Games like Creature Lab
If Creature Lab is your kind of game, the closest matches are My Lil Afterlife, The Fear Island and Vilmonic — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 Creature Lab: Become a mad scientist! Conduct crazy experiments, mix mutagens, breed abominable creatures, and attach monstrous body parts to them. Manage your inventory, expand your lab, and make sure your hideout is safe. Send your creations into the city to obtain salvage and test subjects!
Players who liked Creature Lab also play
Steam players who put hours into Creature Lab 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.
My Lil Afterlife
WHY THIS
Top pick for Creature Lab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Creature Lab.
Become the new ruler of the afterlife. Summon spooky friends to reside in your unearthly realm and decorate it however you like with items you can craft, buy and find. Unravel the mysteries of the afterlife by taking on the reapers tower using spine-tingling spells to smite your enemies.
The Fear Island
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Creature Lab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Creature Lab.
The Fear Island is an online co-op survival horror game where players accidentally land on an island full of supernatural entities and need to find an escape vehicle and its necessary resources.
Vilmonic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Creature Lab.
Third-strongest match for Creature Lab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Creature Lab.
Vilmonic is an artificial life simulator and genetics and evolution sandbox game. Protect and breed unique pixel-art life forms where pixels and color have meaning. Craft tools and buildings and change the environment. Find ancient tech and fend off haywire zombitons. Craft Farm Breed Evolve!
Zafehouse Diaries 2
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Creature Lab.
Ranked #4 for Creature Lab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Creature Lab.
Zafehouse Diaries 2 is a game of survival, exploration and relationships. Every hour, designate tasks for your handful of characters - each with their own skills, motivations and prejudices - and try to outlast the zombie apocalypse.
Atrio: The Dark Wild
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Creature Lab.
Ranked #5 for Creature Lab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Creature Lab.
Keep your disposable android-body alive by automating everything. Automate farming, foraging, crafting and capturing - and even assimilate creatures into your production lines during your impossible mission to relight the world.
Terminus: Zombie Survivors
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Creature Lab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Creature Lab.
Terminus: Zombie Survivors is a 2D turn-based survival roguelike set during a zombie apocalypse. Each journey is unique, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. Can you brave hunger, cold, and the undead in order to reach the Terminus and find salvation?
Shadows of Kurgansk
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Creature Lab.
Ranked #7 for Creature Lab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Creature Lab.
“Shadows of Kurgansk” is an adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!
墲人之境-无人之境
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Creature Lab.
Ranked #8 for Creature Lab fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Creature Lab.
《Ashland》 is the subject of 1 v4 non-equilibrium games. Players can play the role of adventurers into the tomb, crack the mechanism, take away treasures. You can also act as a gravekeeper to stop and destroy them. Rich tomb exploration tools and tomb guarding skills for you to experience and play
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Creature Lab at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Creature Lab on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Creature Lab.
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 ~50% under Creature Lab on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Creature Lab.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Creature Lab on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Creature Lab.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Creature Lab on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Creature Lab.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Creature Lab on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Creature Lab.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Creature Lab on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Creature Lab.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
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 Creature Lab.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Creature Lab.
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 and Simulation with Creature Lab.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Creature Lab.
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 Creature Lab.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Creature Lab.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Creature Lab.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Creature Lab.
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!
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More from Image Power S.A.
Other recommendable Steam games by Image Power S.A., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Offroad Mechanic Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Creature Lab.
Another title from Image Power S.A., the studio behind Creature Lab. Shares Simulation with Creature Lab.
Service off-road vehicles and take them for a drive! Offroad Mechanic Simulator lets you modify many classic off-road vehicles and prepare them for daunting tasks that no normal car could ever hope to complete. Test your work and climb steep cliffs or drive through rivers and deep layers of mud.
Haunted House Renovator
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Creature Lab.
Another title from Image Power S.A., the studio behind Creature Lab. Shares Indie and Simulation with Creature Lab.
Become a paranormal renovator! Explore and renovate haunted locations as you deal with pesky spirits that have fun at your expense! Decide if you want to be mean or nice to banished entities, you can also adopt some! Restore old furniture and decorate the interiors as you see fit! Make a profit!
Cruise Ship Manager
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Creature Lab.
Another title from Image Power S.A., the studio behind Creature Lab. Shares Strategy and Indie with Creature Lab.
Take the challenge of managing a cruise ship! Maintain your vessel, plan your route, and sell tickets to the wealthiest passengers. Give tasks to your crew and keep their morale high. Choose the ship's layout and the offered amenities. Keep the prices right, passengers happy, and your wallet full!
Dieselpunk Wars
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Creature Lab.
Another title from Image Power S.A., the studio behind Creature Lab. Shares Indie and Simulation with Creature Lab.
Dieselpunk Wars is a vehicle building game, focused on combat with advanced physics and damage simulation. Use over 300 elements to build a war machine of your dreams. Construct vehicles that ride on the ground, soar through the skies, or dive underwater. Prepare for combat and test your skills!
Frequently asked about Creature Lab
- Does Creature Lab run on Steam Deck?
- Creature Lab 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 Creature Lab cost?
- Creature Lab is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Creature Lab?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Creature Lab are My Lil Afterlife, The Fear Island, Vilmonic.
- Who developed Creature Lab?
- Creature Lab was developed by Image Power S.A. and published by Image Power S.A., HeartBeat Games, PlayWay S.A..
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