Games like Firmament
If Firmament is your kind of game, the closest matches are Riven, Quern - Undying Thoughts and TEMPUS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and epic. 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 →About Firmament: Firmament is a new puzzle-adventure game by the legendary game studio behind the best-selling games Myst and Riven. Featuring deep storytelling and world-building, discover the story of this seemingly abandoned world as you explore and unlock the mysteries of 3 unique Realms… and beyond!
Players who liked Firmament also play
Steam players who put hours into Firmament 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.
Riven
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Top pick for Firmament fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Quern - Undying Thoughts
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Second-strongest match for Firmament fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Firmament.
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
TEMPUS
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Firmament fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
TEMPUS is a puzzle adventure game with time travel. Each time you advance, you will see the island where you live change over thousands of years. You can only travel forward so it is a one way trip, how far will you go?
Waterfall Prisoner
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Ranked #4 for Firmament fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
Can you escape from Waterfall Tower? A puzzle-focused escape room game, made in the vein of the classic graphic adventures of old.
Obduction
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Ranked #5 for Firmament fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Syberia: The World Before
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Ranked #6 for Firmament fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Firmament.
Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.
Haven Moon
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Ranked #7 for Firmament fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure. In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery.
Flow Weaver
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Firmament fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
You are trapped. Bound by magic by unknown captors. But you are a Flow Weaver and can move between dimensions. Travel amongst them, learn new spells, and uncover the secrets of this strange world to orchestrate your escape.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Firmament
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Obduction
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Reviewers of Firmament cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
Myst
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Reviewers of Firmament cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
Riven
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Reviewers of Firmament cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
URU: Complete Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Reviewers of Firmament cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
The critically acclaimed adventure of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst returns with this special collection that contains more Uru than ever before. Already the deepest Myst adventure to date, Uru is significantly expanded with the addition of To D'ni™ and The Path of the Shell, expansion packs that will take Uru beyond your imagination.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Firmament at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Firmament on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Firmament.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Firmament on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Firmament.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Firmament on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Firmament.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Firmament on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Firmament on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Firmament.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Firmament on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Firmament on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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 Firmament.
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 Firmament.
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 Firmament.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
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 Firmament.
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 Firmament.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Firmament.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Other recommendable Steam games by Cyan Worlds, Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Riven
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Another title from Cyan Worlds, Inc., the studio behind Firmament. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
Myst
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Another title from Cyan Worlds, Inc., the studio behind Firmament. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
realMyst: Masterpiece Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Another title from Cyan Worlds, Inc., the studio behind Firmament. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
Released in 2014, experience one of the first 3D adaptations of the renowned puzzle-adventure game Myst! Each discovery you make, every puzzle you solve, will bring you closer to reversing a wrong that has gone unchecked for ages.
Riven (1997)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Another title from Cyan Worlds, Inc., the studio behind Firmament. Shares Adventure with Firmament.
Released in 1997 as the original sequel to Myst, one of the best-selling puzzle adventure games of all time. Prepare to enter a world "torn asunder" by timeless, unresolved conflicts -- a world of incomparable beauty, intrigue, and betrayal.
Myst: Masterpiece Edition
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Another title from Cyan Worlds, Inc., the studio behind Firmament. Shares Adventure with Firmament.
The classic Myst experience with point and click controls, released as a remaster to the original in 2000. Enter a world where nothing is as it seems... and adventure knows no bounds!
Myst III: Exile
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Another title from Cyan Worlds, Inc., the studio behind Firmament. Shares Adventure with Firmament.
The story of Myst continues in this third entry of the series, originally released in 2001. Return to this strange and wondrous universe, where books become portals into worlds, and where the lessons of the past may yet hold meaning for today...
Myst V: End of Ages
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Another title from Cyan Worlds, Inc., the studio behind Firmament. Shares Adventure with Firmament.
The Grand Finale of the greatest adventure! Decide the fate of a civilization in this triumphant final chapter to the Myst saga. Embark on an epic journey into the heart of a shattered empire as the only explorer who can still save it— or destroy it with the wrong choices.
URU: Complete Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Firmament.
Another title from Cyan Worlds, Inc., the studio behind Firmament. Shares Indie and Adventure with Firmament.
The critically acclaimed adventure of Uru: Ages Beyond Myst returns with this special collection that contains more Uru than ever before. Already the deepest Myst adventure to date, Uru is significantly expanded with the addition of To D'ni™ and The Path of the Shell, expansion packs that will take Uru beyond your imagination.
Frequently asked about Firmament
- Is Firmament verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Firmament 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 Firmament cost?
- Firmament is listed on Steam at 34.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Firmament?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Firmament are Riven, Quern - Undying Thoughts, TEMPUS.
- Who developed Firmament?
- Firmament was developed by Cyan Worlds, Inc..
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 Firmament.
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