Games like GUG
If GUG is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pemkie Island, Neuter Master and ploink — 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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Pemkie Island
WHY THIS
Top pick for GUG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with GUG.
Pemkie Island is a monster taming RPG adventure, in a roguelite format. Travel across the 5 different regions while discovering and taming unique creatures called Pemkies. Master their traits, choose the right skills and build the best team possible to restore balance!
Neuter Master
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for GUG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with GUG.
A lighthearted roguelite breeding game where you match animals on a customizable grid, earn gold with slot-machine-style combos, and balance breeding, sterilizing, and upgrades to keep your herd thriving year after year.
ploink
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for GUG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with GUG.
A chaotic plinko inspired roguelike with a focus on wacky items and creative setups. Design a board of random crap and fill the screen with balls and numbers. There are no bad items you just gotta figure out how to use them.
Mythical Whalers
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for GUG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with GUG.
Set sail in a fantasy roguelike, exploring ever-shifting seas. Face monstrous leviathans, trade with cunning factions, and shape a diverse, evolving crew of mythical races. Each decision leaves its mark — forge your legend or be lost to the depths!
WILDERLOCKE
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for GUG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with GUG.
WILDERLOCKE is a tactical monster-taming roguelike. Build up a team of diverse & powerful monsters. Find the perfect combinations of moves, passives & stats to create devastating synergies. Triumph in increasingly challenging 2v2 turn-based battles and become unstoppable.
Three Kingdoms Club Manager
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for GUG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with GUG.
This is a tactical roguelike with grid battles. Recruit heroes, collect gear and passives to build teams. The roguelike mode has Slay the Spire-style maps, 6 classes with unique difficulties. Shop pulls items and rare upgrades. League mode offers 18 factions with football-style ranks.
Inga Chronicle
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for GUG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with GUG.
A deckbuilding roguelike where real history makes the strongest combos. 200+ cards, 100+ Causal Combos rooted in authentic Japanese history — from Asuka to Bakumatsu. The more you know, the stronger you get.
Fatal Dopamine/ 致命多巴胺
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for GUG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with GUG.
Play as a nameless gambler who arrives at a mysterious gambling table, constantly challenging different opponents. At this table, the stakes are not money but life itself.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below GUG at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under GUG on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GUG.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GUG on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with GUG.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under GUG on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with GUG.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under GUG on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GUG.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GUG on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GUG.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GUG on Steam right now. Shares Indie with GUG.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under GUG on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with GUG.
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.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under GUG on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with GUG.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GUG.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with GUG.
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?
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GUG.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with GUG.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with GUG.
『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.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with GUG.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Meteor 60 Seconds!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with GUG.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
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Frequently asked about GUG
- Does GUG work on Steam Deck?
- GUG is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does GUG cost?
- GUG is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to GUG?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside GUG are Pemkie Island, Neuter Master, ploink.
- Who developed GUG?
- GUG was developed by Martian Lawyers Club.
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 GUG.
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