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Games like Emoji Charades

If Emoji Charades is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ray Cheng Trivia Editor, Wurst Defender Coop Edition and Funanigans: Party Games — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Emoji Charades: A zany party game. Use a phone to create emoji clues. Your friends try to decipher those clues as fast as they can! Over 25 different trivia categories, from strange things like movies and geography to entirely normal topics like "Things Humans Do Sometimes".

2019IndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby GameCake
Emoji Charades — Steam game cover

Players who liked Emoji Charades also play

Steam players who put hours into Emoji Charades also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Ray Cheng Trivia Editor

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Emoji Charades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    Ray Cheng Trivia Editor: A "Family Feud"-style game for two teams. Type answers fast in categories like Bible, Geography, and customized ones. Customize questions, scores, and play your music. Fun, educational, and competitive. Ready to quiz?

    2025StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Wurst Defender Coop Edition

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Emoji Charades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    Type words, squashing ants in the process, protecting your precious Wurst (sausage). Play in single- or local multiplayer and even create your own word packs for even more fun in the game.

    2017ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Funanigans: Party Games

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Emoji Charades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    Funanigans has 8 different party games for 2+ players! Create a room, and everyone can join and play from a web browser - on a phone, tablet, computer, etc. Features 4 drawing games, drawing on a shared canvas, 3 team-based games, word games, no max player limits, and hours of fun!

    2020IndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Charades Universe

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Emoji Charades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Emoji Charades.

    Charades Universe is a local party word guessing game where players act, describe, sing, draw, or use random rules to help their team guess the prompt on screen. Play with up to 8 teams, choose from many categories, use the built-in drawing board, and customize the rules to fit your group.

    2026ActionSportsStrategySteam ↗
  5. RiffTrax: The Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Emoji Charades fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    RiffTrax: The Game is a multiplayer party game where players compete to make bad movies funny. Do you have what it takes to be the next movie riffing genius? Grab your friends and make fun of some of the worst cinematic abominations ever created.

    2022IndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Emoji Charades at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Emoji Charades on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Emoji Charades on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Emoji Charades on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Emoji Charades on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Emoji Charades on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Emoji Charades on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Emoji Charades.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Emoji Charades on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Emoji Charades.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Emoji Charades on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Emoji Charades.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Emoji Charades.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Emoji Charades.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Emoji Charades.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Emoji Charades.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Emoji Charades

Does Emoji Charades run on Steam Deck?
Emoji Charades is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Emoji Charades cost?
Emoji Charades is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Emoji Charades have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Emoji Charades supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Emoji Charades?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Emoji Charades are Ray Cheng Trivia Editor, Wurst Defender Coop Edition, Funanigans: Party Games.
Who developed Emoji Charades?
Emoji Charades was developed by GameCake.

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 Emoji Charades.

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