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Games like Gunpoint

If Gunpoint is your kind of game, the closest matches are Retool, Master Spy and Dominique Pamplemousse — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and funny. 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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Gunpoint is a 2013 indie stealth puzzle platformer available for $9.99. Players navigate a freelance spy through high-security buildings using a rewiring mechanic that lets them hack electronics, including turning enemy weapons against them, and choose between stealth or direct confrontation for each mission. The game features multiple-approach puzzles that reward creative problem-solving, dialogue options, and achievement-driven replayability alongside tight, polished level design. Reviewers highlight the dry humor and witty writing, while players describe the overall experience as atmospheric, contemplative, funny, and lighthearted. The single-player title runs at normal difficulty with short sessions, maintaining a 98% positive rating from over 8,000 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

About Gunpoint: Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.

2013ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 83Windows · macOS · Linuxby Suspicious Developments
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Steam players who put hours into Gunpoint 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. Retool

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Gunpoint fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Gunpoint.

    Retool is a 3D hacking puzzle game where you try to escape incomplete orbital stations by hacking into computers to rewire outputs of electronics.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Master Spy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Gunpoint.

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

    Throw on your invisibility cloak and put your reflexes to the test in this brutal precision platformer brimming with espionage, intrigue, and betrayal! Featuring an Original Soundtrack by Grammy Award Winner RAC.

    2015ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Dominique Pamplemousse

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Gunpoint.

    Third-strongest match for Gunpoint fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Gunpoint.

    Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once The Fat Lady Sings!” is a unique and offbeat stop motion animated detective adventure game about gender and the economy. Also, all the characters frequently burst into song.

    2014IndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Cyber Ops Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Gunpoint fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Gunpoint.

    Become a military hacker and help your black ops team reach their goal in this noir cyberpunk tactical game. Scan, hack, overtake, control and manage high tech devices, vehicles and even enemy cyborgs with cutting-edge implants.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. I hate this game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Gunpoint fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Gunpoint.

    I hate this game is a logic game, where gameplay changes every level. Solve crazy puzzles and use forgotten functions of your PC! Be attentive, interact with everything that you see on the screen.

    2019Indie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Gunpoint.

    Ranked #6 for Gunpoint fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Gunpoint.

    A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina

    2015IndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Gunpoint fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Gunpoint.

    You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor, who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession - Grandpa's underpants!

    2012Indie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. DLC Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Gunpoint.

    Ranked #8 for Gunpoint fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Gunpoint.

    What happens when DLC practices go too far? An indie developer makes a game that mocks the industry and its foibles, that's what! Defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl! But first you'll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing.

    2013Indie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Gunpoint on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gunpoint.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Gunpoint on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gunpoint.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Gunpoint on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gunpoint.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Gunpoint on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gunpoint.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Gunpoint on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gunpoint.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Gunpoint on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gunpoint.

    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 ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Gunpoint on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Gunpoint.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Gunpoint on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gunpoint.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Gunpoint.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. 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 Gunpoint.

    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 ↗

More from Suspicious Developments

Other recommendable Steam games by Suspicious Developments, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Tactical Breach Wizards

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Gunpoint.

    Another title from Suspicious Developments, the studio behind Gunpoint. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gunpoint.

    In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Heat Signature

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Gunpoint.

    Another title from Suspicious Developments, the studio behind Gunpoint. Shares Action and Strategy with Gunpoint.

    Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Morphblade

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Gunpoint.

    Another title from Suspicious Developments, the studio behind Gunpoint. Shares Indie with Gunpoint.

    In Morphblade you move around a grid slicing, smashing and bursting waves of nasty red bugs. Each tile you move to transforms you into a different weapon: on a Blades hex you can slice enemies on either side of you, on an Arrow you can launch yourself through two enemies in a row.

    2017IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Gunpoint.

    Another title from Suspicious Developments, the studio behind Gunpoint. Shares Indie with Gunpoint.

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Gunpoint

Does Gunpoint run on Steam Deck?
Gunpoint 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 Gunpoint cost?
Gunpoint is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Gunpoint?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gunpoint are Retool, Master Spy, Dominique Pamplemousse.
Who developed Gunpoint?
Gunpoint was developed by Suspicious Developments.

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 Gunpoint.

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