Games like Journey
If Journey is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mike goes on hike, Blanc and The Kind Camomille — 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 →In Journey, two players traverse an expansive desert landscape together, moving from sunlit dunes toward a distant mountain peak. Developed by thatgamecompany and published by Annapurna Interactive, this brief indie adventure emphasizes atmospheric exploration and quiet interaction over dialogue or combat. The online co-op mode means players encounter a stranger on the same path, creating moments of unspoken collaboration. Reviewers highlight the memorable musical score that accompanies players throughout their journey. Verified for Steam Deck, the game offers a chill, sit-down experience that runs to completion in a short session. The title holds an approval rating of 92% positive across more than 12,000 Steam reviews.
About Journey: Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
Players who liked Journey also play
Steam players who put hours into Journey 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.
Mike goes on hike
WHY THIS
Top pick for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Become a real tourist in Mike Goes on Hike! Amazing wild landscapes, inexpressible atmosphere of hiking and important vital lessons are waiting for you. Go all the way to the end to fulfill the request of your beloved grandfather.
Blanc
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Blanc is an artistic cooperative adventure that follows the journey of a wolf cub and a fawn stranded in a vast, snowy wilderness. They must come together in an unlikely partnership to find their families.
The Kind Camomille
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
A wholesome 3D exploration game about random acts of kindness and the joy of discovery. Take control of Camomille, a kind mouse on her way to her dear grandmother 100th birthday. On a relaxing and beautiful journey she encounters people in need of a hand.
Aporia: Beyond The Valley
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.
ABZU
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
I Am Dead
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
I Am Dead is a charming puzzle adventure game from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot’s Warehouse about exploring the afterlife.
Dear Esther
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Shelter 3
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Journey fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Enter the wilderness and keep your calf and your herd safe from harm. Make your way through the open landscapes as a majestic elephant. Be alert and gather your herd during times of danger. Your herd is your family, shelter is your only hope, and survival your only goal.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Journey
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
RiME
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Journey.
A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.
Sky: Children of the Light
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits! Explore magical realms, restore lost light, and form wordless bonds with players worldwide. Complete quests and solve puzzles in seasonal events that celebrate kindness, discovery, and heartfelt connection.
Firewatch
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Spirit of the North
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
INSIDE
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play.
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
The Witness
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Journey cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Journey at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Journey.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Journey.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
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?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Journey.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
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 Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Journey.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Journey.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Journey on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
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 Journey.
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 Adventure with Journey.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey.
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 Journey.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Journey.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Journey.
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
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Blanc
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Blanc is an artistic cooperative adventure that follows the journey of a wolf cub and a fawn stranded in a vast, snowy wilderness. They must come together in an unlikely partnership to find their families.
ABZU
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
Dear Esther
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Frequently asked about Journey
- Is Journey verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Journey 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 Journey cost?
- Journey is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Journey have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Journey supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Journey?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Journey are Mike goes on hike, Blanc, The Kind Camomille.
- Who developed Journey?
- Journey was developed by thatgamecompany and published by Annapurna Interactive.
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 Journey.
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