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Games like Picket Line

If Picket Line is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Hearth and Harbour, Throne of Decisions and Modest Hero — 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 Picket Line: This casual tower defense game tells a story of factory strikes and workers' rights in 20th century industrial Zagreb.

2023Casual2.99 USDWindowsby Quarc Games
Picket Line — Steam game cover

Players who liked Picket Line also play

Steam players who put hours into Picket Line 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 Hearth and Harbour

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Picket Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Transform a run-down restaurant and build a new life for yourself in this management RPG. Decide what kind of restaurant you want to create and what kind of person you want to be. As a storm brews outside, every choice you make has consequences.

    2026AdventureSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  2. Throne of Decisions

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Picket Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Throne of Decisions is a medieval card-based strategy game where every choice shapes the future. As King, you must maintain the balance of power by approving or rejecting the petitions of your subjects. Determine the fate of your people and lead your kingdom to glory or ruin.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Modest Hero

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Picket Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    The violent clashes in the suburbs ended as a result of the military's harsh interventions. During the clashes, a general was killed brutally by a group of rebels. Seven people suspected of killing the general were arrested in next morning.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. No Greater Glory: The American Civil War

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Picket Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    In No Greater Glory: The American Civil War, you take on the role of Abraham Lincoln or Jefferson Davis in the epic conflict of 1861. Manage military, political, and economic challenges, lead armies into battle, and navigate diplomacy to change the course of history in this deep strategy game.

    2024Strategy5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. My Friend Stalin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Picket Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    For the first time on steam. The greatest dictator of all time is now dancing on your desktop!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Imperator: Rome

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Picket Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.

    2019StrategySimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Crisis in the Kremlin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Picket Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Don’t let the Soviet Union collapse, and fall in the darkness of history or lead the Union by a new path – democracy and free market! But before you decide something, think – wouldn’t it cause more harm than good?

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Through the Darkest of Times

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Picket Line fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Picket Line on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Picket Line.

    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 ↗
  2. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Picket Line on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Picket Line.

    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 ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Picket Line on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Picket Line.

    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 ↗
  4. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Picket Line on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Picket Line.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Picket Line on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Picket Line.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Picket Line on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Picket Line.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Picket Line on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Picket Line.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Zuma Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Picket Line on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Picket Line.

    Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery, and it's up to you to uncover their treasures. Fire magical balls from your stone frog idol to make matches of three or more and clear the deadly chain before it reaches the golden skull.

    2006Casual0.99 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 Casual with Picket Line.

    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.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Casual with Picket Line.

    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.

    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. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Picket Line

How much does Picket Line cost?
Picket Line is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Picket Line?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Picket Line are The Hearth and Harbour, Throne of Decisions, Modest Hero.
Who developed Picket Line?
Picket Line was developed by Quarc Games.

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 Picket Line.

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