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Games like Messy Up

If Messy Up is your kind of game, the closest matches are PizzaPanic, Dino Party and Snowbrawll — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, funny and lighthearted. 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 Messy Up: "Messy UP" is a cute multiplayer game where pets destroy homes to grab the owner's attention. Due to the owner's busy schedule, they lack time for their pets. Players control the pets or play as the owner to catch them in this delightful mischief-filled game!

2024ActionIndieSimulationRPGCasual4.39 USDWindowsby Liquid Meow
Messy Up — Steam game cover
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Comparison to overcooked style co op chaosCute animal protagonists with distinct abilities cat dog husky parrot etcDual role gameplay play as pets to destroy or owner to catch themCozyFunnyLighthearted

Players who liked Messy Up also play

Steam players who put hours into Messy Up 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. PizzaPanic

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Messy Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Messy Up.

    People are starving for Pizza! Become our new delivery operator. Race through the city with your trusty courier bot, and bring joy to your customers. Customize your robot and experiment with dozens of unique skills and upgrades. Bring your friends and enjoy chaos in online and local multiplayer.

    2024ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dino Party

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Messy Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Messy Up.

    A 2–4 player party brawler where classic party-game chaos meets fast, punchy combat. Score goals, steal stars, dodge hazards, and sabotage your friends in chaotic minigames!

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Snowbrawll

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Messy Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Messy Up.

    Snowbrawll is a multiplayer party game with up to 4 players. Crush your friends in an epic snowball fight, throw your snowball, and knock them off the cliff. Roll up the biggest snowball, yeet it with style and become the ultimate snowball champion. Are you ready to Brawll?

    2025ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Yesterday's News

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Messy Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Messy Up.

    Craft hilarious headlines with your friends in this 3-8 player party game. Score points by composing the wittiest headlines or by supplying the perfect words for your friends' creations!

    2024Casual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Jelly Bubble

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Messy Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Messy Up.

    Stick with the same color, bounce off the rest! Snatch the soap, sabotage your friends! Adorable jelly critters are here for chaotic, hilarious showdowns! Supports 4-player local and up to 6-player online battles, plus a map editor so you can jump into laugh-out-loud matches anytime!

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Super Ultimate Party Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Messy Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Messy Up.

    Super Ultimate Party Game is a throwback to the classic party game formula. Use unique items and play original minigames in your quest to collect the most treasure, navigate wacky obstacles, and outplay your friends. You can play with 1-4 players in both local and online play, or with bots!

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Animal Falling

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Messy Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Messy Up.

    Animal Falling is a chaotic multiplayer party game where victory comes at someone else’s expense. Set traps, sabotage your friends, and cause ridiculous falls in a cartoon world built to test your reflexes… and your friendships.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  8. SOS OPS!

    WHY THIS

    Shares physics based movement, wave based survival, party game and a funny mood with Messy Up.

    Ranked #8 for Messy Up fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    SOS OPS! is more than a game. Your task is to save the city. You will find yourself in the epicenter of madness, where co-op missions with friends will raise the adrenaline to the limit!

    20230.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Messy Up on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Messy Up.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Messy Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Messy Up.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~66% under Messy Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Messy Up.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Messy Up on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Messy Up.

    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 ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Messy Up on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Messy Up.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Messy Up on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Messy Up.

    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 ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Messy Up on Steam right now. Shares Action with Messy Up.

    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.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~77% under Messy Up on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Messy Up.

    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 ↗

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 Indie and Casual with Messy Up.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Messy Up.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Messy Up.

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Messy Up.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Messy Up.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Messy Up.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Liquid Meow

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

  1. Ballshit

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden collectibles, whimsical and a funny mood with Messy Up.

    Another title from Liquid Meow, the studio behind Messy Up. Shares Indie and Simulation with Messy Up.

    The first live-action visual novel with an anime flair! Gamer 'Eggy' turns into a girl. Join bro Monkey and his gf to uncover why the school belle hides a tough guy soul. Seek a cure or embrace your new life. Your choice drives this adventure!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation5.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Fowl Brawl: When Chickens Fly

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Liquid Meow, the studio behind Messy Up. Shares Action and Indie with Messy Up.

    A physics-based catapult defense game with cute art and strategic depth. On a forgotten planet, magic-tech collision sparks a species war. Players control magical duck heroes, using ancient totems as boosters across six extreme terrains to battle mechanized chicken legions.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Gether! Kitty!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Liquid Meow, the studio behind Messy Up. Shares Casual with Messy Up.

    In the year 2333, humanity’s misuse of an unknown force tore open spatial rifts. Blocky Cats stepped forward, assembling themselves into various shapes to plug the rifts with their own bodies, saving the world and ushering in the Era of the Blocky Cats.

    StrategyCasualSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Messy Up

How much does Messy Up cost?
Messy Up is listed on Steam at 4.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Messy Up have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Messy Up supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Messy Up?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Messy Up are PizzaPanic, Dino Party, Snowbrawll.
Who developed Messy Up?
Messy Up was developed by Liquid Meow and published by Liquid Meow, Athenes game.

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 Messy Up.

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