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Games like Things Too Ugly

If Things Too Ugly is your kind of game, the closest matches are Abnormal1999:Sector 49, The Alpha Device and Alt-Frequencies — 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 Things Too Ugly: Clock in at TEREBRO INC. for the night shift in 1986. Protect the company's legacy as Risk Assessment Data Processor. Equipped with era-specific technology, navigate through obscured narratives to shape the company's future.

2025IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDWindowsby Professor Space Games
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Players who liked Things Too Ugly also play

Steam players who put hours into Things Too Ugly 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. Abnormal1999:Sector 49

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Things Too Ugly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Things Too Ugly.

    Abnormal1999: Sector 49 is a challenging mystery puzzle game. You play as Sam, searching for your daughter in the abandoned Sector 49. Collect 10 consciousnesses to open the portal and escape.

    2024Adventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Alpha Device

    WHY THIS

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

    Beyond space, beyond reason... beyond humanity. Discover a gripping tale of a dystopian future narrated by David Hewlett, star of the Academy Award-winning The Shape Of Water.

    2018ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. Alt-Frequencies

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Things Too Ugly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Things Too Ugly.

    An audio mystery set in a time loop. Record, rewind time and broadcast snippets of radio shows to expose radio hosts, conspiracy theorists and politicians.

    2019IndieSteam ↗
  4. DIVINATION

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Things Too Ugly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Things Too Ugly.

    "What if you're born into this world without your permission?" DIVINATION is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn.

    2019IndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Operator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Things Too Ugly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Things Too Ugly.

    Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Stories Untold

    WHY THIS

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

    Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. SIMULACRA 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Things Too Ugly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Things Too Ugly.

    A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.

    2020IndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Quadrilateral Cowboy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Things Too Ugly fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Things Too Ugly.

    When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Things Too Ugly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Things Too Ugly.

    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 ~63% under Things Too Ugly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Things Too Ugly.

    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 ~53% under Things Too Ugly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Things Too Ugly.

    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 ~75% under Things Too Ugly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Things Too Ugly.

    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 ~81% under Things Too Ugly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Things Too Ugly.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Things Too Ugly on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Things Too Ugly.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Things Too Ugly on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Things Too Ugly.

    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 ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Things Too Ugly on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Things Too Ugly.

    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 ↗

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 Things Too Ugly.

    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 Things Too Ugly.

    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 Things Too Ugly.

    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 Things Too Ugly.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Simulation with Things Too Ugly.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Things Too Ugly.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Things Too Ugly

How much does Things Too Ugly cost?
Things Too Ugly is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Things Too Ugly?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Things Too Ugly are Abnormal1999:Sector 49, The Alpha Device, Alt-Frequencies.
Who developed Things Too Ugly?
Things Too Ugly was developed by Professor Space Games and published by Baltoro 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 Things Too Ugly.

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