Games like The Puppeteer
If The Puppeteer is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hammer of Pain, There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition and Blasphemous 2 — 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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Players who liked The Puppeteer also play
Steam players who put hours into The Puppeteer 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.
Hammer of Pain
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
Hammer Of Pain. Dive into a pixel-art, medieval adventure with Silver, the master blacksmith, and his huntress daughter, Nora. Their riveting tale of courage and heritage awaits you. Unfold their story, savor the detail, and get hooked on their world!
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Picontier / ピコンティア
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
"Picontier" is a story of mystery and fascinating events that occur on an island as the main character, who awakens from a long sleep on the magical island, resumes life from scratch and meets many intriguing islanders. It is a ‘slow life RPG’ that unravels and reveals surprising twists.
Echoes of Yi : Samsara
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
ECHOES of YI: SAMSARA is a dark martial arts action game infused with traditional Chinese culture. Players embody the Sword Saint's first disciple, battling fierce enemies and unraveling the mystery beneath the Jianmu Tree. Will you face the challenges or go with the flow? The choice is yours.
Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.
TUNIC
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
No Place for Bravery
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Puppeteer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
Thorn, an old warrior worn down by decades of vim and violence, roams a world undone in search of his lost daughter. Dodge, parry & cleave your way out of brutal clashes in this 2D top-down action RPG, and discover the bone-chilling tale of Thorn's crusade to make his family whole again.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Puppeteer at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Puppeteer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Puppeteer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under The Puppeteer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under The Puppeteer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Puppeteer on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Puppeteer.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under The Puppeteer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Puppeteer.
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!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Puppeteer on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Puppeteer.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under The Puppeteer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 The Puppeteer.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 The Puppeteer.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!
Blasphemous 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Puppeteer.
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
TUNIC
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with The Puppeteer.
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure.
Frequently asked about The Puppeteer
- How much does The Puppeteer cost?
- The Puppeteer is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Puppeteer?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Puppeteer are Hammer of Pain, There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition, Blasphemous 2.
- Who developed The Puppeteer?
- The Puppeteer was developed by Danny Martin.
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 Puppeteer.
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