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Games like SLUDGE LIFE 2

If SLUDGE LIFE 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are SLUDGE LIFE, SLUDGE LIFE: The BIG MUD Sessions and Slap Out Of It! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its doseones eclectic soundtrack, atmospheric and chill. 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 SLUDGE LIFE 2: SLUDGE LIFE 2 is the grimiest first-person vandalism sim since the first SLUDGE LIFE—but, like, twice as dense. Explore a huger, weirder, gnarlier open world loaded with secrets, weirdos, jokes, and, of course, plenty of spots to tag.

2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Terri Vellmann, Doseone
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Players who liked SLUDGE LIFE 2 also play

Steam players who put hours into SLUDGE LIFE 2 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. SLUDGE LIFE

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental interaction, collectible hunting and an atmospheric mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Top pick for SLUDGE LIFE 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. SLUDGE LIFE: The BIG MUD Sessions

    WHY THIS

    Shares side quests, environmental interaction, dark humor and an atmospheric mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Second-strongest match for SLUDGE LIFE 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Munch down a bite-sized SLUDGE LIFE experience in this free self-contained interlude.

    2023IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slap Out Of It!

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for SLUDGE LIFE 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    A slap-and-solve adventure that stretches your wits and your noodly arms in all directions. Explore impossible towers where every floor is a comedy sandbox of secrets. Meet strange characters and solve (or add to) their problems with a personal touch. The power to change everything is in your hands.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. The Big Con

    WHY THIS

    Shares side quests and a funny mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Ranked #4 for SLUDGE LIFE 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Holy Gosh Darn

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Ranked #5 for SLUDGE LIFE 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Play as Cassiel, a foul-mouthed angel trapped in a time loop with a mission to save Heaven. Use the magical clock bestowed upon you from Death (yes, that Death, from Manual Samuel, stop asking) to jump between timelines across Heaven, Hell, Earth and Helheim to stop Heaven from going boom. Again.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. stikir

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for SLUDGE LIFE 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    This game is about making this game.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Ranked #7 for SLUDGE LIFE 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs is an open-world comedy adventure game. Talk to stock photo dogs. Solve their problems. Catch your flight. And call it Dog Airport Game when you get tired of saying the full title, like I did three months ago.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Jazzpunk: Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration and a funny mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Ranked #8 for SLUDGE LIFE 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.

    2014IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SLUDGE LIFE 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under SLUDGE LIFE 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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 ~67% under SLUDGE LIFE 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under SLUDGE LIFE 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under SLUDGE LIFE 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under SLUDGE LIFE 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under SLUDGE LIFE 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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 ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under SLUDGE LIFE 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under SLUDGE LIFE 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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 Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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 and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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 Indie with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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 SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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 and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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 SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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 Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    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 Terri Vellmann

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

  1. SLUDGE LIFE

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental interaction, collectible hunting and an atmospheric mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Another title from Terri Vellmann, the studio behind SLUDGE LIFE 2. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. High Hell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Another title from Terri Vellmann, the studio behind SLUDGE LIFE 2. Shares Indie with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    High Hell is a neon-soaked, arcade-action first-person shooter from Terri Vellmann (Heavy Bullets) and Doseone (Enter the Gungeon, Gang Beasts).

    2017ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Heavy Bullets

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Another title from Terri Vellmann, the studio behind SLUDGE LIFE 2. Shares Indie with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.

    2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. SLUDGE LIFE: The BIG MUD Sessions

    WHY THIS

    Shares side quests, environmental interaction, dark humor and an atmospheric mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Another title from Terri Vellmann, the studio behind SLUDGE LIFE 2. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Munch down a bite-sized SLUDGE LIFE experience in this free self-contained interlude.

    2023IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. GUNCHO

    WHY THIS

    Shares adventure and an atmospheric mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Another title from Terri Vellmann, the studio behind SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    In this small scale, turn based tactics game, you spin Guncho's revolver cylinder to keep his bullets aligned to enemies. Fight your way through randomly generated shootouts. Upgrade your bullets and use tactical abilities to defeat your foes. Ride your donkey and become the ultimate Pistolero.

    2024Strategy4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. SLUDGE LIFE

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental interaction, collectible hunting and an atmospheric mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. SLUDGE LIFE: The BIG MUD Sessions

    WHY THIS

    Shares side quests, environmental interaction, dark humor and an atmospheric mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Munch down a bite-sized SLUDGE LIFE experience in this free self-contained interlude.

    2023IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Big Con

    WHY THIS

    Shares side quests and a funny mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

    2021IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Holy Gosh Darn

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Play as Cassiel, a foul-mouthed angel trapped in a time loop with a mission to save Heaven. Use the magical clock bestowed upon you from Death (yes, that Death, from Manual Samuel, stop asking) to jump between timelines across Heaven, Hell, Earth and Helheim to stop Heaven from going boom. Again.

    2024IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. stikir

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    This game is about making this game.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Jazzpunk: Director's Cut

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration and a funny mood with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with SLUDGE LIFE 2.

    Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.

    2014IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SLUDGE LIFE 2

Is SLUDGE LIFE 2 verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — SLUDGE LIFE 2 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does SLUDGE LIFE 2 cost?
SLUDGE LIFE 2 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to SLUDGE LIFE 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SLUDGE LIFE 2 are SLUDGE LIFE, SLUDGE LIFE: The BIG MUD Sessions, Slap Out Of It!.
Who developed SLUDGE LIFE 2?
SLUDGE LIFE 2 was developed by Terri Vellmann, Doseone and published by Devolver Digital.

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 SLUDGE LIFE 2.

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