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Games like Doomsday Vault

Below are 15 hand-picked alternatives to Doomsday Vault for fans of action, adventure, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Doomsday Vault also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About Doomsday Vault: Rescue Earth’s precious plant life. In your robotic suit navigate a flooded city, break into an underground lair, explore ancient pyramids. Collect seeds and return them to the safety of the Vault. Nurture seeds to grow new sustainable crops. Unlock additional tools and items to customise your suit.

2021ActionAdventureCasual8.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindows · macOSby Flightless
Doomsday Vault — Steam game cover
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    Gibbon: Beyond the Trees — Steam game cover

    Gibbon: Beyond the Trees

    Top pick for Doomsday Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Doomsday Vault.

    Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Wirm — Steam game cover

    Wirm

    Second-strongest match for Doomsday Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Take a worm on a tiny adventure through this delightfully wiggly physics platformer :)

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Chicken Journey — Steam game cover

    Chicken Journey

    Third-strongest match for Doomsday Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Play as an adorable chicken in this relaxing platformer. Jump, climb and solve puzzles to find the answer to the ULTIMATE question a chicken can ask...

    2023IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Frog Jump — Steam game cover

    Frog Jump

    Ranked #4 for Doomsday Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Doomsday Vault.

    🐸👑 Jump, climb, push others with your tongue, and reach the top to win the princess’s kiss! 🏰 (Up to 8 Players)

    2025ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    Pine Hearts — Steam game cover

    Pine Hearts

    Ranked #5 for Doomsday Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Farewell North — Steam game cover

    Farewell North

    Ranked #6 for Doomsday Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Please Fix The Road — Steam game cover

    Please Fix The Road

    Ranked #7 for Doomsday Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Please Fix The Road is a colorful, minimalistic, laid-back and casual puzzle game in which it's probably not hard to guess... you're fixing roads! Your road repair doesn't have to be beautiful, it just needs to get the job done! Your mom will like this game too!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Botanicula — Steam game cover

    Botanicula

    Ranked #8 for Doomsday Vault fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

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    Gibbon: Beyond the Trees — Steam game cover

    Gibbon: Beyond the Trees

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Doomsday Vault.

    Master the gibbon’s art of movement with a unique moveset that lets you swing, slide and somersault through a lush jungle canopy, and experience a free-flowing story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Wirm — Steam game cover

    Wirm

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Take a worm on a tiny adventure through this delightfully wiggly physics platformer :)

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Chicken Journey — Steam game cover

    Chicken Journey

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Play as an adorable chicken in this relaxing platformer. Jump, climb and solve puzzles to find the answer to the ULTIMATE question a chicken can ask...

    2023IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Pine Hearts — Steam game cover

    Pine Hearts

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Pine Hearts is a wholesome and tender adventure about nostalgic journeys, overcoming loss, and helping others. Embark on a cozy hiking expedition to the sprawling Pine Hearts nature reserve and scale the mountain your father never managed to climb.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Farewell North — Steam game cover

    Farewell North

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Play as a border collie and restore color to your human’s world in an atmospheric journey through the northern isles of Scotland. Explore land and sea, uncover hidden paths, herd animals and free wildlife to bring color back to her world, while revealing an emotional story about saying farewell.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual23.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Please Fix The Road — Steam game cover

    Please Fix The Road

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Please Fix The Road is a colorful, minimalistic, laid-back and casual puzzle game in which it's probably not hard to guess... you're fixing roads! Your road repair doesn't have to be beautiful, it just needs to get the job done! Your mom will like this game too!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Botanicula — Steam game cover

    Botanicula

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with Doomsday Vault.

    Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Doomsday Vault

Is Doomsday Vault verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Doomsday Vault is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Doomsday Vault cost?
Doomsday Vault is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Doomsday Vault?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Doomsday Vault are Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, Wirm, Chicken Journey.
Who developed Doomsday Vault?
Doomsday Vault was developed by Flightless.

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 Doomsday Vault.

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