Games like Moss
If Moss is your kind of game, the closest matches are Moss: Book II, Mixture and Pixel Ripped 1995 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its beautifully detailed environments, interactive storytelling and atmospheric. 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 →Moss is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Polyarc that tasks players with guiding a small mouse named Quill through diorama-style environments using third-person perspective controls. The gameplay combines combat, environmental interaction, and puzzle-solving mechanics across its medium-length campaign. Players who reviewed the game positively highlighted its atmospheric worlds and immersive VR presentation, with beautifully detailed environments and interactive storytelling that incorporates a unique player-as-reader mechanic. The game is priced at $19.99 USD, has earned a Metacritic score of 81, and holds a 95% positive rating from 1,778 Steam reviews. It requires a challenging difficulty level and supports solo play only in a sit-down session format. Moss is not currently supported on Steam Deck.
About Moss: Moss is an action-adventure puzzle game from Polyarc tailor-made for the VR platform. It combines classic components of a great game—compelling characters, gripping combat, and captivating world exploration—with the exciting opportunities of VR.
Players who liked Moss also play
Steam players who put hours into Moss 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.
Moss: Book II
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Moss.
Top pick for Moss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Moss.
Quill is back—and she’s being hunted. To stand a chance, Quill will need a true partner by her side—and we hope that partner is you. Moss: Book II is an action-adventure puzzle game and award-winning sequel (The Game Awards "Best VR/AR Game") to Moss.
Mixture
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Moss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Moss.
Play as 2 characters at the same time - Alchemist & Knight. Traverse dangerous barren worlds of living metals, ores and crystals to find means of redemption.
Pixel Ripped 1995
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moss.
Third-strongest match for Moss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Moss.
Pixel Ripped is back with a brand new nostalgia-fueled virtual reality game-within-a-game, this time in 1995! Help our hero Dot face challenging throwbacks to all your favorite 16-bit and 32-bit classics while surviving the struggles of a typical nine-year-old kid.
Carly and the Reaperman - Escape from the Underworld
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moss.
Ranked #4 for Moss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moss.
Join the adventure of Carly and the Reaperman in the Underworld! Master platforming to avoid dangers, solve puzzles and build your way to through dozens of fun and challenging obstacles to the finish line - play alone or with a friend!
Eye of the Temple
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moss.
Ranked #5 for Moss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Moss.
Embark on a VR adventure to explore a vast and treacherous temple and uncover the ancient legend of the Eye. Keep your balance as you step between moving blocks, dodging hazardous traps and solving environmental puzzles with just your torch and whip in hand.
Vertigo 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moss.
Ranked #6 for Moss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Moss.
Vertigo 2 is a single-player VR adventure. Explore the depths of the vast Quantum Reactor as you descend to finish your journey home.
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving with Moss.
Ranked #7 for Moss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Moss.
The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!
The Lab
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Moss.
Ranked #8 for Moss fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Cozy Grove
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moss.
Reviewers of Moss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Moss.
Welcome to Cozy Grove, a game about camping on a haunted, ever-changing island. As a Spirit Scout, you'll wander the island's forest each day, finding new hidden secrets and helping soothe the local ghosts. With a little time and a lot of crafting, you'll bring color and joy back to Cozy Grove!
Neverending AI Storybook
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Moss.
Reviewers of Moss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moss.
Personalized AI-powered storytelling, built for you. Runs entirely on your machine with no online servers and no data collection, for the ultimate privacy.
Bride for the Princess
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Moss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Moss.
Bride for the Princess is Erotic Yuri Visual Novel that tells a story about a Princess who must find someone to marry before her upcoming coronation due to a conspiracy; a legislation that was passed behind her back in attempt to ruin her.
The Exit 8
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Moss.
Reviewers of Moss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moss.
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
God of War
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moss.
Reviewers of Moss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Moss.
His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Moss.
Reviewers of Moss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Moss.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
Uncharted Ocean
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Moss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Moss.
This is a world of oceans, islands and ships. Players will start their own journey from Faro, facing an impermanent ocean and awkward opponents, and gradually build a strong fleet with wisdom and luck. The chaotic seas and tempting treasures, under the guidance of the banner, work hard for survival！
Gravity run
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Moss cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Moss.
Run to the finish line across planets and space objects
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Moss at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Moss on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Moss.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Moss on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Moss.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Moss on Steam right now. Shares Action with Moss.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Moss on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Moss.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Moss on Steam right now. Shares Action with Moss.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 Moss.
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 Moss.
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 Moss.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Moss.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moss.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Moss.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Moss.
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.
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Frequently asked about Moss
- Does Moss work on Steam Deck?
- Moss is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Moss cost?
- Moss is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Moss?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Moss are Moss: Book II, Mixture, Pixel Ripped 1995.
- Who developed Moss?
- Moss was developed by Polyarc.
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