Games like Varius
If Varius is your kind of game, the closest matches are ABZU, Braid and Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Varius: Inspired by classic games, Varius reimagines core gameplay concepts for a new experience, spreading the retro feeling and difficulty throughout 3 unique game modes.
Players who liked Varius also play
Steam players who put hours into Varius 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.
ABZU
WHY THIS
Top pick for Varius fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
Braid
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Varius fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Varius fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Varius.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Varius fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
12th century, England: In a time of poverty and war, a small town begins the construction of a cathedral to claim wealth and safety for its people. In their struggle to survive, lives and destinies intertwine. Based on Ken Follett's world-bestseller ‘The Pillars of the Earth’.
A Story About My Uncle
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Varius fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
Tooth and Tail
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Varius fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!
Goat Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Varius fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.
The Darkside Detective
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Varius fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Varius at current Steam store prices.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Varius on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Varius.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Varius on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Varius on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Varius on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Varius.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Varius on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Varius.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
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 Varius.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Varius.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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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.
ABZU
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
Braid
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
A Story About My Uncle
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...
Goat Simulator
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
Goat Simulator is the latest in high-tech Goat Simulation technology.
The Darkside Detective
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Varius.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
Frequently asked about Varius
- How much does Varius cost?
- Varius is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Varius?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Varius are ABZU, Braid, Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine.
- Who developed Varius?
- Varius was developed by Fish Tank Studio.
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 Varius.
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