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Games like Jack - The Puppet

If Jack - The Puppet is your kind of game, the closest matches are Resident Fear 2, Lock. Stock. And Hungry Pumpkins. and Gumnaam — 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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About Jack - The Puppet: Step into a haunted mansion in search of the legendary golden Shiva statue. Solve mind-bending puzzles, face the menacing Jack the Puppet, and survive a deadly 150-second showdown. Can you claim the treasure and escape, or will Jack seal your fate?

2025ActionStrategyIndieAdventure1.99 USDWindowsby Gamesoft Studios
Jack - The Puppet — Steam game cover

Players who liked Jack - The Puppet also play

Steam players who put hours into Jack - The Puppet 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. Resident Fear 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Jack - The Puppet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    Take part in heart-stopping first-person action with waves of ravenous zombies. Use your weapons wisely, keep your ammo count at bay, and stay focused—all decisions are literally matters of life and death.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lock. Stock. And Hungry Pumpkins.

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Jack - The Puppet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    🎃 A fun indie western-style shooter where you must protect the townspeople from hordes of living pumpkins, find a hidden stash of gold, and uncover a farmers' conspiracy. And, of course, there’s a betrayal involved too.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Gumnaam

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Jack - The Puppet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Jack - The Puppet.

    Gumnaam Introduces you to a forgotten and mysterious village. You, a police officer, need to collect all the pieces of evidence to unravel the mystery of this forgotten village. Don't forget to escape as soon as you know the truth because she is always watching. Kids like to play a lot, don't they?

    2022ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Total Chaos

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Jack - The Puppet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. iBLiS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Jack - The Puppet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. A.A.U. Black Site

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Jack - The Puppet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    As an agent of the secret special forces A.A.U., your covert mission in Serbia goes wrong fast. Framed, intercepted, and stranded in the abandoned territory of Uzovnica, you’ll need every skill to survive, especially when everything around you is not what it seems.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure13.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. Jaden Williams' The Stalking Stairs

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Jack - The Puppet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    A city under curfew. A killer on the loose. You’re a delivery driver racing to finish your last run before 9 PM in a decaying apartment complex where every knock could be your last, in this PSX-style psychological horror.

    2026ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Apartment No 129

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Jack - The Puppet fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Jack - The Puppet at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jack - The Puppet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jack - The Puppet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Jack - The Puppet.

    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 ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jack - The Puppet on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    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 ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jack - The Puppet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jack - The Puppet on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jack - The Puppet on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Jack - The Puppet.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jack - The Puppet on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Jack - The Puppet on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Jack - The Puppet.

    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 Jack - The Puppet.

    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 Jack - The Puppet.

    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 Jack - The Puppet.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Jack - The Puppet.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Jack - The Puppet.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Gamesoft Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Gamesoft Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Resident Fear : Redistribution

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Gamesoft Studios, the studio behind Jack - The Puppet. Shares Action and Strategy with Jack - The Puppet.

    "Survive a zombie nightmare in 'Resident Fear: Redistribution.' Explore, solve puzzles, and confront the undead in this thrilling horror adventure from Gamesoft Studios."

    2023ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Area 51 : Beyond The Wall

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Gamesoft Studios, the studio behind Jack - The Puppet. Shares Action and Strategy with Jack - The Puppet.

    Join the top-secret mission to defend Area 51, the world's most enigmatic military base. With fast paced action, realistic combat, and a dynamic environment, 'Area 51: Beyond the Wall' will immerse you in a thrilling and challenging experience. Play now and see if you have what it takes!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Resident Fear 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Gamesoft Studios, the studio behind Jack - The Puppet. Shares Action and Indie with Jack - The Puppet.

    Take part in heart-stopping first-person action with waves of ravenous zombies. Use your weapons wisely, keep your ammo count at bay, and stay focused—all decisions are literally matters of life and death.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Jack - The Puppet

How much does Jack - The Puppet cost?
Jack - The Puppet is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Jack - The Puppet?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Jack - The Puppet are Resident Fear 2, Lock. Stock. And Hungry Pumpkins., Gumnaam.
Who developed Jack - The Puppet?
Jack - The Puppet was developed by Gamesoft Studios.

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 Jack - The Puppet.

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