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Games like Numina

If Numina is your kind of game, the closest matches are Garden Story, SCARLET NEXUS and Ocean's Heart — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and emotional. 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 Numina: Step through the 4th wall… into the world of NUMINA! An exciting adventure that fuses many classic RPG aspects, a character-driven story with player choices, a dynamic battle system, puzzles and towns waiting to be explored and other exciting locations.

2022IndieRPG16.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOS · Linuxby starlit studio
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Art style is uniquely strikingMultiple endings require active participationPlay as the player yourself within the storyAtmosphericContemplativeEmotional

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Steam players who put hours into Numina 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. Garden Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Numina.

    Top pick for Numina fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Numina.

    Embark on a wholesome adventure to save The Grove! Forage resources, combat the invasive Rot, and restore the community. Relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor in this charming action-RPG starring a grape.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. SCARLET NEXUS

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Numina.

    Second-strongest match for Numina fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Numina.

    Choose between Yuito and Kasane, elite psionics each armed with a talent in psychokinesis and their own reason to fight. Complete both of their stories to unlock all the mysteries of a Brain Punk future caught between technology and psychic abilities.

    2021ActionAdventureRPG14.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ocean's Heart

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Numina fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Numina.

    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.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Goracle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Numina fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Numina.

    Classic RPG Dungeon Crawler. Save the kingdom from the creature of the great abyss.

    2018ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. emerald

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Numina fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Numina.

    what do you fear?

    2025IndieAdventureRPGFreeSteam ↗
  6. Blood Soaked Bastard!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Numina fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Numina.

    Blood Soaked Bastard! Is an RPG set in a dreary medieval fantasy setting. Become a much abhorred Blood Knight and kill monsters in turn based combat, alongside a cast of freakish companions. Draw the blood of wretched monsters, you Bastard!

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Fablelight

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Numina fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Numina.

    A single-player, story-driven 2D fighting game with RPG progression. Slash through fairytale monsters, recruit unlikely allies, and choose your route through a whimsical and absurd hand-drawn world.

    ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  8. Heart is Muscle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Numina fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Numina.

    Flex your muscles, bake cookies and save the world! Heart is Muscle is a quirky RPG-VN where every action you take moves time forward!

    2022IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Numina at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Numina on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Numina.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Numina on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Numina.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Numina on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Numina.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Numina on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Numina.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Numina on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Numina.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under Numina on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Numina.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Numina on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Numina.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Numina on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Numina.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Numina.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Numina

Is Numina verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Numina is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Numina cost?
Numina is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Numina?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Numina are Garden Story, SCARLET NEXUS, Ocean's Heart.
Who developed Numina?
Numina was developed by starlit studio.

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 Numina.

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