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Games like TV Kid

If TV Kid is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bogdanoff vs. Wojak Simulator, Super Kanko Town and RETRIS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive highs and lows, punishing difficulty feels rewarding and challenging. 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 TV Kid: TV Kid is an addicting roguelike clicker game with endless possibilities for item combinations! Click through channel after channel and try to defeat television itself!

2021StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDWindowsby Astrid Ztar
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Addictive highs and lowsPunishing difficulty feels rewardingRegular updates and developer engagementChallengingIntenseWhimsical

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Steam players who put hours into TV Kid 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. Bogdanoff vs. Wojak Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for TV Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TV Kid.

    Ever wanted to manipulate the world financial markets? Well now you can! Fight against the Wojaks of the world as you manipulate the world markets and destroy their savings. Carefully pick the correct stock and then choose whether to "Bompeet" or "Dompeet"

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Super Kanko Town

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for TV Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TV Kid.

    Super Kanko Town is one part incremental game, one part city-building simulator, and one part reflection on the perversities of mass tourism. Raze gardens, rice fields, and village homes. Build capsule hotels, convenience stores, and gourmet sushi bars. Fight monsters, silence protesters, have fun.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. RETRIS

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for TV Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TV Kid.

    A fresh take on the the falling block puzzle genre. Embrace imperfection with glitches and broken pieces to overcome this new challenge. Chase high scores or learn new techniques in a puzzle mode with over 50 handcrafted puzzles.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Burnt Out

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for TV Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TV Kid.

    A chain-reaction roguelike set in a corporate fever dream. Smash a keycap, watch the combo cascade across the hex grid, and build a broken enough loadout to dismantle the org chart, before the company terminates you.

    StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. Tapeworm Disco Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for TV Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TV Kid.

    A grid based puzzle game where you play as a tapeworm and help some fleas have a good time.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Mental Math Tutor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for TV Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TV Kid.

    Mental Math Tutor is a fun flash card game for learning, become the KING of PE(MD)(AS) and show your math teachers who's boss!

    2022StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. 修炼成仙

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for TV Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with TV Kid.

    《修炼成仙》是一款极简主义的文字挂机游戏。创建人物,踏上仙途,自动战斗,获取战利品,修炼功法,装备法宝,一步一步登上仙途,获得永生轮回。游戏永无止境,无需焦虑通关限制,即开即挂,随缘随心,修炼成仙。

    2023IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Golden Mansion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for TV Kid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with TV Kid.

    Smart people go to college, and college graduates live in apartments. My cousin didn't go to college, but he had an apartment. I went to college, but I have not graduated, now I am helping my cousin. My cousin doesn’t care who lives in the apartment, he cares about how much rent I receive.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under TV Kid on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with TV Kid.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under TV Kid on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with TV Kid.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. How to Fish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under TV Kid on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with TV Kid.

    A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation4.95 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under TV Kid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with TV Kid.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under TV Kid on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with TV Kid.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under TV Kid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TV Kid.

    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 ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under TV Kid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with TV Kid.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under TV Kid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with TV Kid.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TV Kid.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TV Kid.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TV Kid.

    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. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with TV Kid.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with TV Kid.

    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 Indie with TV Kid.

    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 Indie with TV Kid.

    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 Indie with TV Kid.

    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 TV Kid

How much does TV Kid cost?
TV Kid is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to TV Kid?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside TV Kid are Bogdanoff vs. Wojak Simulator, Super Kanko Town, RETRIS.
Who developed TV Kid?
TV Kid was developed by Astrid Ztar and published by insect.christmas.

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 TV Kid.

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