Games like Something Ate My Alien
If Something Ate My Alien is your kind of game, the closest matches are Super Ninja Miner, Carestia and Dutch's Chickens — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy and relaxing. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Something Ate My Alien: SAMA is a hand painted, digging and puzzle adventure where you take the role of a mining ship and the little Alien blob crew hijacked by a pirate ship. Your Aliens have to dig, fight and puzzle their way through the subterranean worlds fulfilling the ransom demand. Can you do it?
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Super Ninja Miner
WHY THIS
Top pick for Something Ate My Alien fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
He slices! He dices! He... mines? Tag along with this crazy ninja on a treasure-filled adventure.
Carestia
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Something Ate My Alien fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
Explore the underground, solve the puzzles, get skills and fight against bizarre creatures.
Dutch's Chickens
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Something Ate My Alien fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Something Ate My Alien.
Explore, discover secrets, gain awesome abilities and use them to find all your lost chickens!
Catch the dustling
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Something Ate My Alien fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
Due to an experiment gone wrong, dust creatures from a parallel world have appeared in the laboratory. They pose a threat because of their bad temper and their habit of ignoring certain laws of physics
Outpost Delta
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Something Ate My Alien fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
The soldier in the mine
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Something Ate My Alien fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
The soldier in the mine is an interesting 2D platformer. In this game, to move from one cave to another. But you will interfere with obstacles.
Inferno
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Something Ate My Alien fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
Inferno is a 2D action-platformer centered on Kai, a Sergeant in the Krorion Space Forces, as he searches for his traitorous commanding officer. Run, jump, dash, and FIRE through this 16-bit world fueled by betrayal.
TitTok
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Something Ate My Alien fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Something Ate My Alien.
TitTok - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! TikTok ≠ TitTok
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SteamWorld Dig
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Something Ate My Alien cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
SteamWorld Dig 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Something Ate My Alien.
Reviewers of Something Ate My Alien cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
Tile Miner
WHY THIS
Shares resource mining and a cozy mood with Something Ate My Alien.
Reviewers of Something Ate My Alien cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
Explore a vast world. Manipulate every tile. Build your kingdom. Conquer the elemental dungeons. The moldable world of Tile Miner is at your fingertips!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Something Ate My Alien at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Something Ate My Alien on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Something Ate My Alien.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Something Ate My Alien on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Something Ate My Alien on Steam right now. Shares Action with Something Ate My Alien.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Something Ate My Alien on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Something Ate My Alien on Steam right now. Shares Action with Something Ate My Alien.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Something Ate My Alien.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Something Ate My Alien.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Something Ate My Alien.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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 Something Ate My Alien.
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!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Something Ate My Alien.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Something Ate My Alien.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about Something Ate My Alien
- How much does Something Ate My Alien cost?
- Something Ate My Alien is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Something Ate My Alien?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Something Ate My Alien are Super Ninja Miner, Carestia, Dutch's Chickens.
- Who developed Something Ate My Alien?
- Something Ate My Alien was developed by Rokabium Games.
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