Games like Caretaker
If Caretaker is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mirrorama, Maiz and Shady Part of Me — 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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Steam players who put hours into Caretaker 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.
Mirrorama
WHY THIS
Top pick for Caretaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Caretaker.
A unique puzzle game with an interesting story. Witness the story of Josh Lattey while solving mind boggling puzzles using mirrors and reflections. Mirrorama offers an exceptional experience for puzzle game lovers.
Maiz
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Caretaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Caretaker.
Using laser beams, reflexions, blocks and button to push and activate, solve the puzzles in Maiz to discover the story of this Moroccan village.
Shady Part of Me
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Caretaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
Overcome emotional struggles across a touching narrative filled with twists and surprises. Embark on a dream-like journey, with breathtaking artistic direction and the enthralling voice of Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones, Skins).
The Crow's Eye
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Caretaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
In an abandoned medical university, test your intellectual might as you unravel a 20-year-old mystery in this depraved first-person puzzle adventure, doing what it takes to escape your fate as a macabre scientist's human experiment. The ends justify the means in The Crow’s Eye.
Celerity
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Caretaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Caretaker.
Celerity is a fast-paced FPS parkour game. Use Wall Running, Grappling Hooks, Hookshots and many more, chain your moves and never lose momentum.
Candleman: The Complete Journey
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Caretaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
Despite only being able to burn for 10 seconds, a little candle journeys into the darkness, with the purpose of seeking light.
Quantum Conundrum
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Caretaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Caretaker.
Find and rescue your uncle by using his newest invention to work your way through a crazy complex mansion as you switch between dimensions and solve puzzles!
The Adventures of Mr. Bobley
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Caretaker fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
The Adventures of Mr. Bobley is a 3d platformer adventure game featuring physics based puzzles and challenges that also require you to drive vehicles and operate heavy machinery. Set at a skyscraper construction site. The game is all about physics and interaction with the environment.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Caretaker at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Caretaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Caretaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Caretaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Caretaker on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Caretaker.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Caretaker on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Caretaker.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Caretaker on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Caretaker.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Caretaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Caretaker.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Caretaker on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Caretaker.
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.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Caretaker.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Caretaker.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Caretaker
- How much does Caretaker cost?
- Caretaker is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Caretaker?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Caretaker are Mirrorama, Maiz, Shady Part of Me.
- Who developed Caretaker?
- Caretaker was developed by FuzzyLogicGames.
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 Caretaker.
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