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Games like CESSPOOL

If CESSPOOL is your kind of game, the closest matches are Redaxium, Rust of New York and R-Naught — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and retro. 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 CESSPOOL: Follow the trip of Luna, a wanderer looking for her monkey, Tom, who's lost in the Cesspool, a world of strange and psychedelic ruins. In this minimalist JRPG, actions are done through mini-games!

2022RPG3.99 USDWindowsby Guillaume "Tryton" Collignon
CESSPOOL — Steam game cover
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Battle system blends turn based and minigamesDev is actively patching and improvingPost apocalyptic setting feels freshAtmosphericImmersiveRetro

Players who liked CESSPOOL also play

Steam players who put hours into CESSPOOL 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. Redaxium

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for CESSPOOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    A post-industrial world with infighting and conspiracy surrounding the group rights of man and machine. Win the game by closing time/space ruptures. Appease God every 6 days or die!

    2021IndieRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Rust of New York

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for CESSPOOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    A post-apocalyptic ruin exploration RPG. A highly flexible game design featuring a wealth of skills and equipment, a vast number of locations, and numerous skill checks. The sprawling ruins of a chaotic New York City stand before you!

    IndieRPGSteam ↗
  3. R-Naught

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for CESSPOOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    R-Naught is in the style of an old-school JRPG with turn-based battles, level up mechanics, and skills systems that will feel familiar. Set in a dystopian sci-fi / horror future with an ambitious storyline and memorable characters.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. •REALM: Lost in the Dark Mist

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for CESSPOOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    •REALM: Lost in the Dark Mist is a dynamic turn-based RPG. Explore, interact, and solve the mystery of the vanishing of your friend and your shadow!

    IndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Entity Researchers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with CESSPOOL.

    Ranked #5 for CESSPOOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.

    2022IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Waste Walkers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with CESSPOOL.

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

    Waste Walkers is a gritty post-apocalyptic role playing game that allows players to discover the horrors of the apocalypse through a harsh struggle for survival.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Hylics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for CESSPOOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    Hylics is a recreational program with light JRPG elements.

    2015IndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Hylics 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with CESSPOOL.

    Ranked #8 for CESSPOOL fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    A surreal RPG with a unique graphical style and droll scenario.

    2020RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CESSPOOL on Steam right now. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CESSPOOL on Steam right now. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CESSPOOL on Steam right now. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CESSPOOL on Steam right now. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Binding of Isaac

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CESSPOOL on Steam right now. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Mirror

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under CESSPOOL on Steam right now. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    This is a game that combines match-3, GALGAME elements and beauties. If you want to learn more about those beauties, you need to best them first. How the story goes is choice-based so your choices will ultimately decide their fate.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Mountain

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under CESSPOOL on Steam right now. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    Existential Nature Simulation

    2014IndieSimulationRPG0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Hentai Girl

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under CESSPOOL on Steam right now. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    Relax class puzzle game to keep you in a good mood

    2018IndieSimulationRPG0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with CESSPOOL.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CESSPOOL

How much does CESSPOOL cost?
CESSPOOL is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to CESSPOOL?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CESSPOOL are Redaxium, Rust of New York, R-Naught.
Who developed CESSPOOL?
CESSPOOL was developed by Guillaume "Tryton" Collignon and published by Radio Cloaque.

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 CESSPOOL.

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