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Games like Sweet Surge

If Sweet Surge is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ascend From Nine Mountains, Winter Falling: Battle Tactics and Sunderfolk — 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 Sweet Surge: Navigate the unending ocean of Cioko. Build, direct, compose and customize your crew. Overcome the greatest crews and challenges on your rise to ultimate juicy sweetness.

2022CasualEarly Access3.99 USDWindowsby Chocolate Ship Games
Sweet Surge — Steam game cover

Players who liked Sweet Surge also play

Steam players who put hours into Sweet Surge 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. Ascend From Nine Mountains

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Sweet Surge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Early Access with Sweet Surge.

    Craft mythical treasures. Perfect your stance. Shatter your limits. Ascend from Nine Mountains is a cultivation RPG where deep crafting, tactical combat, and meaningful relationships intertwine. Your choices carve the way from mortal obscurity to legend.

    2025AdventureRPGEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Winter Falling: Battle Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Sweet Surge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Sunderfolk

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Sweet Surge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Rediscover game night in this tactical RPG where shared strategy shapes every turn. Adventure across the Sunderlands with up to four players in online multiplayer using your mouse & keyboard or play couch co-op using phones as controllers. Play the first 4 missions for free!

    2025StrategyRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Veterum

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Sweet Surge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Early Access with Sweet Surge.

    Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 封神榜2022

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Sweet Surge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    This game takes Nezha, Xiaolongnv, Yang Jian and Jiang Taigong as the protagonists. It tells the legendary story of the protagonists going to various places to adventure, and finally to Chaoge City to destroy the three demons and defeat King Zhou.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crawl Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Sweet Surge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Sweet Surge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Regalia: Of Men And Monarchs is a tactical RPG set in a cheerful fantasy world full of weirdness and wonder. Assemble your party, go adventuring, manage your kingdom, make new friends, and defeat your opponents in challenging turn-based combat.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Tactics Ogre: Reborn

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Sweet Surge fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.

    2022SimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sweet Surge on Steam right now.

    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 ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Sweet Surge on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    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 ↗
  3. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sweet Surge on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Sweet Surge on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Sweet Surge on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    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 ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sweet Surge on Steam right now.

    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 ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Sweet Surge on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Sweet Surge on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. DOGWALK

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.

    2025IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Mizi NO!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    In this free 2D puzzle game, you must reassemble broken objects that your cat has knocked over.

    2024IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Chocolate Ship Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Chocolate Ship Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. TMM: Entourage

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chocolate Ship Games, the studio behind Sweet Surge. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    Show your skill, shoot to kill, lead your troops to glory!

    2017StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Legacy Bites

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chocolate Ship Games, the studio behind Sweet Surge. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    Save humanity and protect the animal kingdom in a thrilling card battle! Unleash your strategy across 24 missions, countering AI threats and shaping populations. Quick thinking, shifting boundaries, and limited modifiers make every move crucial. Will you tip the scales in your favor?

    2021IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. White Eyes

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chocolate Ship Games, the studio behind Sweet Surge. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    Embark on an interstellar race as the universe collapses. Swing swords, fire projectiles, and reflect hazards to save nomads. 60 challenging missions. Random encounters. Simple mouse controls. Conquer diverse hazards. Will you guide them home?

    2021ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Demon Loop

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Chocolate Ship Games, the studio behind Sweet Surge.

    Demon Loop is a digital board game from renowned tabletop author Alexander Pfister. Build your deck, hone your strategy, protect your people, and unravel the mystery of the ever-changing Demon Loop.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Sunderfolk

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Rediscover game night in this tactical RPG where shared strategy shapes every turn. Adventure across the Sunderlands with up to four players in online multiplayer using your mouse & keyboard or play couch co-op using phones as controllers. Play the first 4 missions for free!

    2025StrategyRPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Crawl Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Sweet Surge.

    Crawl Tactics combines classic turn-based tactics with roguelike progression. In Dungeon Mode, face challenging, ever-changing encounters as you explore procedurally generated maps. In Quest Mode, develop your village, train your mercenaries, and defend against growing enemy invasions.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tactics Ogre: Reborn

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.

    2022SimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sweet Surge

How much does Sweet Surge cost?
Sweet Surge is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sweet Surge?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sweet Surge are Ascend From Nine Mountains, Winter Falling: Battle Tactics, Sunderfolk.
Who developed Sweet Surge?
Sweet Surge was developed by Chocolate Ship 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 Sweet Surge.

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