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Games like Jack Lumber

If Jack Lumber is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dungeon Hearts, Anomaly: Warzone Earth and Flight Control HD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its animal rescue subplots, precision line drawing matters and quirky dark humor. 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 Jack Lumber: A tree killed his granny and now he is out for revenge. Meet Jack Lumber, the supernatural lumberjack who hates trees, loves animals, and hates trees. Did we say that twice? The guy really hates trees, and boy does he have an axe to grind.

2013ActionStrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Owlchemy Labs
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Players who liked Jack Lumber also play

Steam players who put hours into Jack Lumber 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. Dungeon Hearts

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Jack Lumber.

    Top pick for Jack Lumber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jack Lumber.

    Dungeon Hearts fuses the strategy and pattern matching of puzzle games with the kinetic pace of action games. Align magical runes as they flow along the Fatestream to attack, defend, and conjure magic in frenetic battles against a bestiary of fantastic creatures out to use those same runes against you.

    2013StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Anomaly: Warzone Earth

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Jack Lumber.

    Second-strongest match for Jack Lumber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Jack Lumber.

    Lead an armored squad through the perils of this reversed tower defense action-strategy game!

    2011ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Flight Control HD

    WHY THIS

    Shares score chasing with Jack Lumber.

    Third-strongest match for Jack Lumber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Jack Lumber.

    Control a never-ending stream of aircraft in this insanely addictive worldwide hit from Firemint! You’re an air traffic controller at an increasingly busy airport; just point and drag aircraft to their landing zones with your mouse or trackpad. Sounds easy? It isn’t!

    2010ActionCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Beyond Gravity

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Jack Lumber fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Jack Lumber.

    Beyond Gravity is procedurally generated "platformer" where you jump in-between planets and try to collect as many pickups as you can. This gets progressively harder the further you jump. No need to worry tho as you can upgrade your character with loads of upgrades and power-ups!

    2014ActionCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Bing Bong XL

    WHY THIS

    Shares score chasing and a challenging mood with Jack Lumber.

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

    Bing Bong XL is a fast-paced, minimalist arcade score chaser with simple one-button controls. Dodge obstacles, collect points, and survive as long as possible in this addictive ‘just-one-more-round’ challenge. Perfect for quick sessions or while waiting in queue for another game!

    2018ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Jack Lumber on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Lumber.

    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 Jack Lumber on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Jack Lumber.

    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 Jack Lumber on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Jack Lumber.

    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 Jack Lumber on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Jack Lumber.

    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 Jack Lumber on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Jack Lumber.

    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 Jack Lumber on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Jack Lumber.

    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 Jack Lumber on Steam right now. Shares Action with Jack Lumber.

    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 Jack Lumber on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jack Lumber.

    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. 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 Jack Lumber.

    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 ↗
  2. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Peggle Extreme

    WHY THIS

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

    Peggle Extreme delivers fast-paced puzzle action that combines elements of pinball and pachinko to create a truly unique game experience. Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun, now exclusively themed with art and sounds from Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.

    2007Free To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  8. Trick & Treat

    WHY THIS

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

    Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

    2016IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Owlchemy Labs

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

  1. Job Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Jack Lumber.

    Another title from Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind Jack Lumber. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Lumber.

    In a world where robots have replaced all human jobs, step into the "Job Simulator" to learn what it was like 'to job'.

    2016ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Jack Lumber.

    Another title from Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind Jack Lumber. Shares Indie with Jack Lumber.

    Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality smashes together the absolute VR chaos of the award-winning Job Simulator with the ridiculous, all-out, take-no-prisoners comedy of Rick and Morty.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Vacation Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Jack Lumber.

    Another title from Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind Jack Lumber. Shares Action with Jack Lumber.

    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.

    2019ActionAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Jack Lumber.

    Another title from Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind Jack Lumber. Shares Action and Indie with Jack Lumber.

    82 remastered levels from the original and 43 brand new ones that are twice as fast!

    2011ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cosmonious High

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Jack Lumber.

    Another title from Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind Jack Lumber.

    From the makers of Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator— Welcome to Cosmonious High! Owlchemy Labs presents an out-of-this-world VR experience with their hallmark interactivity and distinctive humor. Meet a colorful cast, adapt outrageous powers, and discover the source of the school’s malfunctions.

    2022Adventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Dyscourse

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Jack Lumber.

    Another title from Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind Jack Lumber. Shares Indie and Casual with Jack Lumber.

    Dyscourse is an interactive choice-based narrative adventure game where you journey through a stylized world of choice and consequence. Choose wisely.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Snuggle Truck

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Jack Lumber.

    Another title from Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind Jack Lumber. Shares Indie and Casual with Jack Lumber.

    Welcome to Snuggle Truck, the award winning over-the-top physics-based indie driving game. Save your cargo of crazy animals by delivering them to the zoo unscathed in the least amount of time. Tilt your truck, catch the fuzzies, drive over armadillos, and rocket your way through hills, caverns, and deserts.

    2012IndieCasualRacing4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Jack Lumber

How much does Jack Lumber cost?
Jack Lumber is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Jack Lumber?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Jack Lumber are Dungeon Hearts, Anomaly: Warzone Earth, Flight Control HD.
Who developed Jack Lumber?
Jack Lumber was developed by Owlchemy Labs.

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