Games like Temple of Xiala
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Temple of Xiala for fans of indie, casual, early access, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Temple of Xiala also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About Temple of Xiala: Temple of Xiala is a smart puzzle game where you control the gravity, and have to move boulders in slots to clear a path to the next level.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Temple of Xiala at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Temple of Xiala on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Temple of Xiala.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Temple of Xiala on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Temple of Xiala.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Temple of Xiala on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Temple of Xiala.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Temple of Xiala on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Temple of Xiala.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Temple of Xiala on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Temple of Xiala.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Temple of Xiala on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Temple of Xiala.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Temple of Xiala on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Temple of Xiala.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Color-A-Cube
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Temple of Xiala.
Dive into a relaxing, color-filled escape with Color-A-Cube. This free immersive coloring experience lets you color voxel models, with crisp clicks, pops, and sparkly effects that make each step feel rewarding. Discover a growing library, with new creations to color and collect every month.
Noda
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Temple of Xiala.
Noda is a space to build and share 3D mental models – mind maps, storyboards, network or flow diagrams, project plans – to enhance productivity, understanding and awareness.
Frocat Puzzles
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Temple of Xiala.
For Frocat Puzzles, Ukrainian artists and writers have collaborated to create a relaxing experience. Piece together uniquely divided images in order to discover new stories.
Kakuro++
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Temple of Xiala.
A clean, ad-free Kakuro / Cross Sums puzzle game with 800 logic grids, from beginner-friendly puzzles to expert challenges. Perfect for fans of Sudoku-style number puzzles.
Boulders: Puzzle
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Temple of Xiala.
Boulders: Puzzle is a game that challenges your logic and spatial thinking. You take control of a cuboid and must traverse the level in three dimensions to reach the goal cube and use the environment to modify the cuboids length to get past obstacles.
Vacuum Warrior - Idle Game
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Temple of Xiala.
Vacuum Warrior is a Free to Play incremental idle game. Listen to the crisp crackle of dust and debris entering your vacuum as you vacuum ridiculous amounts of dust. Upgrade your vacuums, idle gains, and robot vacuums, earn achievements, and explore numerous locations in the Vacuum Warrior universe!
Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Temple of Xiala.
Every activity in Puzzle Pirates is a uniquely fun puzzle: be it sailing, gunning, or hauling treasure, your own puzzling skill determines your success!
Sandbox Anything
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Temple of Xiala.
A creative building-like game, where the objective is to throw physics enabled objects to create structures to allow the objective of the level to be completed. Can be a very challenging puzzler or an easy, sit back and relax game. Includes built in Level Editor and extensive Multiplayer functionality.
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Frequently asked about Temple of Xiala
- How much does Temple of Xiala cost?
- Temple of Xiala is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed Temple of Xiala?
- Temple of Xiala was developed by Hannes Delbeke.
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 Temple of Xiala.
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