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Games like Genesis Noir

If Genesis Noir is your kind of game, the closest matches are Murder On Space Station 52, For the Fish in the Bottle and Hope — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its jazz soundtrack, poetic narrative and stunning 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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About Genesis Noir: A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.

2021Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 77Windows · macOSby Feral Cat Den
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Players who liked Genesis Noir also play

Steam players who put hours into Genesis Noir 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. Murder On Space Station 52

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Genesis Noir.

    Top pick for Genesis Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.

    2024Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. For the Fish in the Bottle

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Genesis Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    In the vast desert, you discover a tiny fish sealed inside a small bottle. It seems to want something. Solve the puzzles to collect the items the fish desires.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Hope

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Genesis Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    Alone you wake up amnesiac, trying to uncover your past by exploring the world.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. COCOON

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Genesis Noir.

    Ranked #4 for Genesis Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

    2023IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. FRACTER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Genesis Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    FRACTER follows a veiled young hero who has set out on a perilous quest for light through a cryptic labyrinth of shadows.

    2019IndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Ynglet

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Genesis Noir.

    Ranked #6 for Genesis Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Genesis Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Unfinished Swan

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Genesis Noir.

    Ranked #8 for Genesis Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Genesis Noir

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.

  1. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Genesis Noir.

    Reviewers of Genesis Noir cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Escape Lala 2 - Retro Point and Click Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Genesis Noir cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    Our beloved princess is missing… What happened? Discover the world of Escape Lala 2, solve mysteries, uncover secrets and bring back peace and order to the world.

    2019IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Nirvana Noir

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Genesis Noir cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    A noir adventure beyond time and space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in color and sin. It’s up to you to solve the mysteries of the Bigger Bang in this follow up to the award-winning Genesis Noir.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Genesis Noir on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    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 ↗
  2. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Genesis Noir on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    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 ↗
  3. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Genesis Noir on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    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 ↗
  4. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under Genesis Noir on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    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 ↗
  5. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Genesis Noir on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Human Fall Flat

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Genesis Noir on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Genesis Noir on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~87% under Genesis Noir on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 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.

    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 Genesis Noir.

    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 Genesis Noir.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. COCOON

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Genesis Noir.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.

    2023IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Ynglet

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Genesis Noir.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Genesis Noir.

    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.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Genesis Noir

Does Genesis Noir run on Steam Deck?
Genesis Noir is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Genesis Noir cost?
Genesis Noir is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Genesis Noir?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Genesis Noir are Murder On Space Station 52, For the Fish in the Bottle, Hope.
Who developed Genesis Noir?
Genesis Noir was developed by Feral Cat Den and published by Fellow Traveller.

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 Genesis Noir.

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