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Games like THE BRiLLiANT COUP

If THE BRiLLiANT COUP is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nothing's Ever Really Dead, Lucy Dreaming and Mr. Pumpkin Adventure — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its 9 verb ui, challenging puzzles to solve and characters are funny. 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 THE BRiLLiANT COUP: A fun and exciting 2D pixel art point and click adventure game with classic commands. Steal a world-famous brilliant from the best guarded bank in the country.

2025IndieAdventureCasual16.99 USDWindowsby Markus Creative
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Players who liked THE BRiLLiANT COUP also play

Steam players who put hours into THE BRiLLiANT COUP 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. Nothing's Ever Really Dead

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for THE BRiLLiANT COUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    A cyberpunk point-and-click murder mystery. Solve the murder of your best friend ... with the help of your best friend?!

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Lucy Dreaming

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Second-strongest match for THE BRiLLiANT COUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who'll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer.

    2022Adventure18.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mr. Pumpkin Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click, environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Third-strongest match for THE BRiLLiANT COUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Mr. Pumpkin's Adventure is a point-and-click puzzle game. The main character of this game is Mr. Pumpkin who lost his memories. During the adventure, you will help him solve all the puzzles, which will eventually unveil an evil plot.

    2016IndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Neighbours back From Hell

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Ranked #4 for THE BRiLLiANT COUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    There goes the neighborhood! Play the star of a cheeky TV Show who taking revenge on his horrible neighbor by constantly pranking him at home and around the world in the most creative and ludicrous ways.

    2020StrategyAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory based puzzles, point and click and a funny mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

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

    Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1)

    WHY THIS

    Shares inventory based puzzles, point and click and a funny mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Ranked #6 for THE BRiLLiANT COUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    From the creators of Cyanide & Happiness and I-Mockery, comes the first game in an all new point-and-click adventure trilogy filled with dark humor, drama, and all the weirdness you've grown to love and/or dread over the years!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. ISOLAND3: Dust of the Universe

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Ranked #7 for THE BRiLLiANT COUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    A sequel to the ISOLAND series, where you continue your journey to explore the story of the universe on this island.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. McPixel 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares point and click and a funny mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Ranked #8 for THE BRiLLiANT COUP fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    McPixel 3 is a mind-blowing save-the-day adventure that sees the titular wanna-be hero avert one disaster after another at every turn using unconventional yet entertaining methods of mayhem.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to THE BRiLLiANT COUP

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Maniac Mansion

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Reviewers of THE BRiLLiANT COUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...

    2017Adventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Return to Monkey Island

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Reviewers of THE BRiLLiANT COUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and Casual with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.

    2022AdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Operation STEEL

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Reviewers of THE BRiLLiANT COUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Operation STEEL is a roguelike shoot-em-up rendered in hand-drawn art. Blow up loads of enemies, destroy huge bosses, find weapons, and upgrade your load-out between levels. Combat the electronic legion across 20+ procedurally generated levels!

    2022ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Lucy Dreaming

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Reviewers of THE BRiLLiANT COUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who'll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer.

    2022Adventure18.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Reviewers of THE BRiLLiANT COUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Delores is back home and working as a photographer for the Nickel News. Thimbleweed Park hasn’t changed at all in the year she’s been away… or has it? Sample Ron Gilbert’s new adventure game engine in this free prototype that uses “found art” from the award-winning Thimbleweed Park.

    2020IndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  6. Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Reviewers of THE BRiLLiANT COUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Space Aliens have built a stupidity machine that's slowly reducing everyone's IQ to single digits. Worse yet, the only person who can stop them is Zak McKracken, reporter for the disreputable National Inquisitor, who dreams up stories about carnivorous cantaloupes and vegetarian vampires.

    2018Adventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Thimbleweed Park™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Reviewers of THE BRiLLiANT COUP cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    In Thimbleweed Park, a dead body is the least of your problems. Switch between five playable characters to uncover the surreal secrets of this strange town in a modern mystery adventure game from the creators of Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The deeper you go, the weirder it gets.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below THE BRiLLiANT COUP at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under THE BRiLLiANT COUP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under THE BRiLLiANT COUP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under THE BRiLLiANT COUP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under THE BRiLLiANT COUP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under THE BRiLLiANT COUP on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~41% under THE BRiLLiANT COUP on Steam right now. Shares Indie with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under THE BRiLLiANT COUP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under THE BRiLLiANT COUP on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Casual with THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about THE BRiLLiANT COUP

How much does THE BRiLLiANT COUP cost?
THE BRiLLiANT COUP is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to THE BRiLLiANT COUP?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside THE BRiLLiANT COUP are Nothing's Ever Really Dead, Lucy Dreaming, Mr. Pumpkin Adventure.
Who developed THE BRiLLiANT COUP?
THE BRiLLiANT COUP was developed by Markus Creative.

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 THE BRiLLiANT COUP.

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