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Games like Paper Protocol

If Paper Protocol is your kind of game, the closest matches are Get Off My Space!, Doomsday Tower Defense and Roman Conquest: Rise to Power — 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 Paper Protocol: Paper Protocol is a Tower Defense game with elements of Real Time Strategy. Command a versatile mech and a squad of high tech turrets to defend the Paper Co. building from angry trees! Upgrade both yourself and your turrets to defend against the trees and their unique abilities.

2024StrategyIndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDWindows · macOSby Dairy Devs
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Players who liked Paper Protocol also play

Steam players who put hours into Paper Protocol 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. Get Off My Space!

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Paper Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Protocol.

    Get Off My Space! is a tower defense game where you rely on skillful tower placement and resource management to beat upcoming dangers of the galaxy. Combining strategy and micro-managing fire groups, you will overcome the hardest level objectives.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Doomsday Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Paper Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Paper Protocol.

    Challenging tower defense game with 20 levels. Can be completed under 2-3 hours. Kill zombies in a doomsday vibe. Discover your own strategy to beat the horde. No fluff, no story, no BS.

    2025ActionStrategySimulation15.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Roman Conquest: Rise to Power

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Paper Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Protocol.

    Roman Conquest: Rise to Power is a turn-based strategy game in which the player can feel like a great commander of the Roman Empire. Lead a legion and go with your army to recapture the occupied lands.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. U.F.O. K.O. Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Paper Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Protocol.

    U.F.O. K.O. Tower Defense: Place lasers, missile launchers, sniper turrets, and use combat strategies such as airstrikes and the space ray to repel waves of alien invaders in this sci-fi tower defense game.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Little Kingdom RTS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Paper Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Protocol.

    Little Kingdom RTS is an indie real-time strategy game set in a medieval fantasy world. Gather resources, build settlements, raise walls, and grow your small kingdom. Command an army of knights, archers, and mages to fight off rival kingdoms, orcs, and undead.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie1.24 USDSteam ↗
  6. Line Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Paper Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Protocol.

    Move or die. Dodge, dash, and build powerful combos to survive relentless enemy waves in this fast-paced arena survival game. Play solo or in chaotic 4-player local co-op.

    2025ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Warnet

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Paper Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Protocol.

    Outmaneuver, outbuild, outthink. In Warnet, the map is your ally and your enemy - master its properties, and you master victory.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Tank Tower Defense 坦克塔防

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Paper Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paper Protocol.

    Tank Tower Defense is a casual tower defense indie game made by a solo developer after one year.Defend your base by building and upgrading various turrets to fend off waves of invading enemies. You can freely customize game difficulty, experience many unique challenging levels.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Paper Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Protocol.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Paper Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Protocol.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Paper Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Protocol.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Paper Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Protocol.

    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 ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Paper Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Protocol.

    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 ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Paper Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paper Protocol.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Paper Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Protocol.

    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!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paper Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paper Protocol.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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. 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 Paper Protocol.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    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. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Paper Protocol

How much does Paper Protocol cost?
Paper Protocol is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Paper Protocol?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paper Protocol are Get Off My Space!, Doomsday Tower Defense, Roman Conquest: Rise to Power.
Who developed Paper Protocol?
Paper Protocol was developed by Dairy Devs.

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 Paper Protocol.

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