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Games like Sapu

If Sapu is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lair of the Clockwork God, Thank Goodness You're Here! and Viola: The Heroine's Melody — 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 Sapu: Help Sapu on this adventure in the middle of the forest to find a cure for his grandfather who was bitten by a poisonous carnivorous plant.

2023IndieAdventure9.99 USDWindowsby Guara Studios
Sapu — Steam game cover

Players who liked Sapu also play

Steam players who put hours into Sapu 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. Lair of the Clockwork God

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Sapu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sapu.

    A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Thank Goodness You're Here!

    WHY THIS

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

    Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…

    2024IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Viola: The Heroine's Melody

    WHY THIS

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

    Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Grapple Dog

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Sapu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sapu.

    Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

    WHY THIS

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

    "The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Abathor

    WHY THIS

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

    Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Horace

    WHY THIS

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

    "The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. BattleBlock Theater®

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Sapu on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sapu.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Sapu on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sapu.

    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 ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Sapu on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sapu.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

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

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

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

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. 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 Sapu.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Sapu.

    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 ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Lair of the Clockwork God

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sapu.

    A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Thank Goodness You're Here!

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sapu.

    Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…

    2024IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Grapple Dog

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sapu.

    Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sapu.

    "The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Abathor

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sapu.

    Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Horace

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sapu.

    "The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. BattleBlock Theater®

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sapu.

    Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sapu

How much does Sapu cost?
Sapu is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sapu?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sapu are Lair of the Clockwork God, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Viola: The Heroine's Melody.
Who developed Sapu?
Sapu was developed by Guara Studios.

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 Sapu.

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