Games like KIDS
If KIDS is your kind of game, the closest matches are Plug & Play, Isolomus and CARS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its hypnotic fluid animation, atmospheric and contemplative. 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 →KIDS is a 2019 indie release by Michael Frei and Mario von Rickenbach that blends adventure and casual elements with crowd-simulation mechanics. Players navigate minimalist puzzles by guiding abstract figures through various scenarios, using symbolic interaction to explore themes of conformity and collective behavior. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and costs $3.99 USD. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, contemplative, and hypnotic, with reviewers highlighting how the whimsical visuals and fluid animation leave a lasting impression while provoking introspection about human behavior. The short but emotionally resonant experience has earned an 81% positive rating from 1020 Steam reviews.
About KIDS: A game of crowds.
Players who liked KIDS also play
Steam players who put hours into KIDS 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.
Plug & Play
WHY THIS
Shares symbolic interaction and an atmospheric mood with KIDS.
Top pick for KIDS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull. And push.
Carrots and Cream
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Ranked #4 for KIDS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
An interactive meditation on the violence of nature and nutrition.
Snowmen
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Ranked #5 for KIDS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
Escape this infinite snowy realm full of grotesque snowmen by exploring and collecting the ingredients your captor demands in this short fairy tale like xmas horror game!
In Full Bloom
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for KIDS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
Feed and raise your little baby. Watch it grow and feed on every and anything. In Full Bloom is a Tamagotchi inspired Katamari-like about a creature with never-ending hunger for the world around it. There is only one way.
No Ghost in Stay Home
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for KIDS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
A dimly lit room, her first time stay home.... Do you gently watch over little Anna? Or....
ASTRAL
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with KIDS.
Ranked #8 for KIDS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
The future came. You'd think that means the apex of the progress and science, but no. After the epidemic spread all over the world in 2022, 95% of the whole population mutated into horrible creatures without any moral values or humanity and started hunting everything that moves. The planet became empty.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below KIDS at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under KIDS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under KIDS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under KIDS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under KIDS on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with KIDS.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under KIDS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with KIDS.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under KIDS on Steam right now. Shares Casual with KIDS.
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 ~75% under KIDS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with KIDS.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under KIDS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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 KIDS.
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.
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 KIDS.
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 Casual with KIDS.
‘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 KIDS.
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 KIDS.
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.
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Mario von Rickenbach
Other recommendable Steam games by Mario von Rickenbach, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Plug & Play
WHY THIS
Shares symbolic interaction and an atmospheric mood with KIDS.
Another title from Mario von Rickenbach, the studio behind KIDS. Shares Indie and Adventure with KIDS.
Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull. And push.
Triennale Game Collection
WHY THIS
Another title from Mario von Rickenbach, the studio behind KIDS. Shares Indie with KIDS.
The Triennale Game Collection is a free virtual exhibition of video games created for the 21st International Exhibition of Triennale Milano by five of the world’s most renowned independent game designers, showcasing these artists’ experimental approach to interactivity.
Rakete
WHY THIS
Another title from Mario von Rickenbach, the studio behind KIDS. Shares Indie with KIDS.
5 thrusters, one rocket. Can you land it safely? Touch anything and you'll die. Play by yourself or with your friends locally, each player controls a thruster. Let the insanity commence!
Frequently asked about KIDS
- Is KIDS verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — KIDS 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 KIDS cost?
- KIDS is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to KIDS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside KIDS are Plug & Play, Isolomus, CARS.
- Who developed KIDS?
- KIDS was developed by Mario von Rickenbach, Michael Frei and published by Playables.
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 KIDS.
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