Games like Circus Pocus
Below are 21 hand-picked alternatives to Circus Pocus for fans of action, indie, adventure, 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 Circus Pocus 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, more from HugePixel, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Circus Pocus: Clowns are very strange characters. Many people like their funny performances in the circus, and someone is afraid of them like fire. Circus Pocus - will tell you a terrible story that unfolded in the walls of the old circus.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Restless Night
Top pick for Circus Pocus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
You will have to take up arms and win back your place among the living. Or rather, bullets and accuracy. In fact, everything is not so simple and you need to keep your eyes open, because you need to fight with the monsters of the afterlife from all points of the earth that want to take your place.
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Glittering Sword
Second-strongest match for Circus Pocus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
Glittering Sword is replete with spiritual references to classic games from the 90s, and the bright and harmonious visual design sets the player up for an exciting adventure from the very beginning.
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Disc Room
Third-strongest match for Circus Pocus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
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TUNIC
Ranked #4 for Circus Pocus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Circus Pocus.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
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Party Hard 2
Ranked #5 for Circus Pocus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
It's 3am and you just want to get some sleep. Welcome back to Party Hard! Stop parties using hundreds of new ways, incidentally destroy a drug syndicate, and save the Earth from an alien invasion. May the chickens be with you!
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World to the West
Ranked #6 for Circus Pocus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
World to the West is a standalone followup of Teslagrad, the indie hit that sold more than 1.6 million copies worldwide. A vast world of blue skies and dark caves awaits you in this 3D action adventure, as you try to unveil the mysteries of an ancient prophecy.
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Hyper Light Drifter
Ranked #7 for Circus Pocus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
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La-Mulana 2
Ranked #8 for Circus Pocus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
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.
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More from HugePixel
Other recommendable Steam games by HugePixel, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Chop is dish
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Circus Pocus. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.
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Lord of the click
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Circus Pocus. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
Military valor, courage and honor – if these words mean something to you, then you are a direct road to the game Lord of the Click.
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More Dark
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Circus Pocus. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circus Pocus.
More dark - is a two-dimensional platformer with a side view, with elements of puzzles. The game takes place in a strange place called hell. Not a single person who got there will be able to return back. Or can he still?
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Bone Marrow
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Circus Pocus. Shares Indie and Adventure with Circus Pocus.
Bone Marrow is a game in the genre of role-playing board logic puzzle. During a certain time, combine the figures, increase your characteristics and do away with evil but consider the wrong step can lead to irreversible consequences!
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Rusty Gun
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Circus Pocus. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
Nothing could ruin a sunny day, but the universe had its own plans. The invasion of Earth by hordes of mutants and robots, capturing the mind of living creatures, could not leave aside our hero.
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Glittering Sword
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Circus Pocus. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
Glittering Sword is replete with spiritual references to classic games from the 90s, and the bright and harmonious visual design sets the player up for an exciting adventure from the very beginning.
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Crossbow Crusade
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Circus Pocus. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
You will have to survive among hundreds of monsters thanks to your weapons and accuracy. The monsters have completely lost their fear! They have made a real mayhem, hunting down living people and destroying them. It's time to stop this and put everything back in its place!
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Restless Night
Another title from HugePixel, the studio behind Circus Pocus. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
You will have to take up arms and win back your place among the living. Or rather, bullets and accuracy. In fact, everything is not so simple and you need to keep your eyes open, because you need to fight with the monsters of the afterlife from all points of the earth that want to take your place.
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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Disc Room
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
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TUNIC
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Circus Pocus.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
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Party Hard 2
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
It's 3am and you just want to get some sleep. Welcome back to Party Hard! Stop parties using hundreds of new ways, incidentally destroy a drug syndicate, and save the Earth from an alien invasion. May the chickens be with you!
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Hyper Light Drifter
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
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La-Mulana 2
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Circus Pocus.
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.
Frequently asked about Circus Pocus
- Does Circus Pocus run on Steam Deck?
- Circus Pocus is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Circus Pocus cost?
- Circus Pocus is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Circus Pocus?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Circus Pocus are Restless Night, Glittering Sword, Disc Room.
- Who developed Circus Pocus?
- Circus Pocus was developed by HugePixel and published by HugePixel.
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