Games like World to the West
If World to the West is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Elementalist, An Automaton's Journey and Katana Dragon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative and nostalgic. 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 World to the West: World to the West is a standalone followup of Teslagrad, the indie hit that sold more than 1.6 million copies worldwide. A vast world of blue skies and dark caves awaits you in this 3D action adventure, as you try to unveil the mysteries of an ancient prophecy.
Players who liked World to the West also play
Steam players who put hours into World to the West 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.
The Elementalist
WHY THIS
Top pick for World to the West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Take an epic adventure spanning millions of pixels. Face mighty foes and other foes somewhat less mighty! Solve riddles and puzzles using your spells, wits and the environment! Unlock the power of the elements... Become The Elementalist!
An Automaton's Journey
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for World to the West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Play as the ancient automaton Cecilia Immergreen as you explore the world for secrets, solve puzzles, delve into dungeons, fight other Hololive members as powerful bosses, help other members with side quests, and find powerful items to explore previously unavailable locations.
Katana Dragon
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for World to the West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
An action, adventure & dungeon exploration RPG, where you play as the ninjas Shin & Nobi in their quest to save the world of Sogen!
The Path of Kana
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Ranked #4 for World to the West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
A top-down action-adventure RPG inspired by the classics. Play as Kana; Chosen to carry a sacred flame through haunted dungeons, solve ancient puzzles, and guide lost souls home. Built-in randomizer for endless replayability.
The Power of Doznath
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Ranked #5 for World to the West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Discover the mysteries around the secret thumb of Doznath.
Dungeonoid 2 Awakening
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Ranked #6 for World to the West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Classic dungeon crawling gets a block-busting twist in Dungeonoid 2 Awakening, a top-down adventure presented in retro pixel art style!
Milo's Dream
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Ranked #7 for World to the West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
A top-down adventure game about a doggy in a world of dreams, featuring colorful pixelated visuals and chiptune songs.
Ocean's Heart
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with World to the West.
Ranked #8 for World to the West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Ocean’s Heart is an epic top-down action RPG in which you explore a beautiful archipelago as a young woman named Tilia. Take on contracts to fight monsters, descend deep into ancient dungeons, defeat menacing foes, and unravel the mystery of Ocean’s Heart. All done in beautiful, bright pixel art.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below World to the West at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under World to the West on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World to the West.
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.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~67% under World to the West on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
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!
R.E.P.O.
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Priced ~53% under World to the West on Steam right now. Shares Action with World to the West.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
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Priced ~47% under World to the West on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~70% under World to the West on Steam right now. Shares Action with World to the West.
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.
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~58% under World to the West on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World to the West.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
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Priced ~47% under World to the West on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with World to the West.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under World to the West on Steam right now. Shares Indie with World to the West.
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.
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 World to the West.
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.
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 World to the West.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World to the West.
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 World to the West.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with World to the West.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Rain Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Rain Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Teslagrad
WHY THIS
Another title from Rain Games, the studio behind World to the West. Shares Indie with World to the West.
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Teslagrad 2
WHY THIS
Shares collectible hunting and a whimsical mood with World to the West.
Another title from Rain Games, the studio behind World to the West. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Lumina, a young Teslamancer, finds herself stranded after her airship crash lands in Wyrmheim, a remote and treacherous land to the North. Embark on a dangerous adventure, exploring a gigantic, abandoned tower looming over a fjordside valley, on a quest to get Lumina home and back to her family.
Teslagrad Remastered
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Shares environmental puzzle solving with World to the West.
Another title from Rain Games, the studio behind World to the West. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!
Mesmer
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Shares a whimsical mood with World to the West.
Another title from Rain Games, the studio behind World to the West. Shares Action and Indie with World to the West.
A unique revolution simulator where every encounter matters. Mesmer! The pearl of the old world. At least it used to be. But this city has failed its people. Unite the people, spark a revolution and storm the castle. Build a better Mesmer.
Girl Genius: Adventures In Castle Heterodyne
WHY THIS
Shares collectible hunting and a nostalgic mood with World to the West.
Another title from Rain Games, the studio behind World to the West. Shares Action and Adventure with World to the West.
A fabulous Action Adventure game based on the wonderful graphic novel series, Girl Genius™, by authors Phil & Kaja Foglio.
Knuckle Jet
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Another title from Rain Games, the studio behind World to the West. Shares Action and Adventure with World to the West.
What's this? An off-the-wall, riveting jetpunk nose-breaking ricochet action platformer, lovingly crafted by the oddballs behind the Teslagrad series!
Frequently asked about World to the West
- Does World to the West run on Steam Deck?
- World to the West is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does World to the West cost?
- World to the West is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to World to the West?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside World to the West are The Elementalist, An Automaton's Journey, Katana Dragon.
- Who developed World to the West?
- World to the West was developed by Rain Games.
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 World to the West.
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