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Games like My Putrid Ponies

If My Putrid Ponies is your kind of game, the closest matches are Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil, The Lifeline and Absolute Fear -AOONI- / 最恐 -青鬼- — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its compact atmospheric exploration, effective jump scares and atmospheric. 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 My Putrid Ponies: A zombie ponies game where you have to survive with a shotgun.

2024ActionIndieAdventureEarly Access4.99 USDWindowsby Ajolote Dev
My Putrid Ponies — Steam game cover
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Players who liked My Putrid Ponies also play

Steam players who put hours into My Putrid Ponies 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. Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for My Putrid Ponies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    You fell into this cursed house! But will you be able to cope with the paranormal activity? Solve the puzzles and try to find your way out!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Lifeline

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for My Putrid Ponies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    To escape this terrifying hospital, you must leave your fears behind. Can you do it? Explore, face zombies, use weapons, avoid traps, and react fast to survive.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Absolute Fear -AOONI- / 最恐 -青鬼-

    WHY THIS

    Shares stealth, survival management, atmospheric and an unsettling mood with My Putrid Ponies.

    Third-strongest match for My Putrid Ponies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    20 years after the birth of the legendary horror game "AOONI"... A completely new first-person, 3D horror stealth action "Absolute Fear -AOONI-" is now available! Players take on the role of a younger sister searching for her older sister in a mysterious mansion where AOONI roam.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Granny Remake

    WHY THIS

    Shares stealth, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with My Putrid Ponies.

    Ranked #4 for My Putrid Ponies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    Granny Remake is a gripping horror game where you must escape from a sinister house chased by a cunning and relentless Granny. Choose from multiple escape routes: drive away in a car, call the police, or unlock the main door

    2023ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bleak Faith: Forsaken

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with My Putrid Ponies.

    Ranked #5 for My Putrid Ponies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Amnesia: The Bunker

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with My Putrid Ponies.

    Ranked #6 for My Putrid Ponies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Persistence

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with My Putrid Ponies.

    Ranked #7 for My Putrid Ponies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Girl Amazon Survival

    WHY THIS

    Shares survival management and an atmospheric mood with My Putrid Ponies.

    Ranked #8 for My Putrid Ponies fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    Stay alive fighting with the bandits and zombies. Hunt animals, build houses.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to My Putrid Ponies

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. The Pony Factory

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of My Putrid Ponies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with My Putrid Ponies.

    Winston thought he could use heavy machinery and power from the depths of hell to transform sinful men into magic ponies. Winston was wrong.

    2024Action2.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. My Little World

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of My Putrid Ponies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Putrid Ponies.

    My Little World is a relaxing puzzle game where you strategically place hexagonal tiles to gather points, expand and build your own world.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Fallout 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with My Putrid Ponies.

    Reviewers of My Putrid Ponies cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.

    2008RPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with My Putrid Ponies.

    Reviewers of My Putrid Ponies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

    2010ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Iron Lung

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with My Putrid Ponies.

    Reviewers of My Putrid Ponies cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Putrid Ponies.

    A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below My Putrid Ponies at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under My Putrid Ponies on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    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 ~60% under My Putrid Ponies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Putrid Ponies.

    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 ~70% under My Putrid Ponies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Putrid Ponies.

    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 ~80% under My Putrid Ponies on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with My Putrid Ponies.

    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. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under My Putrid Ponies on Steam right now. Shares Action with My Putrid Ponies.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under My Putrid Ponies on Steam right now. Shares Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    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 ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under My Putrid Ponies on Steam right now. Shares Action with My Putrid Ponies.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under My Putrid Ponies on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Putrid Ponies.

    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 with My Putrid Ponies.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with My Putrid Ponies.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with My Putrid Ponies.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with My Putrid Ponies.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with My Putrid Ponies.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with My Putrid Ponies.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about My Putrid Ponies

How much does My Putrid Ponies cost?
My Putrid Ponies is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to My Putrid Ponies?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside My Putrid Ponies are Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil, The Lifeline, Absolute Fear -AOONI- / 最恐 -青鬼-.
Who developed My Putrid Ponies?
My Putrid Ponies was developed by Ajolote Dev.

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 My Putrid Ponies.

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