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Games like Hamster Scramble

If Hamster Scramble is your kind of game, the closest matches are Royalty Free-For-All, Runback and KarmaZoo — 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 Hamster Scramble: Help twins Kaden and Quinn rescue their hamster pals in this wholesome puzzle adventure. Enjoy a cast of colorful characters, mess with your friends in competitive mode, and have hours of fun with delightful platform-hopping, bubble-popping action!

2023Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Treasure Coast Games
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Steam players who put hours into Hamster Scramble 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. Royalty Free-For-All

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hamster Scramble fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    Public domain worlds collide in this approachable hand-drawn party brawler featuring Lancelot, Nessie, Mother Goose, and more!

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Runback

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hamster Scramble fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    Fight, upgrade, and fight again! Runback is an online roguelite party fighter where the phrase ‘best-of-five’ takes on a whole new meaning. Spend points between fights to evolve your character, turn the tide, or simply cement your dominance over your friends!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. KarmaZoo

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hamster Scramble fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Share the love and die trying! KarmaZoo is a joyful, altruistic, cooperative platformer where up to 10 random players help each other with the unique abilities of 50 different characters - all for the sake of good Karma.

    2023ActionCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Building Block Heroes: Rush Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Building Block Heroes: Rush Edition is a faster-paced stand-alone expansion for Building Block Heroes, made for those who enjoyed the core mechanics of the original but preferred a pick-up-and-play experience!

    2018ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Building Block Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hamster Scramble fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    Building Block Heroes is a puzzle block platformer (with boss fights!) in which you use coloured blocks to build pathways around each level. Grab a friend and construct your own means to save the Jollyfolk!

    2017ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. JellyCar Worlds

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hamster Scramble fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    It's a Car, made of Jelly! Squishy Physics, Tactile, Silly & Imaginative Driving/Platforming

    2022ActionSimulationRacing7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GhostHunter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hamster Scramble fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    Ghost Hunter is a cartoon style party game. You can play it with your local and online friends. Use your SpiritGun to eliminate ghost and disturb your adversary.

    2021ActionIndieCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Antonball Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hamster Scramble fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    The breakout title from Summitsphere, Antonball Deluxe is a retro, high-octane smorgasbord of ballbusting arcade action! Antonball Deluxe quite literally turns the breakout genre on its head, blending traditional brick-breaking gameplay with tight, intense platforming.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hamster Scramble on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    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 Hamster Scramble on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hamster Scramble on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hamster Scramble on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Hamster Scramble on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Hamster Scramble on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hamster Scramble on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    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 ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hamster Scramble on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hamster Scramble.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Hamster Scramble.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Hamster Scramble.

    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 with Hamster Scramble.

    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 Hamster Scramble

Does Hamster Scramble run on Steam Deck?
Hamster Scramble 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 Hamster Scramble cost?
Hamster Scramble is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Hamster Scramble have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Hamster Scramble supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Hamster Scramble?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hamster Scramble are Royalty Free-For-All, Runback, KarmaZoo.
Who developed Hamster Scramble?
Hamster Scramble was developed by Treasure Coast Games and published by Treasure Coast Games, IndieArk.

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 Hamster Scramble.

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