Games like WHAT THE BAT?
If WHAT THE BAT? is your kind of game, the closest matches are Vacation Simulator, Job Simulator and Santa's Visit — 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.
Get personalized picks →About WHAT THE BAT?: From the creators of the award-winning comedy games WHAT THE GOLF? and WHAT THE CAR? comes a wacky game about having baseball bats for hands. It's a sweet, silly, and absurd coming-of-age story that can be enjoyed by both newcomers and experienced VR fans.
Players who liked WHAT THE BAT? also play
Steam players who put hours into WHAT THE BAT? 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.
Vacation Simulator
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Top pick for WHAT THE BAT? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
The latest VR sensation from the creators of ‘Job Simulator’, now with free DLC! Welcome to Vacation Simulator: a rough approximation of VACATION inspired by real human NOT JOBBING. Reallocate your bandwidth and get ready to splash, s’more, snowball, and selfie your way to optimal relaxation.
Job Simulator
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for WHAT THE BAT? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
In a world where robots have replaced all human jobs, step into the "Job Simulator" to learn what it was like 'to job'.
Santa's Visit
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for WHAT THE BAT? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
Discover you inner Santa Claus in this Virtual Holiday Experience! Take a ride across the world and then through Mistletoe County, leading up to the Smiths house. It's up to you to decide if they have been naughty or nice this year. Choose the right gifts and cause some mayhem before you leave!
Escape the Lab
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for WHAT THE BAT? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
“Escape the Lab” – Virtual Reality experience of an Escape Room that focuses on realistic chemical experiments.
Stupid Cupid
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for WHAT THE BAT? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
Help Cupid get back in Venus’ good graces in this VR game! Use his bow and arrow to balance the natural order by helping animals mate, or in some cases, culling the overpopulation. Challenge your skills and accuracy in different locations and seasons.
Clash of Chefs VR
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Ranked #6 for WHAT THE BAT? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
Ready, set, cook! Clash of Chefs VR is a competitive cooking game that’ll put your culinary skills to the test as you race to finish orders. Complete 100 single player stages, or take on human opponents in both real-time and asynchronous competitive multiplayer with four unique restaurants.
Fruit Ninja VR 2
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Ranked #7 for WHAT THE BAT? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with WHAT THE BAT?.
The sequel to the juiciest VR game of all time! Build your collection of blades and bows. Slice your way through unique levels and minigames. Explore the vibrant world of Fruitasia and become a true Fruit Ninja master!
Zombie Bar Simulator
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Ranked #8 for WHAT THE BAT? fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
🍹 Zombie Bar Simulator is an incredibly engaging (and creepy!) bartending experience where you take on the role of the horrific bartender and serve your scarily nice customers multiple crazy dishes and drinks. 🍹
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below WHAT THE BAT? at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under WHAT THE BAT? on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under WHAT THE BAT? on Steam right now. Shares Indie with WHAT THE BAT?.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
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Priced ~60% under WHAT THE BAT? on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under WHAT THE BAT? on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with WHAT THE BAT?.
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 ~68% under WHAT THE BAT? on Steam right now. Shares Indie with WHAT THE BAT?.
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?
Balatro
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under WHAT THE BAT? on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with WHAT THE BAT?.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
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 and Casual with WHAT THE BAT?.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with WHAT THE BAT?.
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 and Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
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 with WHAT THE BAT?.
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 and Simulation with WHAT THE BAT?.
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 with WHAT THE BAT?.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with WHAT THE BAT?.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about WHAT THE BAT?
- How much does WHAT THE BAT? cost?
- WHAT THE BAT? is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to WHAT THE BAT??
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside WHAT THE BAT? are Vacation Simulator, Job Simulator, Santa's Visit.
- Who developed WHAT THE BAT??
- WHAT THE BAT? was developed by Triband.
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 WHAT THE BAT?.
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