Games like Heaven's Vault
If Heaven's Vault is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts, OXENFREE II: Lost Signals and Overboard! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautiful art style, rich narrative and lore and unique language learning system. 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 →Heaven's Vault is an Indie adventure game developed by inkle Ltd that released in 2019 at $24.99. Players explore an ancient space Nebula as an archaeologist uncovering a lost history, with gameplay focused on dialogue interaction, linguistic puzzles, and world exploration. The game features a system where players learn and decipher a unique hieroglyphic language. Reviewers highlight a rich narrative and lore throughout the experience. Players describe the atmosphere as immersive and note the art style as visually distinctive. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and presents challenging gameplay across a long single-player campaign.
About Heaven's Vault: An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Players who liked Heaven's Vault also play
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Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts
WHY THIS
Top pick for Heaven's Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
In this narrative-driven, sci-fi point and click adventure, unravel the secrets of a stolen spaceship and your enigmatic crew. A new future away from corporate tyranny awaits. As captain, your choices matter and forging your crew's connections, even more so. Flying free has a cost. Will you pay it?
AdventureSteam ↗OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Second-strongest match for Heaven's Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
Overboard!
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Heaven's Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
80 Days
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Ranked #4 for Heaven's Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.
Afterparty
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Ranked #5 for Heaven's Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Gone Home
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Ranked #6 for Heaven's Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Ranked #7 for Heaven's Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Pendragon: Narrative Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Ranked #8 for Heaven's Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
AD 673. Camelot has fallen. The Round Table must rally to save King Arthur. Narrative strategy game from the creators of 80 DAYS, with elegant tactics and a unique, dynamic story every time you replay.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Heaven's Vault at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Heaven's Vault on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heaven's Vault.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Heaven's Vault on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Heaven's Vault on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heaven's Vault.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Heaven's Vault on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heaven's Vault.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~68% under Heaven's Vault on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
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?
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 Heaven's Vault.
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 Heaven's Vault.
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 Heaven's Vault.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heaven's Vault.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
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 Heaven's Vault.
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 Heaven's Vault.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from inkle Ltd
Other recommendable Steam games by inkle Ltd, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
80 Days
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Another title from inkle Ltd, the studio behind Heaven's Vault. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.
TR-49
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Another title from inkle Ltd, the studio behind Heaven's Vault. Shares Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Another title from inkle Ltd, the studio behind Heaven's Vault. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered.
Overboard!
WHY THIS
Another title from inkle Ltd, the studio behind Heaven's Vault. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
A Highland Song
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Another title from inkle Ltd, the studio behind Heaven's Vault. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
Moira McKinnon is running away. A wild adventure through the Scottish Highlands, with open platforming and dynamic storytelling, maps and music. From the creators of Heaven's Vault and 80 Days.
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Another title from inkle Ltd, the studio behind Heaven's Vault. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
Pendragon: Narrative Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Another title from inkle Ltd, the studio behind Heaven's Vault. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
AD 673. Camelot has fallen. The Round Table must rally to save King Arthur. Narrative strategy game from the creators of 80 DAYS, with elegant tactics and a unique, dynamic story every time you replay.
Sorcery! Part 3
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Another title from inkle Ltd, the studio behind Heaven's Vault. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
An epic open-world narrative adventure through a world of monsters, traps and magic. Explore two intermeshed worlds, past and present, and create your own unique story where every decision you make is remembered. Survive, and defeat the Seven Serpents - if you can!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
Five years after the events of OXENFREE, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals. What she finds is more than she bargained for.
Overboard!
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.
80 Days
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.
Afterparty
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Gone Home
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Heaven's Vault.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heaven's Vault.
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Frequently asked about Heaven's Vault
- Is Heaven's Vault verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Heaven's Vault 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 Heaven's Vault cost?
- Heaven's Vault is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Heaven's Vault?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heaven's Vault are Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts, OXENFREE II: Lost Signals, Overboard!.
- Who developed Heaven's Vault?
- Heaven's Vault was developed by inkle Ltd.
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