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Shares environmental puzzles with Creaks.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
Games like Creaks
- 30 games
- Updated Oct 5, 2026
Players who liked Creaks also play
The closest matches to Creaks: Samorost 3, Pilgrims, Machinarium, CHUCHEL, and Botanicula. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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ANIMAL WELL
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and Surreal, like Creaks.
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Amanita Design
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 96% of 1,902 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Metacritic 82
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Beautiful hand drawn art style
- Challenging yet rewarding gameplay
- Intricate environmental puzzles
- Atmospheric
- Eerie
- Immersive
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Creaks
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Toki Tori 2+
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Creaks.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Creaks at current Steam store prices.
Servant of the Lake
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Creaks.
Anthology Of The Killer
Why this: Shares puzzle platforming with Creaks.
Incredipede
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and Surreal, like Creaks.
HER TREES : PUZZLE DREAM
Why this: Also Supernatural and Surreal, like Creaks.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Samorost 3
Why this: Shares environmental puzzles with Creaks.
Pilgrims
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Creaks.
ANIMAL WELL
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and Surreal, like Creaks.
More from Amanita Design
Other recommendable Steam games by Amanita Design, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Happy Game
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Creaks.
About Creaks
The closest matches to Creaks: Samorost 3, Pilgrims, Machinarium, CHUCHEL, and Botanicula. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Creaks is your kind of game, the closest matches are Samorost 3, Pilgrims and Machinarium — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, eerie and immersive, and single out its environmental puzzles and puzzle platforming. 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.
Creaks is an indie puzzle-platformer developed and published by Amanita Design, released in 2020 at $19.99. The game presents players with environmental puzzles and timing-based challenges set within a hand-drawn underground world. Amanita Design's distinctive artistic approach creates a mysterious atmosphere that players describe as eerie and immersive. The challenging gameplay centers on intricate environmental puzzles that require careful observation and precise timing to overcome. Players highlight the beautiful hand-drawn art style and describe the gameplay as challenging yet rewarding. The experience is designed for solo play with a medium-length campaign best enjoyed in a seated session. Steam Deck verification ensures compatibility with Valve's handheld. The game holds a 96% positive rating from 1902 Steam reviews.
About Creaks: The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
Is Creaks worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 96% of 1,902 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 93% positive across 57 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Beautiful hand drawn art style
- Challenging yet rewarding gameplay
- Intricate environmental puzzles
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I want to like the game. The artwork is interesting and creative, and I like puzzle games in general. But what I don't like is as I progressed in the game the puzzles became less about figuring out what you have to do and more about…”
People who play it also play: Samorost 3, Pilgrims, Machinarium
Frequently asked about Creaks
Can I run it?
Is Creaks verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Creaks is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Creaks cost?
Creaks is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Creaks?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Creaks are Samorost 3, Pilgrims, Machinarium.
Who developed Creaks?
Creaks was developed by Amanita Design.