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Games like Ooze Keeper

If Ooze Keeper is your kind of game, the closest matches are Grove Grown Guardians, Terracards and Lucky Island — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, cozy and relaxing. 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 Ooze Keeper: Ooze Keeper is a tactical roguelike that combines monster collecting and resource management. You'll harness the unique abilities of various slimes, construct efficient structures, and optimize resources to grow your farm and earn money with each turn. Beware - miss your rent, and it's game over.

2024StrategyIndieCasualEarly Access6.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby ZlitzGames
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Steam players who put hours into Ooze Keeper 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. Grove Grown Guardians

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ooze Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    A fantasy turn based strategy game about growing plants. Position plants strategically for the best results. Sell plants to buy seed packets. Compost plants to gain grove energy to fuel powers. Feed plants to guardians to make them strong enough to fight off the corruption in auto-battling format.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Terracards

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management, roguelite progression, indie and a cozy mood with Ooze Keeper.

    Second-strongest match for Ooze Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Ooze Keeper.

    Farm, sell, learn, repeat. Terracards is a tactical roguelike-deckbuilder where you manage your own farm, You'll utilize animals, crops, and structures through cards, transforming them into valuable resources and wealth with each turn. But beware - deplete your funds, and it's game over.

    2023StrategyEarly Access5.39 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lucky Island

    WHY THIS

    Shares island expansion and a relaxing mood with Ooze Keeper.

    Third-strongest match for Ooze Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    《Lucky Island》is a roguelite deckbuilder game about using slot machine to build your island. It combines island building and resource management. This game does not include any real world currency gambling or micro trading.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Lucky Farm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ooze Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    "Lucky Farm" is a strategy game that combines farm management, deck building, and light Rogue-like elements. Carefully plan and optimize your combinations to create the best profit cycle and make your resources grow like a snowball. Enjoy relaxing farming while maximizing strategy and earnings!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.09 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Summoner's Cookbook

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ooze Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    An incremental, idle, creature collector about summoning creatures and giving them tasks. Craft them using ingredients and fill out your Cookbook with your discoveries. Take on requests, build, expand and let your creatures do the hard work while you discover new recipes or do other things!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Industrial Petting

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Ooze Keeper.

    Ranked #6 for Ooze Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    Industrial Petting is a cozy factory game about building an adoption empire of adorable pets! Play with friends or solo. Build happy pet pipelines, explore and farm an alien island, and fulfill adoption contracts from across the galaxy!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Leaf Town

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ooze Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    Leaf Town is a farm management game that includes pigeon racing gameplay elements. Here, you can manage your own ranch town. By purchasing farm buildings, arranging them for optimal effects, exploring and expanding the map, and using pigeon racing items, you can achieve higher profits.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation3.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. MR FARMBOY

    WHY THIS

    Shares economy management, resource management, casual and a cozy mood with Ooze Keeper.

    Ranked #8 for Ooze Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    MR FARMBOY is a colony farming game with automation. Build your dream farm, grow crops, raise animals, attract villagers, and hire workers to automate everything.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Ooze Keeper

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Slime Rancher

    WHY THIS

    Shares exploration, resource management and a cozy mood with Ooze Keeper.

    Reviewers of Ooze Keeper cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Luck be a Landlord

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Ooze Keeper.

    Reviewers of Ooze Keeper cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Shares procedural generation and a challenging mood with Ooze Keeper.

    Reviewers of Ooze Keeper cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Ooze Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    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 Ooze Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    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 Ooze Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    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 Ooze Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    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 Ooze Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    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 ~86% under Ooze Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Ooze Keeper.

    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 ~57% under Ooze Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    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 ~43% under Ooze Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ooze Keeper.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. 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 Ooze Keeper.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Ooze Keeper.

    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 ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Ooze Keeper

Is Ooze Keeper verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Ooze Keeper 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 Ooze Keeper cost?
Ooze Keeper is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ooze Keeper?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ooze Keeper are Grove Grown Guardians, Terracards, Lucky Island.
Who developed Ooze Keeper?
Ooze Keeper was developed by ZlitzGames.

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 Ooze Keeper.

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