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Games like Ashi: Lake of Light

If Ashi: Lake of Light is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trancelation, Minschima and Turn on the light — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and relaxing. 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.

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About Ashi: Lake of Light: Find the true path through the night and into the sunrise in Ashi: Lake of Light. Use floating candles to guide the path of a solitary firefly through a twilight world in this gentle and meditative puzzle game.

2018IndieCasual3.99 USDWindows · macOSby Nick Cellini
Ashi: Lake of Light — Steam game cover
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Branching progression allows puzzle order choiceGradual difficulty ramp keeps puzzles freshNew mechanics introduced in each segmentAtmosphericContemplativeRelaxing

Players who liked Ashi: Lake of Light also play

Steam players who put hours into Ashi: Lake of Light 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.

  1. Trancelation

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ashi: Lake of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    A dynamic arcade game set in a neon universe full of fractals and translations! Boost your memory, develop new skills, and improve your scores to become a master of Trancelation in this ever-changing journey through linguistics!

    2019ActionIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Minschima

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ashi: Lake of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    Minschima is a relaxing puzzle game where you need to match all targets to restore the broken shapes in the board. Pieces move together. Match all targets. Solve puzzles.

    2022IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Turn on the light

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Ashi: Lake of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    Turn On The Light is a minimalist puzzle game.

    2020IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Math Hero - Minimalist Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ashi: Lake of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    MATH HERO is a relaxing puzzle game with simple mechanics.Use simple addition and subtraction operations to reach the endpoint.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. One Line Coloring

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ashi: Lake of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    A vibrant world of colorful shapes awaits! Connect the dots to uncover charming objects in this colorful take on a classic paper puzzle game. Complete lively dioramas and relax yourself in the pastel world of One Line Coloring.

    2020IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. TRIZ | Triangular Dreaming

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ashi: Lake of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    Enter a realm of sacred geometry and digital Zen. TRIZ is a meditative puzzle game where modern art meets logic. Untangle constellations of triangles, discover the harmony of color, and restore order in a universe of pure abstract forms.

    CasualSteam ↗
  7. Turn on the lights carefully

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ashi: Lake of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    A minimalist puzzle game about connecting and disassembling circuits

    2023IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Hadr

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ashi: Lake of Light fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    Hadr is a short atmospheric game where you control a piece of flying fabric. Every single thing you can cover with your cloth, will disappear. Items, puzzles and story, they all have their place in Hadr. Are real things disappearing or just memories?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ashi: Lake of Light at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Ashi: Lake of Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ashi: Lake of Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Ashi: Lake of Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Ashi: Lake of Light on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ashi: Lake of Light on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Ashi: Lake of Light on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Ashi: Lake of Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ashi: Lake of Light on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Ashi: Lake of Light.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ashi: Lake of Light

How much does Ashi: Lake of Light cost?
Ashi: Lake of Light is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ashi: Lake of Light?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ashi: Lake of Light are Trancelation, Minschima, Turn on the light.
Who developed Ashi: Lake of Light?
Ashi: Lake of Light was developed by Nick Cellini.

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 Ashi: Lake of Light.

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