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Games like Barbotine

If Barbotine is your kind of game, the closest matches are ToyMaker, HOW and stikir — 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 Barbotine: An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.

2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDWindowsby Alex Rassloff
Barbotine — Steam game cover

Players who liked Barbotine also play

Steam players who put hours into Barbotine 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. ToyMaker

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Barbotine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Barbotine.

    A creepy lost-media videogame from the past will haunt your dreams.

    2023ActionAdventureEarly Access0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. HOW

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Barbotine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barbotine.

    A psychological horror game where you play as a prisoner exploring the depths of a large and horrific medical facility. You must survive the many creatures and abominations inside and find all the secrets hidden within the strange new labyrinth.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. stikir

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Barbotine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Barbotine.

    This game is about making this game.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. I'm counting to 6...

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Barbotine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barbotine.

    Turning onto an old road, the main character gets into an accident due to thick fog. Now he's trying to find someone who can help him. Forced to enter an old house, the main character finds himself trapped, from which it is not so easy to get out.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Seybul Tech

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Barbotine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Barbotine.

    Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.

    2023AdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. EarWorm

    WHY THIS

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

    You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living.  Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account. 

    2025IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams

    WHY THIS

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

    Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Splatter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Barbotine fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Barbotine.

    Splatter is a first-person fever dream where you blast constantly-adapting enemies into neon sprays of pulp and slime. Enter a digital mindscape constructed by four anonymous administrators. Can you survive? Can you remain sane? Can you remain yourself?

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Barbotine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Barbotine.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Barbotine on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barbotine.

    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 ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Barbotine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Barbotine.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Barbotine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Barbotine.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Barbotine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Barbotine.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Barbotine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Barbotine.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Barbotine on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Barbotine.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Barbotine on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Barbotine.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 with Barbotine.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Barbotine.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Barbotine.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Barbotine

How much does Barbotine cost?
Barbotine is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Barbotine?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Barbotine are ToyMaker, HOW, stikir.
Who developed Barbotine?
Barbotine was developed by Alex Rassloff.

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 Barbotine.

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