Games like The Sun Will Rise
If The Sun Will Rise is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mothlight, Take the Dream IX and Mathoria: It All Adds Up — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, challenging and dark. 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 The Sun Will Rise 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.
Mothlight
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Shares a dark mood with The Sun Will Rise.
Top pick for The Sun Will Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Sun Will Rise.
In a world corrupted by Eldritch abominations, Enzo must climb out of the hellish depths of the universe. From the Black Sea to the Planes of Neethan, it is your job to make your pilgrimage back to the Worlds above. In the black hell of this world, only Moths and demons await you.
Take the Dream IX
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Second-strongest match for The Sun Will Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Sun Will Rise.
What would you do for the person you love? Are you sure you're actually in love with them? They say love is all about sacrifice. What are you willing to lose for the one you supposedly love?
Mathoria: It All Adds Up
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Sun Will Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Sun Will Rise.
A free educational math RPG that caters to children. Helps in practicing basic addition skills through drills while adventuring in the land of Mathoria. Also aims to target educators and gamer parents alike, so that Mathoria can become a bonding tool between them and the children they care for.
Maneki's Curse
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Ranked #4 for The Sun Will Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Sun Will Rise.
In the realm of mortals, it is Gojun who reigns after killing the former god of war, Maneki. Now Maneki's soul is trapped in the Underworld--a rich labyrinth from which no soul can escape. But the former god of war's soul is unlike any other, and his vengeance has had a millennium to burn.
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Frequently asked about The Sun Will Rise
- Does The Sun Will Rise work on Steam Deck?
- The Sun Will Rise is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Is The Sun Will Rise free to play?
- Yes — The Sun Will Rise is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to The Sun Will Rise?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Sun Will Rise are Mothlight, Take the Dream IX, Mathoria: It All Adds Up.
- Who developed The Sun Will Rise?
- The Sun Will Rise was developed by The Sun Will Rise Team.
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