Games like THE INDIE DEV
If THE INDIE DEV is your kind of game, the closest matches are THE CORRIDOR, The RPG for Everyone and Isekaing: from zero to zero. — 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 THE INDIE DEV: THE INDIE DEV invites you, the player, to a behind-the-scenes look at one wannabe indie darling's sordid tryst with game development. Learn what it takes to be an amateur, laugh at jokes, experience plot twists, and join our rookie dev on a rollercoaster ride that's rapidly running out of track.
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THE CORRIDOR
WHY THIS
Top pick for THE INDIE DEV fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
THE CORRIDOR is a 20-30 minute experience about the relationship between player and game.
The RPG for Everyone
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for THE INDIE DEV fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with THE INDIE DEV.
"The RPG for Everyone" is a simulation game where players become developers to create a classic RPG. Guided by Sechan Baram, they address criticisms to craft a "criticism-free game" and aim for a perfect user score of 100.
Isekaing: from zero to zero.
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for THE INDIE DEV fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
Zoe is hit by Truck-kun and respawns in a retro game, where she must face dangers in the form of clichés, meaningless choices, a plot that has more holes than Swiss cheese, and other plagues of modern gaming. Also, every notable person is trying to sing her a song! Will she endure such torment?
Fuhrer in LA - Special Edition
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Ranked #4 for THE INDIE DEV fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with THE INDIE DEV.
Fuhrer in a LA is a grindhouse-styled top-down action-adventure game which takes place around 1947, unraveling the truth about the demise of the Fuhrer post World War 2.
Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for THE INDIE DEV fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
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.
The American Dream
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for THE INDIE DEV fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
Look down the barrel of a future where all your everyday needs are solved with guns.
CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for THE INDIE DEV fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
CUCKOLD SIMULATOR, the exciting new game where you play as Cuckold (that is his name) in his day-to-day life. Work hard, give all your money to the bull, and be verbally abused by your fat wife.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below THE INDIE DEV at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under THE INDIE DEV on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under THE INDIE DEV on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
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
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Priced ~63% under THE INDIE DEV on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under THE INDIE DEV on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with THE INDIE DEV.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under THE INDIE DEV on Steam right now. Shares Casual with THE INDIE DEV.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under THE INDIE DEV on Steam right now. Shares Casual with THE INDIE DEV.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under THE INDIE DEV on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with THE INDIE DEV.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under THE INDIE DEV on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 INDIE DEV.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with THE INDIE DEV.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
93, Kuindzhi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with THE INDIE DEV.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
DOGWALK
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with THE INDIE DEV.
Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.
Killer Chat! - Original Edition
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with THE INDIE DEV.
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
Wires And Whiskers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE INDIE DEV.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
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Frequently asked about THE INDIE DEV
- How much does THE INDIE DEV cost?
- THE INDIE DEV is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to THE INDIE DEV?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside THE INDIE DEV are THE CORRIDOR, The RPG for Everyone, Isekaing: from zero to zero..
- Who developed THE INDIE DEV?
- THE INDIE DEV was developed by Maxwell Software.
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