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Games like Phasmonauts

If Phasmonauts is your kind of game, the closest matches are Retrobot: 2085, Penguin Weapons and FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT: Botanical Investigator — 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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About Phasmonauts: Phasmonauts is a 4 player local co-op supernatural roguelite. Cryptid sightings are on the rise! It’s up to you and your friends to invent ghost-hunting equipment to solve the mystery and fight these supernatural creatures.

2026ActionIndieAdventureEarly AccessWindowsby Dougie
Phasmonauts — Steam game cover

Players who liked Phasmonauts also play

Steam players who put hours into Phasmonauts 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. Retrobot: 2085

    WHY THIS

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

    Retrobot: 2085 is a fast, frantic twin-stick arcade shooter with endless robot hordes, survivor rescues, high-score chasing, extra lives, and chaotic 4-player local multiplayer.

    2026ActionIndie7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Penguin Weapons

    WHY THIS

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

    Penguin Weapons is a dynamic action roguelite about penguins that collect artifacts, creating absurdly crazy weapons, fight monsters and bosses, unlock stylish clothes, and explore increasingly difficult worlds full of unique combinations and unpredictability alone or with friends.

    ActionRPGSteam ↗
  3. FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT: Botanical Investigator

    WHY THIS

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

    An exploration game about knowledge and discovery. Change the seasons, investigate plants, and discover secrets about the world to stop an ecological disaster.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Animosity

    WHY THIS

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

    Through claws and bullets, Red must save his friends from the angry ape menace. Procedural levels create a new experience with every play. Companion AI gives you the backup you need. Coop, Deathmatch, and Speedrun for up to 4 player split screen. Xbox controllers recommended.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Rookie Spook

    WHY THIS

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

    Being a new ghost is harder than it looks. Curse objects, commune with your surroundings, outwit The Living, and orchestrate elaborate hauntings as you learn the supernatural trade. Explore mysterious places and discover that becoming a ghost takes more than a good scare.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. The Final Witness

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Phasmonauts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with Phasmonauts.

    The Final Witness is a first-person psychological horror detective game where every case tells a different story. Explore a haunted family mansion, uncover hidden truths, analyze conflicting evidence, and identify the true killer before the darkness consumes your sanity.

    2026IndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  7. Breach Signal

    WHY THIS

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

    Breach Signal is a 1-6 player co-op cosmic horror game. As a recruit of the FNA, lead expeditions into strange places and investigate mysterious anomalies that threaten our reality.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Trine 6: Together in Time

    WHY THIS

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

    Trine 6: Together in Time is a co-op puzzle platformer for 1–4 players. Wit, timing, and teamwork collide as you solve perplexing puzzles, engage cunning creatures, and traverse perilous paths in the next adventure through Trine’s iconic fairytale world.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

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 Phasmonauts.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 Phasmonauts.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Phasmonauts

Does Phasmonauts have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Phasmonauts supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Phasmonauts?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Phasmonauts are Retrobot: 2085, Penguin Weapons, FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT: Botanical Investigator.
Who developed Phasmonauts?
Phasmonauts was developed by Dougie.

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 Phasmonauts.

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