Games like Kudos 2
If Kudos 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Your Weight, Welcome to Goodland and Office Life — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its background music enhances immersion, managing career ladder progression and chill. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Kudos 2: Kudos is a turn-based game that puts you in control of a single character and manages their life from age 20 to 30. You get to pick their friends, their job, and how they spend their free time, but there is a catch! You can only choose to do one thing each day, or two at the weekends.
Players who liked Kudos 2 also play
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Your Weight
WHY THIS
Top pick for Kudos 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
A light strategy life sim about losing weight. Spend limited time on exercise, diet, and rest, manage willpower and hunger, deal with random events, and watch the scale slowly move—or refuse to.
Welcome to Goodland
WHY THIS
Shares resource allocation and a contemplative mood with Kudos 2.
Second-strongest match for Kudos 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
It is a strategy/adventure game set in a small, quiet town. Survive as an ordinary salaryman under a ruthless Mexican cartel by laundering money, making tough decisions, acquiring businesses, and finding trustworthy allies. But in this cutthroat world, will you be able to keep to your humanity?
Office Life
WHY THIS
Shares choice driven narrative and a nostalgic mood with Kudos 2.
Third-strongest match for Kudos 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Kudos 2.
Dive into a massive 2-million-word immersive life sim. Use card-based strategies to survive office politics, rise from a rookie intern to a business tycoon, and find true love. Career, Romance, Wealth—why choose when you can have it all?
Cat Lottery Shop
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Kudos 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kudos 2.
The cat has owned a lottery store. Now it can buy lottery tickets to its heart's content. Anyway, it wants to get rich! It dreams of getting rich overnight! But is it really going to be that simple? (^=◕ᴥ◕=^)
Furry Farm
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Kudos 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
Furry Farm is a farming simulator RPG!Start your adventure in Tail Town and bring Furry Farm back to its paws! Roll up your sleeves, grab your tools, and get ready for hard work. Can you give this abandoned farm a new breath of life?
Sultan's Game
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with Kudos 2.
Ranked #6 for Kudos 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
TIME TO STARⅡ偶像之路终极版
WHY THIS
Shares resource allocation and simulation with Kudos 2.
Ranked #7 for Kudos 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kudos 2.
A female-led star training game where players aim to win the TTS Starlight King Award. Features include open-world exploration, unique romance systems, and diverse career choices.
Cat Cafe Manager
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Kudos 2.
Ranked #8 for Kudos 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Kudos 2
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The Sims™ 4
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Kudos 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Kudos 2.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.
I Wanna Fuck my Mom's Best Friend
WHY THIS
Shares a lighthearted mood with Kudos 2.
Reviewers of Kudos 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Finally, Naoki has the apartment all to himself! With the perfect fap material ready, he's in for a marathon session. Lost in the sauce, beating it to the image of his mom’s best friend, who else should catch him in the act but the very object of this fapper's fantasy!?
The Sims™ Legacy Collection
WHY THIS
Shares life simulation, character customization, casual and a cozy mood with Kudos 2.
Reviewers of Kudos 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Kudos 2.
The original game you know and love. For Windows 10/11. Create a neighborhood of Sims and guide their lives through careers and romance. Or create chaos with open-ended gameplay that lets you shape their destinies.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kudos 2 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Kudos 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kudos 2.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kudos 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kudos 2.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Kudos 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kudos 2.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Kudos 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kudos 2.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kudos 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Kudos 2.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kudos 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Kudos 2.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Kudos 2 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Kudos 2.
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.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kudos 2 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kudos 2.
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.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kudos 2.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Kudos 2.
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?
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 Kudos 2.
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 Indie with Kudos 2.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Kudos 2.
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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More from Positech Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Positech Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Democracy 3
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Kudos 2.
Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Kudos 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.
Democracy 4
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Kudos 2.
Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Kudos 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
Democracy 4 lets you take the role of President / Prime minister, govern the country (choosing its policies, laws and other actions), and both transform the country as you see fit, while trying to retain enough popularity to get re-elected...
Production Line : Car factory simulation
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with Kudos 2.
Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Kudos 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?
Gratuitous Space Battles
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Kudos 2.
Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Kudos 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
The first ever auto-battler game, from way back in 2009Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and deals with large, completely unjustified space battles between huge opposing space fleets.
Democracy 3 Africa
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Kudos 2.
Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Kudos 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
Democracy 3: Africa is the new standalone 're-imagining' of the hit political strategy game 'Democracy 3'. Set entirely in countries on the continent of Africa, D3:A puts you in charge of these countries and challenges you to stay in power whilst fixing each country's problems, improving the quality of life for your electorate, and...
Gratuitous Space Battles 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Kudos 2.
Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Kudos 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
Have you ever wanted to be admiral of a huge, sprawling space battle-fleet of your own design? Ever wanted to design a fleet of battle-cruisers so powerful they can rip all who oppose them into space-dust? Ever wanted to build a battleship with purple rotating radars and 64 engines? Well we have good news for you...
Gratuitous Tank Battles
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Kudos 2.
Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Kudos 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
Set in an alternate history timeline where World War I never ends, you are the commander of allied forces fighting right up to the year 2114.
Democracy 2
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Kudos 2.
Another title from Positech Games, the studio behind Kudos 2. Shares Strategy and Indie with Kudos 2.
On Tuesday, November 6th Americans will vote to shape the future of their country. Why wait? Start shaping your country's future now in Democracy 2.
Frequently asked about Kudos 2
- Does Kudos 2 work on Steam Deck?
- Kudos 2 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Kudos 2 cost?
- Kudos 2 is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Kudos 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kudos 2 are Your Weight, Welcome to Goodland, Office Life.
- Who developed Kudos 2?
- Kudos 2 was developed by Positech Games.
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