Games like Garbageman
If Garbageman is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cracker, Ladderway and DROPSOL — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Garbageman: In this retro-style arcade game, help Frank to keep the columns of the Clock Building free of trash to prevent its imminent collapse.
Players who liked Garbageman also play
Steam players who put hours into Garbageman 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.
Ladderway
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Garbageman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Garbageman.
Ladderway is a challenging 2D arcade game where you take the position of Joey, a man trying to climb up a building through several ladders while avoiding Mr. Mica's flowerpots as well as other obstacles.
DROPSOL
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Garbageman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Garbageman.
DROPSOL is a retro-style arcade game where, equipped only with a parasol that reduces your speed, you have to dodge obstacles and take special items to increase your chances of getting a big score.
Collecstar
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Garbageman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Garbageman.
Shoot for the stars! In this cute 2D platform arcade game, jump on clouds and collect as many stars as you can before you run out of lives.
Jump Up, Jerry!
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Garbageman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Garbageman.
Jump Up, Jerry! is an arcade platformer where you have to jump your way through different types of cable cars and enemies in order to reach for your highest score.
Alfredo's Sneaky Meal
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Garbageman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Garbageman.
Alfredo's Sneak Meal is a stealth platform arcade game where, armed only with a frying pan, you have to help Alfredo get his meal in a building full of zombies and bats.
3D Don't Die Mr Robot
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Garbageman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Garbageman.
Fresh from the Neon Dunjun, Mr. Robot returns in the third dimension! A heart pounding bullet hell dodge 'em up from veteran arcade developers Infinite State Games
Ranphon
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Garbageman fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Garbageman.
Ranphon is a side-scrolling space shooter where you control a small ship called Phon in a vast and frantic space full of hostile spaceships.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Garbageman.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Garbageman.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Garbageman.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Garbageman.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Garbageman.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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More from LGV
Other recommendable Steam games by LGV, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Fisherman Classic
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind Garbageman. Shares Action with Garbageman.
Welcome to Fishy Archipelago! Go fishing, catalog your most rare fishes and sea creatures, buy and find skins, hats, boats and properties. Build your fishy empire. The retro world is yours!
Jurassic Fantasy
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind Garbageman.
Follow a young wizard in his path to find the Magical Stones and himself in this Jurassic Fantasy!
METROPOCRE
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind Garbageman. Shares Action with Garbageman.
METROPOCRE! A violent, bloody and animalistic adventure. Follow Felix, a mentally unstable rabbit, in his path to acquire his dreamed pair of wings.
A Fishy RPG
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind Garbageman.
A Fishy RPG is a retro-style game about surviving, exploring and finding legendary fishes in a strange and procedurally generated universe. Find the truth about fish, the surface fishermen and also Satan in this unique role-playing game.
Moshcave
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind Garbageman. Shares Action and Casual with Garbageman.
Buff Murphy and obliterate hundreds of enemies as you crawl deep into the cave of Dr. Mosh! Moshcave is a retro-style action roguelite game with many different possible builds and strange enemies that gets progressively stronger.
Chico's Family-Friendly Circus
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind Garbageman.
Welcome to your new job, champ! Take the 2:00-4:00 A.M. shift at Chico's Family-Friendly Circus and hope for the best! A short horror Point & Clicker with multiple endings and dancing clowns.
Skiing Frenzy
WHY THIS
Another title from LGV, the studio behind Garbageman.
It's skiing day! Skiing Frenzy is a 2D top-down, retro-style ski game where you can play Slalom and Free Ski modes, each one giving you different challenges and lots of fun.
Frequently asked about Garbageman
- How much does Garbageman cost?
- Garbageman is listed on Steam at 0.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Garbageman?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Garbageman are Cracker, Ladderway, DROPSOL.
- Who developed Garbageman?
- Garbageman was developed by LGV.
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 Garbageman.
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