What games are like MOTHER?

indielist matches 12 indie games to MOTHER by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Stardew Valley (892,594 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like MOTHER" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with MOTHER, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like MOTHER

Looking for games like MOTHER? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. MOTHER is a indie game from 2020; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Stardew Valley with 892,594 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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Stardew Valley

2016 · Indie

892,594 reviews · 98% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into farming sim.
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Euro Truck Simulator 2

2012 · Indie

783,526 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into driving.
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Project Zomboid

2013 · Indie

362,878 reviews · 94% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into survival.
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Undertale

2015 · Indie

305,883 reviews · 96% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into great soundtrack.
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Slay the Spire

2019 · Indie

218,126 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into roguelike deckbuilder.
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Slay the Spire 2

2026 · Indie

208,458 reviews · 61% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: a 2026 take.
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RimWorld

2018 · Indie

208,289 reviews · 98% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into colony sim.
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American Truck Simulator

2016 · Indie

167,175 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: a 2016 take.
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

2021 · Indie

143,794 reviews · 98% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into sandbox.
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Darkest Dungeon®

2016 · Indie

140,551 reviews · 92% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into turn-based combat.
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Assetto Corsa

2014 · Indie

135,768 reviews · 93% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into racing.
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Oxygen Not Included

2019 · Indie

135,173 reviews · 97% positive

Same: same indie focus. Different: leans more into colony sim.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like MOTHER?: indielist matches 12 indie games to MOTHER by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Stardew Valley (892,594 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like MOTHER" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with MOTHER, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.