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Games like It's Always Happy at Chubby's

If It's Always Happy at Chubby's is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Call Button, The 7th Shift and Strange island — 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 It's Always Happy at Chubby's: Welcome to the night shift at Chubby’s, a 24/7 burger joint in the 90s. It's in the middle of nowhere, so you'll be mostly entirely alone. Just keep the store clean and occasionally serve the drive-thru counter. But whatever you do... always follow the rules.

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It's Always Happy at Chubby's — Steam game cover

Players who liked It's Always Happy at Chubby's also play

Steam players who put hours into It's Always Happy at Chubby's 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. The Call Button

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for It's Always Happy at Chubby's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    A short horror observation thriller. Could you tell what's real and what isn't? You stole intel from your company. Now you wake up in a hospital every day with two choices: take your medication if something looks wrong, or hit the call button if you're sure the room is safe.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. The 7th Shift

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for It's Always Happy at Chubby's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    A psychological horror game about working overnight shifts alone in a grocery store. Stock shelves. Clean. Do your job. But you soon realize something sinister is watching. Survive seven shifts to discover why you were really hired and face a choice that will seal your fate.

    2027IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Strange island

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for It's Always Happy at Chubby's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    A first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and a slow descent into mystery. You wake up on a remote island with no memory and no answers — who you are or how you got there. But with every answer you find, more questions begin to surface

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. NULL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for It's Always Happy at Chubby's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    It's 1998. You're trapped in an eerie neighborhood where nothing is as it seems. Unravel a psychological horror story of grief, obsession, and love. Solve puzzles, meet neighbors, and make choices as you uncover the truth behind a grieving father who created a perfect world, frozen in time forever.

    2026IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. What Happened to Lily?

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for It's Always Happy at Chubby's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. V696

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for It's Always Happy at Chubby's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    V696 is a first-person horror-thriller game. It contains a cult subject of veiled beings. Even if everything seems clear at first glance, it has a gripping story that will throw you a curve.

    2022ActionAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. GET EVEN

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for It's Always Happy at Chubby's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.

    2017ActionIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Subliminal

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for It's Always Happy at Chubby's fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 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 It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    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 and Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Pixel Maniacs

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

  1. ChromaGun

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind It's Always Happy at Chubby's. Shares Action and Indie with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    Welcome to ChromaTec’s test lab! You’re here to test our state-of-the-art military-grade color-technology: The ChromaGun (patent pending)! Use it to solve our meticulously designed test chambers by painting the walls and droids. Remember how to mix colors from pre-school? Then you qualify!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Can't Drive This

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind It's Always Happy at Chubby's. Shares Action and Indie with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    Race your monster truck WHILE your friend builds the road. Go too slow, and you'll EXPLODE! And yes, it's as chaotic as it sounds – especially in four player split-screen.

    2021ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind It's Always Happy at Chubby's. Shares Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    Shoot paint, mix colors, and solve puzzles in this adventure about friendship and redemption. Just don't enter that portal to another universe, and ᴇᴠᴇʀʏTʜɪɴɢ will 𝐛𝐞 ᴘEʀ𝐅𝓔ᴄᴛʟʏ 𝒇 𝔦 𝓃 ҽ . • °

    2026StrategyAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fables of Dwale

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Pixel Maniacs, the studio behind It's Always Happy at Chubby's. Shares Adventure with It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

    Forage, barter and explore a world that lives on after fairy tales end. Harvest fruits of the forest and engage with peculiar fairy folk and characters of folklore, as you uncover the secrets behind a dreadful illness that's fallen over the enchanted lands.

    AdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about It's Always Happy at Chubby's

What games are most similar to It's Always Happy at Chubby's?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside It's Always Happy at Chubby's are The Call Button, The 7th Shift, Strange island.
Who developed It's Always Happy at Chubby's?
It's Always Happy at Chubby's was developed by Pixel Maniacs and published by Announced Soon.

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 It's Always Happy at Chubby's.

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