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Games like Animal Shake

If Animal Shake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Wild Snap, My Life: Zoo Vet and Farmyard Survivors — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, competitive and contemplative. 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 Animal Shake: Meet adorable animal friends in the physics-based puzzle game Animal Shake. You can use physics to compensate for mistakes or aim for unexpected luck. It offers a variety of gaming experiences by mutations that change the game rules, along with distinct game modes, each with its own concept.

2024IndieCasualEarly Access3.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby G.H Theory
Animal Shake — Steam game cover
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Customizable animals add personal flairCute animal designs with customization and skinsGolden animals appearing for satisfying combo momentsChillCompetitiveContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into Animal Shake 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. Wild Snap

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Animal Shake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Animal Shake.

    Wild Snap is a relaxing short puzzle game about finding creative, strange and logical ways to attract animals and take pictures of them.

    2024IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  2. My Life: Zoo Vet

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Animal Shake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Animal Shake.

    Take care of sick zoo animals! Many exciting tasks await you in the zoo, and some of the cute residents need your help. From clumsy young animals to curious penguins and powerful elephants - they all need nursing back to health!

    2025SimulationCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Farmyard Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Animal Shake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Animal Shake.

    Survive hordes of cute (but evil) animals attacking your farm in this fast-paced, lane-based roguelite. Recruit adorable heroes and unlock powerful support animals to protect your farm from relentless attackers!

    2025Casual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Animal Pattern

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Animal Shake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Animal Shake.

    Explore the animal world in this fun, family-friendly game. Sit back and relax and exercise your memory by finding all animal pairs. Match all pairs to win across seven stages with all hand-drawn art featuring many unique animals.

    2025Casual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Adventure Farm VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Animal Shake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Adventure Farm VR is a full Virtual Reality game designed from the ground up to provide an immersive and fun experience! Whether you are into farming, animals or just good plain fun you cant go wrong with Adventure Farm VR!

    2020Adventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The WILDS

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Animal Shake.

    Ranked #6 for Animal Shake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual and Early Access with Animal Shake.

    Become iconic animals and fight for survival in the The WILDS. Finding food, water, and shelter will be the easy part, protecting your family from hungry predators and a harsh environment will separate the weak from the strong. Welcome to a uniquely immersive animal experience...

    2022SimulationRPGCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Animal Trainer Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Animal Shake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Animal Shake.

    Become a real-life animal trainer! Manage and develop your animal training center, create a safe and happy place for them! Train different types of animals, and give them a lot of attention and they will surely become calmer and more cooperative with their owners.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Everdream Valley

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Animal Shake.

    Ranked #8 for Animal Shake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Animal Shake.

    A farming adventure with a dash of magic. Play solo or up to a 4-player coop. By day, restore your quaint farm into a summer paradise. Explore, raise crops, care for animals and rebuild your home. At night inhabit various creatures through your dreams and bring enchantment to the valley.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Animal Shake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animal Shake.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animal Shake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animal Shake.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Animal Shake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animal Shake.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Animal Shake on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Animal Shake.

    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 ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animal Shake on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Animal Shake.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Animal Shake on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Animal Shake.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Animal Shake on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Animal Shake.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Animal Shake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animal Shake.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 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 and Casual with Animal Shake.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. 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 Casual with Animal Shake.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Animal Shake

Is Animal Shake verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Animal Shake is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Animal Shake cost?
Animal Shake is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Animal Shake?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Animal Shake are Wild Snap, My Life: Zoo Vet, Farmyard Survivors.
Who developed Animal Shake?
Animal Shake was developed by G.H Theory.

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 Animal Shake.

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