Games like Trover Saves the Universe
If Trover Saves the Universe is your kind of game, the closest matches are Journey Up, Outta Hand and CatMxn: Chapter 1 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, comedic and funny. 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 →Trover Saves the Universe is a VR third-person action platformer released in 2019 by Squanch Games. The comedy adventure centers on collecting power-ups while hunting for lost cosmic companions across dialogue-driven levels. Players navigate joke-based puzzles and dialogue-heavy exploration sequences as they progress through the short campaign. Reviewers highlight that the absurd humor never lets up, meta-jokes constantly subvert expectations, and the VR perspective makes players feel genuinely part of this bizarre world. Players describe the overall experience as atmospheric, comedic, and whimsical, with the collectible-hunting mechanic offering rewards that extend beyond the game itself. The title earned 91% positive reception from 2326 Steam reviews. The game costs $29.99 USD and does not support Steam Deck.
About Trover Saves the Universe: From Squanch Games comes Trover Saves the Universe. Your pups are missing. The cosmos is at stake. Only you and Trover can save everything in this bizarre comedy adventure!
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Steam players who put hours into Trover Saves the Universe 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.
Journey Up
WHY THIS
Top pick for Trover Saves the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
Gain sentience and climb up out of the mines and beyond on your own or online with up to 4 players. Play with checkpoints or without for a more tense experience. Supports VR and desktop monitor mode. Can you reach the top?
Outta Hand
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Trover Saves the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
Outta Hand lets you embody one of the Hand-People, wide-eyed, hop-happy lab experiments with the power to jump great heights, leap impossible lengths, and shake hands from… really, really far away. Like a whole big dining room away.
CatMxn: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Trover Saves the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
A random guy is thrown into the role as a feline champion. Harnessing the primal power of cats, he must face terrifying trials with his new found powers. This leads him to hunting down cat killers on the dark web.
Handstand Hank
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Ranked #4 for Trover Saves the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Trover Saves the Universe.
Your name is Hank. You are doing a Handstand. Jump to the top.
Escape Jump
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Trover Saves the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Trover Saves the Universe.
Escape Jump is a precision platformer where you and your funny companion jump and fall, rage-quit and fall, flip your table, destroy your computer, put it back together and then you fall.
Journey To The Savage Planet
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Trover Saves the Universe.
Ranked #6 for Trover Saves the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Trover Saves the Universe.
"WELCOME TO THE PIONEER PROGRAM! As the newest recruit of Kindred Aerospace - The 4th best interstellar space exploration company - Your job is to determine if the planet ARY-26 planet is fit for humans. You may be short on equipment and experience, but you'll figure it out. Good luck!
Protocol VR
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Ranked #7 for Trover Saves the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
By signing below, you agree to follow the Protocol. Protocol is a program of strict rules created to make first contact with an alien life form that got shot down in the Arctic Circle.
High On Life
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Trover Saves the Universe.
Ranked #8 for Trover Saves the Universe fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Trover Saves the Universe.
HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!
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Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Trover Saves the Universe.
Reviewers of Trover Saves the Universe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trover Saves the Universe.
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality smashes together the absolute VR chaos of the award-winning Job Simulator with the ridiculous, all-out, take-no-prisoners comedy of Rick and Morty.
Virtual Virtual Reality
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Trover Saves the Universe.
Reviewers of Trover Saves the Universe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trover Saves the Universe.
A game about VR, AI, and our collective sci-fi fever dreams. In a future where AI has transformed society, can humans still find purpose? Find out with Activitude, a service that lets humans aid AI clients in increasingly curious ways.
Max Mustard
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Trover Saves the Universe.
Reviewers of Trover Saves the Universe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
Max Mustard is a made-for-VR platformer with 40 unique levels, 4 ridiculous bosses and 8 powerful upgrades. No boring bits! It’s the perfect combination of first-person power-ups and classic third-person platforming. This is a VR platformer you’ll find impossible to put down.
Accounting+
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Trover Saves the Universe.
Reviewers of Trover Saves the Universe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
Accounting+ is a NIGHTMARE ADVENTURE COMEDY. Experience classic virtual reality gameplay: clean up your office, take the battery out of the cooling machine, play the skeleton xylophone, and summon thousands upon thousands of demons.
High On Life
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Trover Saves the Universe.
Reviewers of Trover Saves the Universe cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Trover Saves the Universe.
HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Trover Saves the Universe at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~67% under Trover Saves the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Trover Saves the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Trover Saves the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under Trover Saves the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Trover Saves the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trover Saves the Universe.
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.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~50% under Trover Saves the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
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Priced ~67% under Trover Saves the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
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Priced ~67% under Trover Saves the Universe on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Trover Saves the Universe.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
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.
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 Trover Saves the Universe.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Trover Saves the Universe.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trover Saves the Universe.
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 with Trover Saves the Universe.
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 Trover Saves the Universe.
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.
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Frequently asked about Trover Saves the Universe
- Does Trover Saves the Universe work on Steam Deck?
- Trover Saves the Universe is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Trover Saves the Universe cost?
- Trover Saves the Universe is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Trover Saves the Universe?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Trover Saves the Universe are Journey Up, Outta Hand, CatMxn: Chapter 1.
- Who developed Trover Saves the Universe?
- Trover Saves the Universe was developed by Squanch Games, Inc..
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