Games like Gleaner Heights
If Gleaner Heights is your kind of game, the closest matches are Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition, Verdant Skies and Fields of Mistria — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy and dark. 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 Gleaner Heights: Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!
Players who liked Gleaner Heights also play
Steam players who put hours into Gleaner Heights 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.
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Gleaner Heights.
Top pick for Gleaner Heights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
In celebration of Harvest Moon's 20th Anniversary comes an all new Harvest Moon title for Steam! Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition! The game encompasses twenty years of the spirit that have made the franchise what it is today!
Verdant Skies
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Gleaner Heights.
Second-strongest match for Gleaner Heights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
Verdant Skies is a life simulation game born from a love for games like Harvest Moon and a desire to create something unique with modern gameplay and deep storytelling. Ensure the success of the colony as you make friends and pursue romance with a diverse cast of characters.
Fields of Mistria
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gleaner Heights.
Third-strongest match for Gleaner Heights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Dairy Farm Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Gleaner Heights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
A 2D RPG simulation game that you can build a dairy farm, build a town, and to create and enjoy your own life by living by your rules.
Hokko Life
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Gleaner Heights.
Ranked #5 for Gleaner Heights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gleaner Heights.
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Littlewood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gleaner Heights.
Ranked #6 for Gleaner Heights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gleaner Heights.
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Dinkum
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Gleaner Heights.
Ranked #7 for Gleaner Heights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gleaner Heights.
Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.
Firefly Village
WHY THIS
Shares time management and a cozy mood with Gleaner Heights.
Ranked #8 for Gleaner Heights fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.
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Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Gleaner Heights.
Reviewers of Gleaner Heights cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
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?
Twin Peaks VR
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Gleaner Heights cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gleaner Heights.
Twin Peaks VR brings people into the world of Twin Peaks using the immersive technology of VR. Based on the iconic television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, players will be able to experience several locations from the show including the Red Room, Glastonbury Grove, Sheriff's Department, Glass Box Observation and more.
Harvest Moon: Mad Dash
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Gleaner Heights cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with Gleaner Heights.
Go solo or take along a few friends in this fast-paced farming frenzy! Harvest, fish, milk, and more as you fulfill orders to complete each level, but watch out for molten lava, raging boars, and other obstacles!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gleaner Heights at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gleaner Heights on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gleaner Heights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gleaner Heights.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Gleaner Heights on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gleaner Heights.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gleaner Heights on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gleaner Heights on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Gleaner Heights.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Gleaner Heights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gleaner Heights.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Gleaner Heights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gleaner Heights.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Gleaner Heights on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gleaner Heights.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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 and Casual with Gleaner Heights.
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 Action and Adventure with Gleaner Heights.
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 Action and Indie with Gleaner Heights.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gleaner Heights.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gleaner Heights.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gleaner Heights.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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More from Emilios Manolidis
Other recommendable Steam games by Emilios Manolidis, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gleaner Heights.
Another title from Emilios Manolidis, the studio behind Gleaner Heights.
Part turn-based resource management, part real-time defense shooter, Emerge places you into a futuristic world, ravaged by a zombie Apocalypse.
I am Ball
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gleaner Heights.
Another title from Emilios Manolidis, the studio behind Gleaner Heights. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gleaner Heights.
Control a ball that's bouncing non-stop! Gain new powers and explore mysterious worlds! Puzzle platforming goodness at its finest! Do you have what it takes?
I dream of you and ice cream
WHY THIS
Another title from Emilios Manolidis, the studio behind Gleaner Heights. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gleaner Heights.
A sinister creature has enslaved mankind. Solve puzzles, gather components for a machine you are building, find comfort in your dreams.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Verdant Skies
WHY THIS
Shares a mysterious mood with Gleaner Heights.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
Verdant Skies is a life simulation game born from a love for games like Harvest Moon and a desire to create something unique with modern gameplay and deep storytelling. Ensure the success of the colony as you make friends and pursue romance with a diverse cast of characters.
Fields of Mistria
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gleaner Heights.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Hokko Life
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Gleaner Heights.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Gleaner Heights.
Hop off the train and into your new life in the village of Hokko! Take over the old workshop and get creative; use crafted materials and design everything in town! With complete creative freedom, what type of town will you build?
Firefly Village
WHY THIS
Shares time management and a cozy mood with Gleaner Heights.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Gleaner Heights.
The Firefly Village awaits! A bite-sized, streamlined farming sim that focuses on moments that matter, without wasting a single second of your time. Build a homestead, raise crops, tend to livestock, make friends, and enjoy a pocket of paradise where farming is a delight and friends plentiful.
Frequently asked about Gleaner Heights
- Does Gleaner Heights run on Steam Deck?
- Gleaner Heights 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 Gleaner Heights cost?
- Gleaner Heights is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Gleaner Heights?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gleaner Heights are Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition, Verdant Skies, Fields of Mistria.
- Who developed Gleaner Heights?
- Gleaner Heights was developed by Emilios Manolidis.
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 Gleaner Heights.
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