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Games like MindSeize

If MindSeize is your kind of game, the closest matches are Iconoclasts, OUTBUDDIES DX and Axiom Verge — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging 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.

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About MindSeize: MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Kamina Dimension
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Players who liked MindSeize also play

Steam players who put hours into MindSeize 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. Iconoclasts

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Top pick for MindSeize fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. OUTBUDDIES DX

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Second-strongest match for MindSeize fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Axiom Verge

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Third-strongest match for MindSeize fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Gato Roboto

    WHY THIS

    Shares boss pattern recognition and a retro mood with MindSeize.

    Ranked #4 for MindSeize fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Chasm

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with MindSeize.

    Ranked #5 for MindSeize fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Owlboy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Ranked #6 for MindSeize fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Ranked #7 for MindSeize fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Ghost Song

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Ranked #8 for MindSeize fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below MindSeize at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under MindSeize on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MindSeize.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under MindSeize on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under MindSeize on Steam right now. Shares Action with MindSeize.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under MindSeize on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under MindSeize on Steam right now. Shares Action with MindSeize.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under MindSeize on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MindSeize.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under MindSeize on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with MindSeize.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under MindSeize on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MindSeize.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 MindSeize.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with MindSeize.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with MindSeize.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 MindSeize.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Iconoclasts

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. OUTBUDDIES DX

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Axiom Verge

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Gato Roboto

    WHY THIS

    Shares boss pattern recognition and a retro mood with MindSeize.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Chasm

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with MindSeize.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Explore the depths below a remote mountain town in this procedurally-generated Adventure Platformer. Taking inspiration from hack 'n slash dungeon crawlers and Metroidvania-style platformers, Chasm will immerse you in a fantasy world full of exciting treasure, deadly enemies, and abundant secrets.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Owlboy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Ghost Song

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with MindSeize.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MindSeize.

    On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about MindSeize

Does MindSeize run on Steam Deck?
MindSeize is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does MindSeize cost?
MindSeize is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to MindSeize?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MindSeize are Iconoclasts, OUTBUDDIES DX, Axiom Verge.
Who developed MindSeize?
MindSeize was developed by Kamina Dimension.

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 MindSeize.

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