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Games like Hatch

If Hatch is your kind of game, the closest matches are LSD: Dream Emulator Retro, Dream Swing and Lorn's Lure — 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.

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About Hatch: Born into a punishing environment with no bearings, there is nowhere to go but up.

2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Rubeki Games
Hatch — Steam game cover

Players who liked Hatch also play

Steam players who put hours into Hatch 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. LSD: Dream Emulator Retro

    WHY THIS

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

    Immerse yourself in a dreamy and psychedelic platforms world through low poly enviroments and liminal spaces. A Retro game influenced by the original LSD: Dream Emulator from PSX.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dream Swing

    WHY THIS

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

    Grapple and air-strafe your way to the top of the Leaderboard in this fast-paced movement-based time trial. Collect as many candies as possible within 5 minutes as you dip and weave around the ruins in the sky. Can you handle the speed?

    2023ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lorn's Lure

    WHY THIS

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

    An android is led through a vast structure by a glitch in his visual system. Lorn's Lure is an atmospheric narrative first-person platformer with novel climb-anything mechanics and modernized retro 3D graphics.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. A Story About My Uncle

    WHY THIS

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

    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...

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Matter

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into a mystical world where gravity crumbles and landscapes transform. Matter is a dreamlike platformer, a contemplative and abstract journey. Explore a strange universe in 30 minutes of serene parkour, where matter and sound harmonize with your actions. A unique sensory experience awaits!

    2018ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Completely Stretchy

    WHY THIS

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

    A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual18.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Youropa

    WHY THIS

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

    A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Elision Effect

    WHY THIS

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

    The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hatch on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Hatch on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hatch.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

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

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

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

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

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

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

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

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Hatch.

    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 Hatch.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Hatch.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Lorn's Lure

    WHY THIS

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

    An android is led through a vast structure by a glitch in his visual system. Lorn's Lure is an atmospheric narrative first-person platformer with novel climb-anything mechanics and modernized retro 3D graphics.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. A Story About My Uncle

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.

    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...

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Completely Stretchy

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.

    A befuddling mishap has made you COMPLETELY STRETCHY! Stretch, swing and stick around the delightfully odd and vibrant Grombi Isles in this eccentric and light-hearted 3D platformer.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual18.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Youropa

    WHY THIS

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

    A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hatch

How much does Hatch cost?
Hatch is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hatch?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hatch are LSD: Dream Emulator Retro, Dream Swing, Lorn's Lure.
Who developed Hatch?
Hatch was developed by Rubeki Games.

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 Hatch.

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