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Games like Sad Ghouls

If Sad Ghouls is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gates of Hell, Void Daggers and Machinicide — 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 Sad Ghouls: Sad Ghouls is an arcade survival shooter. Kills increment the combo counter, Higher combo means better weapons which leads to more combo. Become a tool of destruction as you decimate endless forces of ghouls and compete with other player's highscores

2023ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Cool Birb Studio
Sad Ghouls — Steam game cover

Players who liked Sad Ghouls also play

Steam players who put hours into Sad Ghouls 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. Gates of Hell

    WHY THIS

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

    Gates of Hell is a fast-paced first-person shooter where you must battle through relentless waves of Demonic terror!

    2019ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Void Daggers

    WHY THIS

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

    One touch kills you. Your timer is your score. Neon wireframe horrors swarm from infinite darkness. Shatter them, harvest their essence, forge your daggers through 5 tiers of devastation. Bunny hop the void. Dagger jump to survive. Prove your skill on Steam leaderboards. For fans of Devil Daggers.

    2026ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Machinicide

    WHY THIS

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

    Machinicide is a boomer shooter with imm sim and bullet hell elements. Reduce all evil robots to scraps with a huge arsenal of futuristic weapons and abilities, such as telekinesis, changing of gravity and many more.

    2025ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Shoot & Neon

    WHY THIS

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

    Survive, level up, and dominate the arena in Shoot & Neon, a fast-paced multiplayer FPS bursting with neon lights, endless waves, and powerful upgrades. Gear up for chaotic action!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.79 USDSteam ↗
  5. CrimSaw

    WHY THIS

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

    RIP. THEIR. HEADS. OFF. CrimSaw is a small, fast-paced, and deadly arena FPS with a ‘spin’. You can’t jump and only armed with a badass weapon. Charge, launch and recall your sawblade to slice up endless hordes of demons into pieces. Survive as long as you can and climb up the global leaderboard!

    2024ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Swarmlake

    WHY THIS

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

    Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.

    2018ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Devil Daggers

    WHY THIS

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

    Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.

    2016ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Ace Squared

    WHY THIS

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

    Ace Squared is a multiplayer arena first-person shooter. You can build huge structures and dig tunnels behind enemy lines. Imagination is the only limit. Featuring 32-player servers, different classes and gamemodes.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Sad Ghouls on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Sad Ghouls.

    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 Sad Ghouls on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sad Ghouls.

    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 Sad Ghouls on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sad Ghouls.

    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 Sad Ghouls on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Sad Ghouls.

    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. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Sad Ghouls on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sad Ghouls.

    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 ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Sad Ghouls on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sad Ghouls.

    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 ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sad Ghouls on Steam right now. Shares Action with Sad Ghouls.

    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 ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Sad Ghouls on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Sad Ghouls.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Sad Ghouls.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sad Ghouls.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Sad Ghouls.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Sad Ghouls

How much does Sad Ghouls cost?
Sad Ghouls is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sad Ghouls?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sad Ghouls are Gates of Hell, Void Daggers, Machinicide.
Who developed Sad Ghouls?
Sad Ghouls was developed by Cool Birb Studio.

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 Sad Ghouls.

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