Games like Widower's Sky
Below are 13 hand-picked alternatives to Widower's Sky for fans of action, adventure, 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 Widower's Sky 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, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Widower's Sky: Follow a father, son and dog across a strange planet. They will endure a daunting journey of towering buildings and beautiful vistas using the ancient portals they happened upon. Equipped with only his bow, the father must fight against the wildlife and the machines while keeping the son fed and rested.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Top pick for Widower's Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
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Alan Wake
Second-strongest match for Widower's Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
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Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
Third-strongest match for Widower's Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Ranked #4 for Widower's Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Ranked #5 for Widower's Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
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Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut
Ranked #6 for Widower's Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
Play as special agent Francis York Morgan in this open-world action-adventure as you solve the case of the Red Seed Murders and survive in a small, quirky American mountain town where supernatural creatures and a mysterious raincoat-clad, axe-wielding killer seek to end his investigation for good.
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1428: Shadows over Silesia
Ranked #7 for Widower's Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
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Contrast
Ranked #8 for Widower's Sky fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Widower's Sky.
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Alan Wake
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
Experience a fantastic adventure with unique gameplay that blends investigation, action and exploration in a breath-taking thriller that will test the limits of your nerves and intelligence. Play as the great detective and track down evil in the darkest corners of London and the human soul…
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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
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1428: Shadows over Silesia
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Widower's Sky.
Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.
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Contrast
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Widower's Sky.
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Frequently asked about Widower's Sky
- How much does Widower's Sky cost?
- Widower's Sky is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Widower's Sky?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Widower's Sky are Life is Strange: Before the Storm, Alan Wake, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One.
- Who developed Widower's Sky?
- Widower's Sky was developed by whaleo.
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 Widower's Sky.
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