Games like SUM
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to SUM for fans of indie, adventure, simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in SUM also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About SUM: Through SUM VR, try to survive on another uninhabited island. Here you can build buildings, eat food, and do whatever you want to do. Buy now and get all future updates for free.
Players who liked SUM also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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You Are a Bird
Second-strongest match for SUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.
You Are a Bird is an immersive VR bird flight sim where your real arms become wings. Flap and angle your wings to explore and hunt in VR. Based on real bird flight mechanics and soaring flight physics.
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Inside The Cubes
Third-strongest match for SUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.
ITC is the story of Andy who is kidnapped by Tisafolians. Andy is put into a station, in where there is no gravity, to be tested some skills that are observation, analytical intelligence, eye hand coordination, weakness, etc. Your choices matter and change the end of the game.
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VRIKING
Ranked #4 for SUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.
VRIKING is a Runner game in VR! Accelerate as fast as you can while collecting points along the way! Dodge the approaching obstacles!
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Moonstone Crossroads
Ranked #5 for SUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.
Moonstone Crossroads is an open world VR game filled with various activities such as farming, Driving, hunting, mini-games, climbing, and more! It is a new in-depth VR world experience!
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J15 Jet Fighter VR (歼15舰载机)
Ranked #6 for SUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with SUM.
The J15 Jet Fighter is a modern air combat VR Game, You will be driving the J-15 fighter, carrying out training missions and combat missions on the Liaoning aircraft carrier.
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Battlewake
Ranked #7 for SUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.
Fight for dominion in Battlewake, a fantasy naval combat game built for VR. Play as 4 mythical pirate lords, captain massive battle-ready warships, and summon ancient powers as you set sail on a larger-than-life nautical war for the ages.
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Aeon
Ranked #8 for SUM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.
A primitive god in ancient Greek mythology who controls time, is resurrected in the virtual world, Inspired by "The Matrix" and "Deadpool" (remember,the slower you move the slow time goes）
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SUM at current Steam store prices.
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Inside The Cubes
Priced ~71% under SUM on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.
ITC is the story of Andy who is kidnapped by Tisafolians. Andy is put into a station, in where there is no gravity, to be tested some skills that are observation, analytical intelligence, eye hand coordination, weakness, etc. Your choices matter and change the end of the game.
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Frequently asked about SUM
- How much does SUM cost?
- SUM is listed on Steam at 13.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to SUM?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SUM are Afloat, You Are a Bird, Inside The Cubes.
- Who developed SUM?
- SUM was developed by WeVery and published by Wevery.
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 SUM.
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