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Games like Around the Fire

If Around the Fire is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blink Cam, 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 Around the Fire: Revisit human history in the form of a story. With simple graphics representing the art style from whence it came. Emerge yourself into the world of cavemen, and evolve your knowledge as you slowly understand how the world works.

2020ActionIndieAdventureSimulationCasual2.99 USDWindowsby Sean Marty
Around the Fire — Steam game cover

Players who liked Around the Fire also play

Steam players who put hours into Around the Fire 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. Blink Cam

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Around the Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Around the Fire.

    Blink Cam is a role-playing game, you will be transformed into a data life, and access different timelines from the perspective of the camera to explore what happened of Blink Project

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Putin Life

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Around the Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Around the Fire.

    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 Around the Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Around the Fire.

    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. 降妖神兵

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Around the Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Around the Fire.

    《降妖神兵》是一款以刷装备刷宝为核心玩法的古装单机游戏,并辅以经营元素如种菜、挖矿等,敌人和宝箱可以无限重置,打败boss获得不同品质的装备,从一无所有到战力巅峰,成为村民敬仰的大侠!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Fat Prisoner Simulator 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Around the Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Around the Fire.

    Fat Prisoner Simulator 2 is a fighting simulator with realistic physics where you are going to play the role of a prisoner during a jailhouse riot. All you can see around is crazy prisoners attacking everybody there.

    2019ActionSportsIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Stayhome Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Around the Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Around the Fire.

    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 ↗
  7. Plebby Quest: The Crusades

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Around the Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Around the Fire.

    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 ↗
  8. Gleaner Heights

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Around the Fire fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Around the Fire.

    Experience the old-school charm of classic farming games with the suburban gothic atmosphere of certain 90's TV shows, along with contemporary game mechanics. Farming, crafting, combat, romantic relationships and mysterious events await!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Around the Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Around the Fire.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Around the Fire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Around the Fire.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Around the Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Around the Fire.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Around the Fire on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Around the Fire.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Around the Fire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Around the Fire.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Around the Fire on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Around the Fire.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Around the Fire on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Around the Fire.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Around the Fire on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Around the Fire.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 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 Around the Fire.

    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. 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 Around the Fire.

    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 ↗
  3. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. 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 Around the Fire.

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Meteor 60 Seconds!

    WHY THIS

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

    Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?

    2018ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

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

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Around the Fire

How much does Around the Fire cost?
Around the Fire is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Around the Fire?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Around the Fire are Blink Cam, Putin Life, Broken Spell 2.
Who developed Around the Fire?
Around the Fire was developed by Sean Marty.

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 Around the Fire.

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