you uncover a plot to awaken an ancient evil.

    2023AdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Legends of Crystal

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Light Source fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Light Source.

    Legends of Crystal is a turn-based RPG that blends two cultures, namely Nusantara and Japan. It tells the story of a child chosen by a god who must save a crystal from evil. The crystal is divided into 6 powers due to the greed of jinns and mythical creatures in the past.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Trail of Gods: The Cursed Island

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Light Source fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Light Source.

    A compact, cursed action RPG that lingers long after you put it down. Fight through a dying world armed only with precise timing and whatever gear you can scavenge from the fallen. One button + movement is all you need.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure3.59 USDSteam ↗
  6. Calmed by the Dαrk

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Light Source fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Light Source.

    Calmed by the Dαrk is an open-world Action-RPG where you can explore the fantastical world of Umbra Milenio. You play as John, a regular guy that ends up with the power to change the entire world. Break the rules, unlock new powers, make friends (or foes) and decide the fate of everyone!

    2026RPG4.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. Drowning Ashes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Light Source fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Light Source.

    The Ashes ignite once more, and the floodwaters rise to drown an accursed kingdom. Explore the ruins of the Capital, recruit wild monsters, and find a way to end the ruinous Cycle in this turn-based monster collector from the makers of Guile & Glory: Firstborn.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Necrofane

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Light Source fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Light Source.

    A dark power is rising. Defeat the necromancer and his generals before they conquer the kingdom. In this old school dark fantasy RPG, explore cursed dungeons, battle monstrous foes, master forbidden magic, and gather powerful loot in a world teetering on the edge of ruin.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

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 Light Source.

    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 Adventure with Light Source.

    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 Light Source.

    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 Indie with Light Source.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Light Source.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Light Source.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Light Source

What games are most similar to Light Source?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Light Source are Pigbert, DEMON'S REIGN, VoltAge:Genesis.
Who developed Light Source?
Light Source was developed by Left Marino.

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 Light Source.

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