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Games like Light Bearers

If Light Bearers is your kind of game, the closest matches are Notes of Soul, Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals and Doll Impostor — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its funny, intense and lighthearted. 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 Light Bearers: Light Bearers is a multiplayer asymmetrical hide and seek game that pits a sinister shadow against cute light bears!

2018ActionIndieFree To PlayCasualFree to playDeck PlayableWindowsby FAT BOMB STUDIOS, LLC
Light Bearers — Steam game cover
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Free to play with no pay to winHilarious voice lines and dialogueMaps evolve with panic mode musicFunnyIntenseLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Light Bearers 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. Notes of Soul

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Light Bearers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Bearers.

    The gleaning club is an immersive game experience hall, where you can participate in the script arranged according to the story by role playing. Or learn folk knowledge and taste strange culture, or realize the sad but warm past of the protagonist of the story.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals

    WHY THIS

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

    Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals is a multiplayer horror party game with multiple modes where players take on the role of monsters or mortals from Dark Deception's universe (and other universes) and fight for soul shards in nightmarish mazes!

    2020ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Doll Impostor

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Light Bearers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Bearers.

    Doll Impostor is a horror game where 1-4 players take on the role of guardians of possessed dolls. Work together to identify the impostor doll before 9 a.m, or face dire consequences. Every hour counts in this tense, fear-filled race against time.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Yellow King

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Light Bearers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Bearers.

    A dark horror MMO inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Infinite dungeon exploration, boss raids, guilds, PvP, leaderboards, and the destruction of your soul by an uncaring immortal e̵̺̙̺̥̅͆̾̽̈̇̇̂̑̊͊̽̕͜͝lde̸̮͔̞̮͖͖̙̍̒̽̓r̶̨̹̠̪̫͓̻͍̥͇̄͌͂̋̊̚ g̶̩̮̙̾̎̌̋̎͌͘͠oḓ̸̛̮̦̮͎͖̖͖͕͊͋̉̂́͛ slowly devouring the universe.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Blackout Club

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Light Bearers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Bearers.

    The Blackout Club is a first-person co-op horror game centered around a group of teenage friends investigating a monstrous secret beneath the skin of their small town. 1-4 players explore procedurally-generated missions against a fearsome enemy you can only see with your eyes closed.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Midnight Ghost Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Light Bearers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Bearers.

    The chaotic multiplayer hide-and-seek game. Possess seemingly harmless objects as Ghosts or chase them down as Hunters before the clock strikes midnight!

    2024ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Secret Neighbor Beta

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Light Bearers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Light Bearers.

    Beta Runs Aug 2-19! A group of kids tries to sneak into their creepy Neighbor's basement to rescue their missing friend. The only problem is one of the players is a traitor in disguise. Yes, you can play as the Neighbor.

    2019ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Last Year

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Light Bearers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Free To Play with Light Bearers.

    Enter the nightmarish world of Last Year, where you and four other classmates try to survive, fight back and ultimately escape a horrifying Fiend in this unique horror asymmetric game.

    2019ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

More from FAT BOMB STUDIOS, LLC

Other recommendable Steam games by FAT BOMB STUDIOS, LLC, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Quantum Lock

    WHY THIS

    Another title from FAT BOMB STUDIOS, LLC, the studio behind Light Bearers. Shares Action and Indie with Light Bearers.

    In this multiplayer freeze tag game, one player is selected as the Anti Virus whose job is to isolate all the Rogue Programs running rampant in the system. The Rogue Programs must avoid detection at all costs and gather as much data as they can.

    2016ActionIndieSteam ↗
  2. Galactic Feud

    WHY THIS

    Another title from FAT BOMB STUDIOS, LLC, the studio behind Light Bearers. Shares Action and Indie with Light Bearers.

    Play WITH YOUR FRIENDS locally or online in this fast-paced party brawler. Compete against each other in this fun filled, hilarity ensuing, adrenaline pumping, caffeine consuming, all out brawl fest.

    2018ActionIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Light Bearers 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Light Bearers.

    Another title from FAT BOMB STUDIOS, LLC, the studio behind Light Bearers. Shares Action and Indie with Light Bearers.

    Light Bearers 2 is a fast paced hide and seek, asymmetrical multiplayer horror game. A Shadow is trying to corrupt all Light Bears. The Light Bears must use their movement and cunning. To keep each other from becoming corrupted by darkness.

    2025ActionIndieCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Light Bearers

Does Light Bearers run on Steam Deck?
Light Bearers is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Light Bearers free to play?
Yes — Light Bearers is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Light Bearers have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Light Bearers supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Light Bearers?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Light Bearers are Notes of Soul, Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals, Doll Impostor.
Who developed Light Bearers?
Light Bearers was developed by FAT BOMB STUDIOS, LLC.

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 Light Bearers.

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