# Games like Astral Archive

> The closest matches to Astral Archive: Balatro, Dwarf Eats Mountain, Zero Stress King: Idle Defense, Fishing Inc, and Slots & Diapers. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 18 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — A frequent pick in Astral Archive players' libraries, and another Strategy. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
2. [Dwarf Eats Mountain](https://imho.run/games/4078200/dwarf-eats-mountain) — Also Incremental and Idler, like Astral Archive. 841 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4078200/)
3. [Zero Stress King: Idle Defense](https://imho.run/games/4271160/zero-stress-king-idle-defense) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 523 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4271160/)
4. [Fishing Inc](https://imho.run/games/4126480/fishing-inc) — A frequent pick in Astral Archive players' libraries, and another Indie. 384 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4126480/)
5. [Slots & Diapers](https://imho.run/games/4409870/slots-diapers) — Also Incremental and Idler, like Astral Archive. 416 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4409870/)
6. [GLONK](https://imho.run/games/4096800/glonk) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 190 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4096800/)
7. [Trainatic](https://imho.run/games/3208560/trainatic) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 545 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3208560/)
8. [IncreKnight](https://imho.run/games/4305480/increknight) — A frequent pick in Astral Archive players' libraries, and another Action. 326 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4305480/)
9. [Loot Loop](https://imho.run/games/3972320/loot-loop) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 265 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3972320/)
10. [Piñata Go Boom](https://imho.run/games/3269180/pinata-go-boom) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 458 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3269180/)
11. [Keep on Mining!](https://imho.run/games/3769130/keep-on-mining) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 2,877 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3769130/)
12. [Duncrush](https://imho.run/games/2374670/duncrush) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 129 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2374670/)
13. [Chop Chains](https://imho.run/games/4139720/chop-chains) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 88 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4139720/)
14. [DO NOT FEED THE VIRUS - Incremental](https://imho.run/games/4288460/do-not-feed-the-virus-incremental) — Also Incremental and Idler, like Astral Archive. 69 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4288460/)
15. [Cast n Chill](https://imho.run/games/3483740/cast-n-chill) — A frequent pick in Astral Archive players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,369 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3483740/)
16. [A Game About Feeding A Black Hole](https://imho.run/games/3694480/a-game-about-feeding-a-black-hole) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 1,655 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/)
17. [Incredicer](https://imho.run/games/3929760/incredicer) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 1,676 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3929760/)
18. [Idle Gumball Machine](https://imho.run/games/3724490/idle-gumball-machine) — Also Idler, like Astral Archive. 115 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3724490/)

## 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=4636840&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4636840&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4636840&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4636840
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4636840
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Astral Archive

Astral Archive is a short, incremental idle + space shooter hybrid where you collect space artifacts to grow a powerful archive!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4636840
- **Developer:** Frostice Dev
- **Publisher:** Frostice Dev
- **Genres:** Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Save Anytime, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- **Released:** Aug 25, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4636840/astral-archive)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4636840&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4636840/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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