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Games like Modern Tales: Age of Invention

If Modern Tales: Age of Invention is your kind of game, the closest matches are Endless Fables: The Minotaur's Curse, Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child and Endless Fables 2: Frozen Path — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its alternate history vibe, collectibles unlock secret backstory and colorful and clean visuals. 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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2017AdventureCasual14.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Orchid Games
Modern Tales: Age of Invention — Steam game cover
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Alternate history vibeCollectibles unlock secret backstoryColorful and clean visualsAtmosphericChallengingLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Modern Tales: Age of Invention 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. Endless Fables: The Minotaur's Curse

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Top pick for Modern Tales: Age of Invention fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Face off against the Minotaur!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden object puzzles, mini games and an atmospheric mood with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Second-strongest match for Modern Tales: Age of Invention fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Find clues to your father's whereabouts in a Victorian mansion!

    2017AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Endless Fables 2: Frozen Path

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Third-strongest match for Modern Tales: Age of Invention fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Pamela Cavendish returns for another adventure! The famous anthropologist ventures into the northern reaches of Europe to rescue a friend who went missing while following the trail of Norse gods. Is this mere coincidence or is there something more behind the legend of Loki and Hodur?

    2017AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders

    WHY THIS

    Shares mini games and an atmospheric mood with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Ranked #4 for Modern Tales: Age of Invention fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Save Persia from mysterious plague!

    2017AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Tiny Tales: Heart of the Forest

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden object puzzles, mini games and a whimsical mood with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Ranked #5 for Modern Tales: Age of Invention fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Become the Hero of Brie!

    2017AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden object puzzles and an atmospheric mood with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Ranked #6 for Modern Tales: Age of Invention fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Conduct an investigation as shapeshifter!

    2017AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Ranked #7 for Modern Tales: Age of Invention fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Master alchemy to heal the kingdom!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden object puzzles and an atmospheric mood with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Ranked #8 for Modern Tales: Age of Invention fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Discover a forgotten land in the clouds!

    2017AdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Modern Tales: Age of Invention at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Modern Tales: Age of Invention on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    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 ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Modern Tales: Age of Invention on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    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 ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Modern Tales: Age of Invention on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    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 ↗
  4. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Modern Tales: Age of Invention on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Modern Tales: Age of Invention on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Modern Tales: Age of Invention on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Modern Tales: Age of Invention on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    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.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under Modern Tales: Age of Invention on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 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 Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Modern Tales: Age of Invention

How much does Modern Tales: Age of Invention cost?
Modern Tales: Age of Invention is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Modern Tales: Age of Invention?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Modern Tales: Age of Invention are Endless Fables: The Minotaur's Curse, Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child, Endless Fables 2: Frozen Path.
Who developed Modern Tales: Age of Invention?
Modern Tales: Age of Invention was developed by Orchid Games and published by Artifex Mundi.

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 Modern Tales: Age of Invention.

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