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Games like Big Fish

If Big Fish is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sutra Pilgrim, Sonorous | Deep Down Below and Mother ZERO — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Big Fish: Explore an underwater dystopian graveyard of giant creatures that once swam the seas. Eat your way to the top of the food chain and grow into a powerful creature of the deep in order to restore an ancient technology and save the ocean from the sunken city's pollution.

2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDWindowsby TOQ Games
Big Fish — Steam game cover

Players who liked Big Fish also play

Steam players who put hours into Big Fish 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. Sutra Pilgrim

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Big Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    Set out on a journey through Sutra Pilgrim! Hone your skills, gather powerful Artifacts, meet steadfast allies, and challenge fearsome Yaoguai Kings. Traverse a vast mythic world inspired by Journey to the West, seek the Sutra Pilgrim, and uncover the hidden truth behind this westbound journey.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Sonorous | Deep Down Below

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Big Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    SONOROUS – Deep Down Below is an unforgiving underwater first-person survival game set in a dystopian world. Find your sunken research to save humanity from an eternal life on the open sea in a continuous fight for survival.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Mother ZERO

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Big Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    In Mother ZERO, a cyberpunk action-adventure game, fight your way through a decaying world full of mysteries and threats. Explore deep underground bunkers, battle corrupted creatures, and encounter bizarre characters.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Among the Waves

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Big Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    A 2.5D metroidvania with the freedom of an immersive sim. Every fight and every path can be approached differently: through combat, stealth, or using the world’s mechanics. The story unfolds in a world where Orthodox aesthetics meet Soviet brutalism and traditional woodcraft

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. DOOMBLADE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Big Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Angel's Gear

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Big Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    Angel's Gear is a challenging horror-flavored Metroidvania set in a world tainted by a mechanical disease.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Devil Within: Satgat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Big Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    Join Kim Rip, a Royal Guard whose humanity is gradually slipping away, on a thrilling 2.5D action-adventure platforming journey in 'The Devil Within: Satgat'. Uncover the mysteries of a desolate realm as you engage in stylish battles against formidable foes.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. La-Mulana 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Big Fish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Big Fish on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Big Fish on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Big Fish.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Big Fish on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Big Fish.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Big Fish on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Big Fish.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Big Fish on Steam right now. Shares Action with Big Fish.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Big Fish on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Big Fish.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Big Fish on Steam right now. Shares Action with Big Fish.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Big Fish on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Big Fish.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Big Fish.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 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 Big Fish.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Big Fish.

    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 ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    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 ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Big Fish.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Big Fish

How much does Big Fish cost?
Big Fish is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Big Fish?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Big Fish are Sutra Pilgrim, Sonorous | Deep Down Below, Mother ZERO.
Who developed Big Fish?
Big Fish was developed by TOQ Games.

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 Big Fish.

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