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Games like The Crush House

If The Crush House is your kind of game, the closest matches are Date Everything!, Detective Rosie Morgan: Murder on the River Thames and Furry Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date Spooky Cat Girls? — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, dark and eerie. 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 The Crush House: Film and produce 1999's hottest reality TV show: The Crush House! Select a crush-worthy cast, satisfy voracious audiences and keep the show on air to uncover the sinister secrets behind this darkly comic thirst-person shooter.

2024AdventureSimulation16.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Nerial
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Players who liked The Crush House also play

Steam players who put hours into The Crush House 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. Date Everything!

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Crush House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Crush House.

    Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?

    2025Simulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Detective Rosie Morgan: Murder on the River Thames

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Crush House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Crush House.

    “Detective Rosie Morgan: Murder on the River Thames” is a Detective Mystery Visual Novel and Yuri Dating Sim set in London. You play as DI (Detective Inspector) Rosie Morgan, one of the best and brightest detectives in London's Metropolitan Police.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Furry Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date Spooky Cat Girls?

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Crush House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Crush House.

    Something odd is happening to the senior class at Elsinore Academy, and it is up to you to break the curse! Navigate college life and also try to solve the mystery of why everyone is spooky!

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cat President ~A More Purrfect Union~

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a comedic mood with The Crush House.

    Ranked #4 for The Crush House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Crush House.

    Find love, in a world where cats run the U.S. government!

    2016IndieSimulationCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Real Estate Real Romance: San Francisco

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Crush House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Crush House.

    Dive into "Real Estate Real Romance: San Francisco" 🌆! Sell opulent properties, charm the elite 💼, and balance love and success in this yuri dating sim and point-and-click adventure game. Will Emilia find career success and true love? It's your adventure to shape! 🏡💖

    2024SimulationCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Ambition: A Minuet in Power

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management with The Crush House.

    Ranked #6 for The Crush House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Crush House.

    18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation20.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with The Crush House.

    Ranked #7 for The Crush House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Crush House.

    CUCKOLD SIMULATOR, the exciting new game where you play as Cuckold (that is his name) in his day-to-day life. Work hard, give all your money to the bull, and be verbally abused by your fat wife.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheep & Love

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Crush House fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    You move in the French Pyrénées with your best friend. While meeting the locals, you are surprised to see that they're all: super nice, leftists, queer, great musicians and... find you to be the most fascinating person in the Valley ! (Lucky you !)

    2026Indie6.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under The Crush House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Crush House.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under The Crush House on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Crush House.

    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 ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under The Crush House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Crush House.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under The Crush House on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Crush House.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under The Crush House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Crush House.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under The Crush House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Crush House.

    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 ↗
  7. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under The Crush House on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Crush House.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under The Crush House on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Crush House.

    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 ↗

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.

    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 The Crush House.

    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 Adventure with The Crush House.

    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.

    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 Simulation with The Crush House.

    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 Adventure with The Crush House.

    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 Simulation with The Crush House.

    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 Adventure with The Crush House.

    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 Nerial

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

  1. Reigns

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings and a funny mood with The Crush House.

    Another title from Nerial, the studio behind The Crush House. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Crush House.

    Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Card Shark

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nerial, the studio behind The Crush House. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Crush House.

    Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Reigns: Her Majesty

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with The Crush House.

    Another title from Nerial, the studio behind The Crush House. Shares Simulation with The Crush House.

    Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary follow-up to the smash swipe ‘em up hit Reigns.

    2017IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Reigns: Game of Thrones

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a dark mood with The Crush House.

    Another title from Nerial, the studio behind The Crush House. Shares Adventure with The Crush House.

    Reigns: Game of Thrones is the heir to the award-winning HBO® TV series Game of Thrones® and the smash-hit swipe ‘em up series Reigns from Nerial and Devolver Digital.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Reigns: Three Kingdoms

    WHY THIS

    Shares multiple endings, resource management, adventure and a tense mood with The Crush House.

    Another title from Nerial, the studio behind The Crush House. Shares Adventure with The Crush House.

    Swipe through military negotiations, marry to strengthen alliances and recruit soldiers to fight in turn-based card battles in this historical epic.

    2024AdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Orwell's Animal Farm

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and a dark mood with The Crush House.

    Another title from Nerial, the studio behind The Crush House. Shares Adventure with The Crush House.

    Orwell’s Animal Farm is a text-based choice-driven narrative game where all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Immerse yourself in George Orwell's story of absolute power and corruption and follow the ups and downs of Animalism.

    2020IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Reigns: The Witcher

    WHY THIS

    Shares a dark mood with The Crush House.

    Another title from Nerial, the studio behind The Crush House. Shares Adventure with The Crush House.

    Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.

    2026AdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Devouring Stars

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Nerial, the studio behind The Crush House.

    What if you could unhook the stars and fight your battles with black holes? With its mix of adaptative unit combination, space resource harvesting as well as visual and audio refinement, Devouring Stars aspires to bring a different scope to the RTS genre.

    2015StrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Crush House

Is The Crush House verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Crush House 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 The Crush House cost?
The Crush House is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Crush House?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Crush House are Date Everything!, Detective Rosie Morgan: Murder on the River Thames, Furry Shakespeare: To Date Or Not To Date Spooky Cat Girls?.
Who developed The Crush House?
The Crush House was developed by Nerial 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 The Crush House.

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