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Games like The Path of Motus

If The Path of Motus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Smelter, Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty and STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® — 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.

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About The Path of Motus: Will you let other people stop you from pursuing your dreams? The Path of Motus is a game where your words have the power to destroy.

2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDMetacritic 58Windowsby Michael Hicks, Gonçalo Antunes
The Path of Motus — Steam game cover

Players who liked The Path of Motus also play

Steam players who put hours into The Path of Motus 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. Smelter

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Path of Motus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

    You are Eve, fresh out of Eden and armed with a living suit of armor, Smelter. Explore a dangerous new world, battle its bizarre denizens and expand your empire in a desperate journey to find Adam.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Path of Motus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

    Built from scratch, enjoy breathtaking visuals, enhanced audio and improved, deeper gameplay as New 'n' Tasty reignites the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee using the latest next-generation technology.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Path of Motus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Path of Motus.

    Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!

    2014ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 9 Years of Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Path of Motus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

    Fight to bring beautiful colors back to a hand-crafted world of darkness and discover the story of Europa, a young warrior, and her ghostly childhood companion, Apino.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tanglewood

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Path of Motus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

    Experience puzzle-platforming the way it’s meant to be. Designed and built on 90’s hardware, Tanglewood is a 16-bit love letter to the golden age of gaming. Guide Nymn home through a forest filled with danger, in classic 2D pixel-art style.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Kero Blaster

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Path of Motus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

    C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Volgarr the Viking

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Path of Motus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

    Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Path of Motus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

    Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an arcade action platformer full of creatures from medieval myths from Spain and the rest of Europe, as well as from chivalric romances. The extended version of the classic Maldita Castilla, originally created by the indie Locomalito.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Path of Motus at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Path of Motus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Path of Motus.

    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 The Path of Motus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

    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. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under The Path of Motus on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Path of Motus.

    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.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Path of Motus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

    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 ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under The Path of Motus on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Path of Motus.

    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.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under The Path of Motus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Path of Motus.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under The Path of Motus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Path of Motus.

    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 ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under The Path of Motus on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Path of Motus.

    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 ↗

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 The Path of Motus.

    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 Action and Adventure with The Path of Motus.

    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 Indie and Adventure with The Path of Motus.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Path of Motus.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 The Path of Motus.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Path of Motus.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Path of Motus.

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

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Path of Motus

How much does The Path of Motus cost?
The Path of Motus is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Path of Motus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Path of Motus are Smelter, Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®.
Who developed The Path of Motus?
The Path of Motus was developed by Michael Hicks, Gonçalo Antunes and published by MichaelArts.

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 The Path of Motus.

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