Games like Once upon a time
If Once upon a time is your kind of game, the closest matches are Maui, Caveman World: Mountains of Unga Boonga and WHAT THE GOLF? — 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 Once upon a time: « Once Upon A Time » is an adventure game in which a young woman, finds a magic book and is instantly teleported inside. Each chapter of the book is one single tale in which you will have to solve riddles in fairy tale designed settings. Magic and nature will be friends and foes.
Players who liked Once upon a time also play
Steam players who put hours into Once upon a time 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.
Maui
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Top pick for Once upon a time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once upon a time.
Maui is a free action-adventure game based on Hawaiian mythology. The game features an innovative "stat grid" that lets you switch stats on the fly to face any situation.
Caveman World: Mountains of Unga Boonga
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Once upon a time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once upon a time.
Caveman World: Mountains of Unga Boonga is a retro inspired platformer adventure game set in fantasy prehistoric time. You play as a Caveman, exploring various levels and overcoming physical obstacles. Levels become increasingly more difficult as you encounter enemies, obstacles, traps and more!
WHAT THE GOLF?
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Once upon a time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once upon a time.
A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd you will ask yourself: WHAT THE GOLF?
Pikuniku
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Once upon a time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once upon a time.
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
Dear Esther
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Ranked #5 for Once upon a time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once upon a time.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
FRACT OSC
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Ranked #6 for Once upon a time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once upon a time.
FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.
Qbeh-1: The Atlas Cube
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Ranked #7 for Once upon a time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once upon a time.
QBEH-1 is an atmospheric 1st-person puzzle platformer that takes players on a quest through a series of divergent worlds. Each world is filled with new puzzles that require special cubes to solve as well as fun secrets to uncover. Includes a LEVEL EDITOR and STEAM WORKSHOP support!
Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)
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Ranked #8 for Once upon a time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Once upon a time.
Let’s bring back all the good memories of the incredible, brave and lovely Kao the Kangaroo. Immerse yourself in a classic 3D action-adventure platformer where Kao runs, jumps, and fights lots of enemies.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
WHAT THE GOLF?
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once upon a time.
A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd you will ask yourself: WHAT THE GOLF?
Pikuniku
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once upon a time.
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
Dear Esther
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Once upon a time.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Frequently asked about Once upon a time
- Is Once upon a time free to play?
- Yes — Once upon a time 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 Once upon a time?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Once upon a time are Maui, Caveman World: Mountains of Unga Boonga, WHAT THE GOLF?.
- Who developed Once upon a time?
- Once upon a time was developed by Bruno MARTIOL.
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 Once upon a time.
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