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Games like The Butler Did It

If The Butler Did It is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dragon of Steelthorne, Keeper's Vigil and Whiskey-Four — 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 The Butler Did It: Battle robots, make friends, and uncover a bizarre conspiracy to avert the apocalypse in this comedy of manners and mayhem with steampunk blasters!

2024IndieRPG6.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Hosted Games
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Players who liked The Butler Did It also play

Steam players who put hours into The Butler Did It 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. Dragon of Steelthorne

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Butler Did It fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Rule a mighty city, fight battles and go on adventures as the Ardent or Ardessa of the city of Lake Steelthorne. Find love, power, and a secret that could change the world.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Keeper's Vigil

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Butler Did It fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    As the Harbinger, you are the only Keeper who can cast spells. Stop a necromantic plague, uncover an Elven conspiracy, and decide the fate of a dying world! A text-based fantasy novel, 193,000 words and hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects."

    2026IndieAdventureRPG3.95 USDSteam ↗
  3. Whiskey-Four

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for The Butler Did It fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Never stop running, not with the galaxy at stake. Save it at all costs, and save yourself if you can.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Message in a Melody

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for The Butler Did It fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Can music save the human race? You and the Raqullan Empire will soon find out. Decide whether music, and the humans who make it, should survive.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Scarlet Sails

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for The Butler Did It fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail to find the legendary Titan’s Treasure! Do you fight with a cutlass or with magic? Are you biding your time until you can shoot your captain in the back, or are you the reason the rum is gone?

    2025IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Arcadie: Second-Born

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for The Butler Did It fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Werewolf: The Apocalypse — The Book of Hungry Names

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for The Butler Did It fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Save the living earth with Rage and spirit! Can your shattered werewolf pack defeat a Wyrm Spirit that manifests as a lie that you want to believe?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Roadwarden

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for The Butler Did It fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG10.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Butler Did It at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under The Butler Did It on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Butler Did It.

    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 ~57% under The Butler Did It on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Butler Did It.

    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 ~46% under The Butler Did It on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Butler Did It.

    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 ~72% under The Butler Did It on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    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 ~79% under The Butler Did It on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Butler Did It.

    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. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under The Butler Did It on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    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 ↗
  7. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under The Butler Did It on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Butler Did It.

    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 ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under The Butler Did It on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Butler Did It.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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 ↗
  2. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Butler Did It.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  3. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Butler Did It.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did 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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Butler Did It.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Butler Did It.

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Saihate Station

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

    2025IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Hosted Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Hosted Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Fallen Hero: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Butler Did It. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    They called you a hero; you call them fools. Use your telepathy romance old friends and fight new enemies as you become the greatest villain Los Diablos has ever known!

    2018IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Fallen Hero: Retribution

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Butler Did It. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    So you're a villain now? Let's see if you survive the experience.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Butler Did It. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Your first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. Or maybe it's better to keep them closed. Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tin Star

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Butler Did It. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal in the biggest interactive novel ever made! Confront outlaws, find romance, defy the elements, and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.

    2015IndieRPG11.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Community College Hero: Trial by Fire

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Butler Did It. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Outwit your professors at superpower school! Ace your exams, date classmates, and bring down the nation’s most wanted villains to earn your degree.

    2015IndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Butler Did It. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Zombies rise again at the dawn of Apocalypse! In this companion to the smash-hit Zombie Exodus, can you survive the early days of society's collapse?

    2016IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Lords of Infinity

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Butler Did It. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Lead an ancient and crumbling noble house in a rich gunpowder fantasy setting. Lie, bribe, and conspire to secure power and prestige – or to save a doomed kingdom from itself.

    2023IndieRPGCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Hosted Games, the studio behind The Butler Did It. Shares Indie and RPG with The Butler Did It.

    Under the lights of the carnival, will romance and adventure bloom anew? The quiet town of Wayhaven is once again the center of supernatural occurrences.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Butler Did It

Does The Butler Did It work on Steam Deck?
The Butler Did It is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does The Butler Did It cost?
The Butler Did It is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Butler Did It?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Butler Did It are Dragon of Steelthorne, Keeper's Vigil, Whiskey-Four.
Who developed The Butler Did It?
The Butler Did It was developed by Hosted Games.

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 Butler Did It.

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