Games like Hounimal
Below are 8 hand-picked alternatives to Hounimal for fans of indie, rpg, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Hounimal also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Hounimal: 『Hounimal』 is a roguelite command battle RPG where you journey with Hounimal, a reliable companion and your home. Place colorful and powerful furniture to build the best Hounimal!

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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Sliding Swords
Top pick for Hounimal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hounimal.
A roguelite, dungeon crawler, where you move all objects at the same time, and the same types that touch - merge into one! Defeat enemies, level up, solve quests, unlock new things, upgrade your character, and cast powerful spells!
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Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
Second-strongest match for Hounimal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hounimal.
Arcanium is an Open-world, Strategy Card Adventure that merges Roguelite and Deckbuilding genres like never before. Control your party of three heroes, craft your deck, unlock a vast amount of cards and items and save the world of Arzu from corruption!
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Cat God Ranch
Third-strongest match for Hounimal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hounimal.
Lead hundreds of "wise" little animals to pay tribute to the Cat God!! 7 animal families, 100+ animals, 10+ Cat Gods, 100+ items, and various animal combinations waiting for you to explore!
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Banners of Ruin
Ranked #4 for Hounimal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Hounimal.
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
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Cross Blitz
Ranked #5 for Hounimal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hounimal.
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
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Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
Ranked #6 for Hounimal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hounimal.
Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!
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Monster Train
Ranked #7 for Hounimal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
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Out Of Hands
Ranked #8 for Hounimal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Hounimal.
Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.
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Frequently asked about Hounimal
- How much does Hounimal cost?
- Hounimal is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hounimal?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hounimal are Sliding Swords, Arcanium: Rise of Akhan, Cat God Ranch.
- Who developed Hounimal?
- Hounimal was developed by TONTORO Games and published by TONTORO.
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