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Games like POPUCOM

If POPUCOM is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bulletproof, Broforce and 100 in 1 Game Collection — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its innovative match 3 gameplay, atmospheric and cozy. 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 POPUCOM: Venture together with your friends on an unknown planet. Use color switching, match-3 shooting, and artifact powers to overcome challenges and keep advancing. What lies ahead of you is an adventure filled with wonder, hope, and much more to discover!

2025ActionAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 83Windowsby Hypergryph
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Collectible stickers and robots hidden throughout levelsColorful and charming art directionInnovative match 3 gameplayAtmosphericCozyFunny

Players who liked POPUCOM also play

Steam players who put hours into POPUCOM 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. Bulletproof

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for POPUCOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with POPUCOM.

    Change the art, change the history, change the rules of the game and let your imagination soar with the 250 Worlds and 50 Modes of Bulletproof... (Shooter, RTS, MMORPG, Arcade, Martial arts, Sports, Horror, Racing, War... There is no limit to fun)

    ActionSportsStrategySteam ↗
  2. Broforce

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with POPUCOM.

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

    Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. 100 in 1 Game Collection

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for POPUCOM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with POPUCOM.

    100 in 1 Game Collection is a gigantic compilation of 100 arcade games that blend classic arcade games with fresh concepts. Unlock new minigames, improve scores, and challenge yourself solo or in multiplayer.

    2025ActionCasual29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with POPUCOM.

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

    From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Onirism

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with POPUCOM.

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

    Dive into the dreamy world of Crearia in Onirism! Join Carol on a magical quest to find her lost plushie, Bunbun. Use quirky gadgets and wild weapons as you embark on a spellbinding journey through fantastical worlds, where you'll battle cunning and colorful foes in thrilling, high-intensity combat!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.19 USDSteam ↗
  6. Pikuniku

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with POPUCOM.

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

    Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with POPUCOM.

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

    Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns.

    2012IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Gears 5

    WHY THIS

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

    From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

    2019ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to POPUCOM

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Portal

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of POPUCOM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with POPUCOM.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 祖玛少女/Zuma Girls

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with POPUCOM.

    Reviewers of POPUCOM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with POPUCOM.

    Zuma girl is a casual marble shooting game, which integrates RPG skills and strategies with traditional Zuma playing methods. You will meet three beautiful girls in the battle. Who is stronger or weaker? Only the brave survive to the end!

    2022Casual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Split Fiction

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of POPUCOM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with POPUCOM.

    Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.

    2025ActionAdventure34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with POPUCOM.

    Reviewers of POPUCOM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Casual with POPUCOM.

    The cast of Fairy Tail is ready to bring mayhem to the summertime beaches! Unleash over-the-top magic to BLAST that volleyball!

    2024SportsIndieCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Platformer

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of POPUCOM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with POPUCOM.

    Explore a new world, traverse randomly generated seamlessly wrapping landscapes, fight or trap monsters, dig for materials, craft equipment, find treasure and trinkets to increase your strength, build a house to protect yourself at night, dig deep to find greater challenges, unique weapons and more!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under POPUCOM on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with POPUCOM.

    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 ~75% under POPUCOM on Steam right now. Shares Casual with POPUCOM.

    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 ~50% under POPUCOM on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with POPUCOM.

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

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under POPUCOM on Steam right now. Shares Action with POPUCOM.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under POPUCOM on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with POPUCOM.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with POPUCOM.

    Priced ~50% under POPUCOM on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with POPUCOM.

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

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under POPUCOM on Steam right now. Shares Action with POPUCOM.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under POPUCOM on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with POPUCOM.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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 POPUCOM.

    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 ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Adventure with POPUCOM.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about POPUCOM

Is POPUCOM verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — POPUCOM 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 POPUCOM cost?
POPUCOM is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does POPUCOM have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — POPUCOM supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to POPUCOM?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside POPUCOM are Bulletproof, Broforce, 100 in 1 Game Collection.
Who developed POPUCOM?
POPUCOM was developed by Hypergryph and published by GRYPHLINE, Fireshine 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 POPUCOM.

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