Games like Ship of Fools
If Ship of Fools is your kind of game, the closest matches are PlateUp!, Ember Knights and For The King II — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its charming visual style, engaging multiplayer experience and incremental difficulty curve. 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 →Ship of Fools is a 2-player local co-op roguelite released in 2022 by Fika Productions and published by Team17. Set in the treacherous Archipelago, players man a ship and battle sea monsters across procedurally generated wave-based levels, with rogue-like progression persisting between runs. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and cozy despite its challenging difficulty, with an incremental difficulty curve that keeps sessions engaging for a medium-length sit-down play session. The game features couch co-operative play, a charming visual style, and reviewers highlight the engaging multiplayer experience as a key hook. It is priced at $11.19 USD, runs as playable on Steam Deck, and holds an 87% positive rating from over 2,100 Steam reviews.
About Ship of Fools: Ship of Fools is a seafaring cooperative roguelite. Set sail, man the cannons and battle sea monsters through the tempestuous seas of the Archipelago. Are you fool enough to stop the Aquapocalypse?
Players who liked Ship of Fools also play
Steam players who put hours into Ship of Fools 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.
PlateUp!
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ship of Fools.
Top pick for Ship of Fools fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
Ember Knights
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ship of Fools.
Second-strongest match for Ship of Fools fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Ship of Fools.
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
For The King II
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Ship of Fools.
Third-strongest match for Ship of Fools fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ship of Fools.
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
Children of Morta
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ship of Fools.
Ranked #4 for Ship of Fools fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ship of Fools.
Ranked #5 for Ship of Fools fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Rogue Heroes is a topdown, roguelite adventure game inspired by the Zelda franchise. Play solo or team up with your friends to combat procedurally generated dungeons and take down the evil Titans that threaten to overwhelm the land of Tasos!
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Ship of Fools.
Ranked #6 for Ship of Fools fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Bravery and Greed
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ship of Fools.
Ranked #7 for Ship of Fools fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Bravery and Greed is a beat 'em up, roguelite, dungeon brawler for up to four players. Choose from four classic fantasy classes, engage in a deep robust combat system, and play a variety of co-operative and competitive game modes with friends via local, online or both. Get rich, or die trying!
AK-xolotl: Together
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ship of Fools.
Ranked #8 for Ship of Fools fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
The cutest, deadliest top-down roguelike shooter featuring AK-wielding Axolotls. Blast your way through the animal kingdom with an arsenal of kick-ass guns, mighty power-ups and even raise an army of trigger-happy baby axolotls. 🔫🔫 Double the firepower! Local co-op update now live!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Ship of Fools
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Ship of Fools cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.
We Need To Go Deeper
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Ship of Fools.
Reviewers of Ship of Fools cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
DIVE. DISCOVER. DIE. Crew a submarine with friends in We Need To Go Deeper - a 2-4-player cooperative submarine roguelike set in a Verne-inspired undersea universe.
Risk of Rain 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ship of Fools.
Reviewers of Ship of Fools cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Hyperspaced
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Ship of Fools cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Blast your enemies, extinguish fires, clean up, repair, recycle and explore where no one has screwed up before! Team up and face swarms of foes as you pilot your way through a procedurally generated galaxy. Save the Multiverse in Hyperspaced, a chaotic co-op space action game for 1-4 players!
Cult of the Lamb
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ship of Fools.
Reviewers of Ship of Fools cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
DuneCrawl
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Ship of Fools cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game, where you take to the sandy seas atop a gigantic crustacean festooned with black powder cannons. Play as a solo Crab Keeper, or with a crew of up to three other friends in local and online coop.
Super Raft Boat Together
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Ship of Fools.
Reviewers of Ship of Fools cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
The world's been flooded. All you have left is your Super Raft Boat… and your friends! Work together to expand your raft while fending off the strangely violent (and wealthy??) creatures of the sea in this multiplayer roguelike shooter. Will your crew survive and reach the Final Island?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ship of Fools at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Ship of Fools on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ship of Fools.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Ship of Fools on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Ship of Fools on Steam right now. Shares Action with Ship of Fools.
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.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Ship of Fools on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ship of Fools.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Ship of Fools on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ship of Fools.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Ship of Fools on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ship of Fools.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~91% under Ship of Fools on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~73% under Ship of Fools on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
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 Ship of Fools.
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 with Ship of Fools.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ship of Fools.
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?
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 Ship of Fools.
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 Ship of Fools.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ship of Fools.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ship of Fools.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
PlateUp!
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ship of Fools.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
Ember Knights
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ship of Fools.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Ship of Fools.
Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.
For The King II
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Ship of Fools.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Ship of Fools.
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
Children of Morta
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Ship of Fools.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
AK-xolotl: Together
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Ship of Fools.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Ship of Fools.
The cutest, deadliest top-down roguelike shooter featuring AK-wielding Axolotls. Blast your way through the animal kingdom with an arsenal of kick-ass guns, mighty power-ups and even raise an army of trigger-happy baby axolotls. 🔫🔫 Double the firepower! Local co-op update now live!
Frequently asked about Ship of Fools
- Does Ship of Fools run on Steam Deck?
- Ship of Fools 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 Ship of Fools cost?
- Ship of Fools is listed on Steam at 11.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Ship of Fools have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Ship of Fools supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Ship of Fools?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ship of Fools are PlateUp!, Ember Knights, For The King II.
- Who developed Ship of Fools?
- Ship of Fools was developed by Fika Productions and published by Team17.
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 Ship of Fools.
For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.