Games like Being John Gogh
If Being John Gogh is your kind of game, the closest matches are Capybaria, Sky traveler and Fisherman Simulator — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Being John Gogh: "Being John Gogh" is a life simulation game where you play as John, navigating through a world rendered in the style of Van Gogh's paintings, focusing on improving relationships, managing health, and enhancing charisma to find happiness on Bozca Island.
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Capybaria
WHY THIS
Top pick for Being John Gogh fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Being John Gogh.
The coziest yet craziest game about capybara! Chill in hot springs, build architectural masterpieces, and start a family... then get behind the wheel, fly to space, or decide whether to let the President detonate a nuclear bomb. Your karma decides the fate of this world!
Sky traveler
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Being John Gogh fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Being John Gogh.
Simulator of life in the Japanese village. Building your own village. Use the portal to move around the islands and collect resources. Once you're ready - go to other worlds. There is work for you too. Relax and feel like a hero in this world.
Fisherman Simulator
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Being John Gogh fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Being John Gogh.
Forge your path through the islands—Hunt for sea animals and other resources to make a profit. Buy and upgrade boats and fishing gear, and sail across the seas!
Komo: A Sunlit Journey
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Being John Gogh fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Being John Gogh.
A cozy metaverse chat app where you can relax in a gentle, soothing world. Stroll through beautiful nature or gather around a campfire to chat. Set up chairs and tables or pull out food and drinks at your favorite spot. Spend time alone or with others — enjoy your place at your own pace.
desert island time
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Being John Gogh fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Being John Gogh.
This is a simulation business game that involves farming, mining stones, fishing, and catching pets on an island.
Being John
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Being John Gogh fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Being John Gogh.
In the RogueLite-based life simulation game Being John, you help John to return to his old life after the events that have happened to him.
My Time at Portia
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Being John Gogh fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Being John Gogh.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Being John Gogh at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Being John Gogh on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Being John Gogh.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Being John Gogh on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Being John Gogh.
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 ~67% under Being John Gogh on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Being John Gogh.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Being John Gogh on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Being John Gogh.
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 ~67% under Being John Gogh on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Being John Gogh.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Being John Gogh on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Being John Gogh.
"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!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Being John Gogh on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Being John Gogh.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
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 Being John Gogh.
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. Shares Adventure with Being John Gogh.
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.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Being John Gogh.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Being John Gogh.
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 Simulation with Being John Gogh.
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 and Adventure with Being John Gogh.
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 Being John Gogh.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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 Being John Gogh.
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.
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Frequently asked about Being John Gogh
- How much does Being John Gogh cost?
- Being John Gogh is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Being John Gogh?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Being John Gogh are Capybaria, Sky traveler, Fisherman Simulator.
- Who developed Being John Gogh?
- Being John Gogh was developed by Procrast 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 Being John Gogh.
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