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Games like People

If People is your kind of game, the closest matches are Alpha Shark, Putin Life and Broken Spell 2 — 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 People: People is a game where you control an island and the native population of people as an omnipotent being. Build towns, complete quests, puzzles, and help your people thrive!

2020ActionStrategyIndieAdventureSimulationCasual9.99 USDWindowsby Revmatek
People — Steam game cover

Players who liked People also play

Steam players who put hours into People 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. Alpha Shark

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for People fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with People.

    Ever wanted to be a great white shark? Now you can! Swim, eat, explore, and more! Lurk the margins of our world alone or with friends in this vast coral reef spanning the ocean floor.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Putin Life

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for People fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with People.

    Putin Life - a game that allows you to feel not only the leader of the Russian Federation, but perhaps the Lord of the world.Rob, steal, enslave.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Broken Spell 2

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for People fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with People.

    Broken Spell 2 is an ARPG game. You will fight in blood with cruel and ferocious warlock and sorcerers for saving pretty girls.

    2020ActionSportsStrategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Stayhome Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for People fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with People.

    The game will teach you how to stay at home, make trips to the store, use masks and various antiseptics. Buckwheat, toilet paper, masks, city pass..

    2020ActionSportsStrategy0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Plebby Quest: The Crusades

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for People fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with People.

    Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”

    2020ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Battlewake

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for People fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with People.

    Fight for dominion in Battlewake, a fantasy naval combat game built for VR. Play as 4 mythical pirate lords, captain massive battle-ready warships, and summon ancient powers as you set sail on a larger-than-life nautical war for the ages.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. My Waifu Is A Tank Girl! 💕

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for People fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with People.

    Strap into a war machine piloted by anime waifus and tear through the battlefield. Explosions, chaos, and tactical sass included. You drive, they yell. Everyone else gets wrecked.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Euphoria: Supreme Mechanics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for People fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with People.

    The ability to discern hidden connections is both a gift and a curse. The covert mechanisms of reality do not reveal themselves to any and all, and there is a price to pay for this knowledge…

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under People on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with People.

    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 People on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with People.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under People on Steam right now. Shares Action with People.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under People on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with People.

    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 People on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with People.

    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 People on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with People.

    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. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under People on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with People.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under People on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with People.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with People.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

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

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with People.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Revmatek

Other recommendable Steam games by Revmatek, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Tree Simulator 2022

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Revmatek, the studio behind People. Shares Action and Indie with People.

    It's exactly what it sounds like, but now with 100% more multiplayer. You are the tree and so is everyone else! You are equaled by no other, except maybe the forest... Relax and be the best tree you can be.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tree Simulator 2023

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Revmatek, the studio behind People. Shares Action and Indie with People.

    It's exactly what it sounds like! Have you ever wanted to be a tree? Do you like odd numbers? How about multiplayer, weather, seasons and more!? Well then this is the game for you! Come on down to a place where you will never want to leaf. Relax and be the best tree you can be. 1-250 players.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tree Simulator 2020

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Revmatek, the studio behind People. Shares Indie and Simulation with People.

    It's exactly what it sounds like. You are the tree! You are equaled by no other. Relax and be the best tree you can be.

    2019IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. V.T.

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Revmatek, the studio behind People. Shares Action and Indie with People.

    V.T. is a game where you live through the eyes of the protagonist throughout various horror stories a mix of fiction and non-fiction. Survive and explore the worlds within each story as you navigate unique sandbox environments with utterly terrifying atmospheres. 1-8 players.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure6.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. James Town Courier Frog MD

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Revmatek, the studio behind People. Shares Action and Indie with People.

    Welcome to James Town! The Jungle driver is on drugs and is leaving packages in the wrong locations! It is up to Courier Frog MD to fix it. Using your Medical Degree, you must find the lost packages and deliver them!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Prison Forever

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Revmatek, the studio behind People. Shares Strategy and Indie with People.

    You play as yourself in an alternate reality. In this reality you are in prison forever. It's over, you got caught, just accept it. You can do literally nothing but be in your prison cell for the rest of time. You get a bed, toilet, and a window that shows you the real time of day! There is no way to escape so don't try. Enjoy!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Tree Simulator 2021

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Revmatek, the studio behind People. Shares Action and Indie with People.

    Wood you like marginally improved graphics? Do you like leafing it all behind and taking root in some random field? If so, you are a tree, be the best tree you can be. Prepare for a deeper and more detailed understanding of what it is to be a tree. A true work of art.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Deer Hunter xTreme Focal Plane

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Revmatek, the studio behind People. Shares Action and Indie with People.

    It's open season! The deer are overpopulating as we speak. Sgt. O'doyle must thin the herd!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about People

How much does People cost?
People is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to People?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside People are Alpha Shark, Putin Life, Broken Spell 2.
Who developed People?
People was developed by Revmatek.

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 People.

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