Games like Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair
If Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair is your kind of game, the closest matches are I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother, Bru & Boegie: Episode 1 - Get da MILK! and Buitopia DVD — 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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Players who liked Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair also play
Steam players who put hours into Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair 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.
I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother
WHY THIS
Top pick for Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
Hello, I'm Noah. I'm 28 years old and still haven't got a single date in my life, I'm looking for a life coach who can help me figure out the hard choices in my day to day life, you know? I'm sad and single, I have some friends online, but that's it.
Bru & Boegie: Episode 1 - Get da MILK!
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
A hilarious and weird hand-drawn 2D point-and-click comedy adventure game where you're Bru on a ridiculous quest to get milk for your morning coffee.
Buitopia DVD
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
A short interactive DVD game. Today is Jess's Birthday! Can you find her a suitable gift? Just don't get distracted and forget about Jess. DVDs can't be cursed... right? Yeah it's fine.
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
Papetura
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Bulb Boy
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', "The Wardrobe" has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.
PRIM
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
PRIM is a creepy-but-cute point’n’click adventure game full of dark humor. When her mother dies, Prim finds out she’s Death’s daughter and now has to live with her father. But the Grim Reaper has strict rules and when Prim breaks them, things take a fatal turn. Can you breathe life into her misery?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
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 ~47% under Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
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?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
How to Fish
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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 Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
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 with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
Hello, I'm Noah. I'm 28 years old and still haven't got a single date in my life, I'm looking for a life coach who can help me figure out the hard choices in my day to day life, you know? I'm sad and single, I have some friends online, but that's it.
Papetura
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.
Bulb Boy
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', "The Wardrobe" has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.
PRIM
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair.
PRIM is a creepy-but-cute point’n’click adventure game full of dark humor. When her mother dies, Prim finds out she’s Death’s daughter and now has to live with her father. But the Grim Reaper has strict rules and when Prim breaks them, things take a fatal turn. Can you breathe life into her misery?
Frequently asked about Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair
- Is Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair 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 Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair cost?
- Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair are I'm in Love With Your Dead Grandmother, Bru & Boegie: Episode 1 - Get da MILK!, Buitopia DVD.
- Who developed Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair?
- Bulb Boy 2: Jar of Despair was developed by Bulbware.
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