# Games like The Deer

> The closest matches to The Deer: Deer & Boy, Heaven Island - VR MMO, A Short Hike, Old Man's Journey, and It's Spring Again. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Deer & Boy](https://imho.run/games/1803140/deer-boy) — Shares environmental interaction and exploration with The Deer. 368 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803140/)
2. [Heaven Island - VR MMO](https://imho.run/games/400250/heaven-island-vr-mmo) — Same atmospheric mood as The Deer. 181 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400250/)
3. [A Short Hike](https://imho.run/games/1055540/a-short-hike) — Shares mini games and exploration with The Deer. 12,104 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055540/)
4. [Old Man's Journey](https://imho.run/games/581270/old-man-s-journey) — Shares environmental interaction with The Deer. 999 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581270/)
5. [It's Spring Again](https://imho.run/games/434210/it-s-spring-again) — Also Short and Education, like The Deer. 198 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/434210/)
6. [Plug & Play](https://imho.run/games/353560/plug-play) — Also Memes and Short, like The Deer. 2,060 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353560/)
7. [Meltopia](https://imho.run/games/3601800/meltopia) — A frequent pick in The Deer players' libraries, and another Indie. 198 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3601800/)
8. [Herdling](https://imho.run/games/3047750/herdling) — Shares environmental interaction and exploration with The Deer. 449 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3047750/)
9. [despelote](https://imho.run/games/2367820/despelote) — Shares environmental interaction and mini games with The Deer. 567 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/)
10. [Primal Planet](https://imho.run/games/2350270/primal-planet) — Shares exploration with The Deer. 299 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2350270/)
11. [Succumate](https://imho.run/games/1278390/succumate) — Shares mini games with The Deer. 121 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1278390/)
12. [Woodle Tree Adventures](https://imho.run/games/299460/woodle-tree-adventures) — Also Short, like The Deer. 723 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299460/)
13. [Undusted: Letters from the Past](https://imho.run/games/2891020/undusted-letters-from-the-past) — Shares environmental interaction with The Deer. 737 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2891020/)
14. [Hello Puppets: Midnight Show](https://imho.run/games/1582180/hello-puppets-midnight-show) — Also Memes and Gore, like The Deer. 57 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1582180/)
15. [Stay! Stay! Democratic People's Republic of Korea!](https://imho.run/games/512060/stay-stay-democratic-people-s-republic-of-korea) — A frequent pick in The Deer players' libraries, and another RPG. 401 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/512060/)
16. [Hand Simulator](https://imho.run/games/657200/hand-simulator) — Also Memes, like The Deer. 9,892 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/657200/)
17. [Playing History 2 - Slave Trade](https://imho.run/games/386870/playing-history-2-slave-trade) — Also Memes and Education, like The Deer. 115 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/386870/)
18. [RiME](https://imho.run/games/493200/rime) — A frequent pick in The Deer players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,451 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493200/)
19. [LOST EMBER](https://imho.run/games/563840/lost-ember) — A frequent pick in The Deer players' libraries, and another Action. 2,129 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/563840/)
20. [The Path](https://imho.run/games/27000/the-path) — Shares environmental interaction with The Deer. 567 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/27000/)
21. [Remothered: Tormented Fathers](https://imho.run/games/633360/remothered-tormented-fathers) — Also Gore, like The Deer. 658 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633360/)
22. [Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro](https://imho.run/games/356450/creature-romances-kokonoe-kokoro) — Also Short and Gore, like The Deer. 119 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/356450/)
23. [Teddy Floppy Ear - Mountain Adventure](https://imho.run/games/340300/teddy-floppy-ear-mountain-adventure) — Shares mini games with The Deer. 239 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/340300/)
24. [Alba: A Wildlife Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1337010/alba-a-wildlife-adventure) — Shares exploration with The Deer. 3,079 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1337010/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400240&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400240&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400240&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=400240
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/400240
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Deer

"The Deer" is an educational inter­ac­tive expe­ri­ence for children. You'll be an ancient Deer during the Pleistocene (Ice Age) epoch and you'll discover everything about this marvelous era. Unfortunately there were no T-Rex during this age since they were already extinct millions of years before.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 400240
- **Developer:** Fabio Ferrara, Giulia Airoldi
- **Publisher:** Chubby Pixel
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 28, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/400240/the-deer)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=400240&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400240/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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