Games like Shepherd Planet
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to Shepherd Planet for fans of strategy, simulation, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Shepherd Planet also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Shepherd Planet: "Shepherd Planet" is an ultra-casual and super-healing farm simulation game where you play as a clever sheepdog, herding sheep to earn more rewards.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Harvest Hills
Top pick for Shepherd Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
Harvest Hills is a charming and relaxing farm simulator that allows you to run your own rancho. Cultivate various crops, take care of animals, and produce homemade products. Sell the goods in the local market to earn money and use it to upgrade or automate the farm.
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MAGITERRA
Second-strongest match for Shepherd Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Shepherd Planet.
Magiterra is a farming simulator game with RTS controls. With a little bit of added fantasy elements, create your crop fields, produce hundreds of resources, fulfill many different missions, help your kingdom prosper and live in wealth!
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Cozy Farm
Third-strongest match for Shepherd Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
Welcome to Cozy Farm, a charming farm sim where you play as Cozy the Cat, a hardworking feline with a love for the land! Plant crops, raise animals, and build your dream farm—all while managing your day in this somewhat realistic, heartwarming farming simulation.
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Invasive
Ranked #4 for Shepherd Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
Grow crops and expand your farm. Using invasive species to help control other pests or environmental factors you can build an agricultural empire. Or use the invasive species to slow your competition. Nature can be your friend. Or nature can be your enemy. Choose wisely.
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Across the Valley
Ranked #5 for Shepherd Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Shepherd Planet.
Across the Valley is your friendly VR farm where you really lend a hand. Instead of clicking around in menus, you care for the animals and plants with your own hands. Instead of looking at the farm from up above, you yourself can relax in this hand-drawn paradise.
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Slime Farm
Ranked #6 for Shepherd Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Shepherd Planet.
Dive into Slime Farm Simulator, where you'll play with, and care for the Cutest magical slimes ever seen! Watch as they Evolve in whimsical ways, strategically manage their Elements and moods, and expand your enchantingly cute slime farm.
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ACRES
Ranked #7 for Shepherd Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
ACRES is a small strategy simulation game about growing crops for evolving market demands. Build a farm, one acre at a time, to create a prosperous enterprise. Upgrade equipment, optimize harvests, and nurture the soil against increasing time pressure. How long can you keep the farm operating?
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Terroir
Ranked #8 for Shepherd Planet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
Terroir is a 3D tile-based tycoon game where you manage your very own vineyard. In Terroir, you grow a variety of different grape varietals, craft your wine, and expand and manage your Chateau, all the while dealing with the weather and events that can either make or break your business.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shepherd Planet at current Steam store prices.
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The Test
Priced ~50% under Shepherd Planet on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
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?
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Blood and Bacon
Priced ~75% under Shepherd Planet on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Shepherd Planet.
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.
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Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
Priced ~50% under Shepherd Planet on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Shepherd Planet.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
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Peggle Deluxe
Priced ~75% under Shepherd Planet on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Shepherd Planet.
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.
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shapez
Priced ~75% under Shepherd Planet on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
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!
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The Test: Hypothesis Rising
Priced ~50% under Shepherd Planet on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
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?
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The Test: Final Revelation
Priced ~50% under Shepherd Planet on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
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Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
Priced ~75% under Shepherd Planet on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Shepherd Planet.
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.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
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?
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Shepherd Planet.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Shepherd Planet.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Shepherd Planet.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
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!
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Shepherd Planet.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Frequently asked about Shepherd Planet
- How much does Shepherd Planet cost?
- Shepherd Planet is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shepherd Planet?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shepherd Planet are Harvest Hills, MAGITERRA, Cozy Farm.
- Who developed Shepherd Planet?
- Shepherd Planet was developed by N Attribute.
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 Shepherd Planet.
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