Games like The Book of Plagues
If The Book of Plagues is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Book of Plagues 2, GodWright and Psychiatrist 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 The Book of Plagues: The city is drowning in Plague. Panic, hunger, and fear are tearing it apart. You are the last one who can change its fate: heal it, hold it back from collapse… or drive it to ruin with your own hands!
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Steam players who put hours into The Book of Plagues 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.
The Book of Plagues 2
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Top pick for The Book of Plagues fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
False Death has come to Grizmar. The plague steals souls and turns bodies into soulless puppets, doomed to repeat the final hours of their lives forever. Can you survive as the city turns into a puppet theater?
GodWright
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Second-strongest match for The Book of Plagues fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
Sculpt a tiny pixel world, seed it with life, and watch civilizations rise on their own. Kingdoms war, trade, and crown kings; dynasties fall to rebellion; whole ages turn. A cozy god-game sandbox where the story isn't scripted — it's discovered. No goals, no clock. Just a tiny world that lives.
Psychiatrist Simulator
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Book of Plagues fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
Have you ever wanted to be a psychiatrist? Now you can! Be a shrink for 14 days. Meet 14 patients with unique story of their lives. Diagnosis, treatment, chosen dialogues have impact on history of patients. The choice is yours.
Galacticare
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Ranked #4 for The Book of Plagues fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
Build, manage and optimise intergalactic hospitals! Recruit staff to satisfy the whims of various alien species, and cure their bizarre illnesses - for money! Save the (literal) Galaxy in story mode, or head into sandbox to design the hospital of your dreams.
Reigns: Her Majesty
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Ranked #5 for The Book of Plagues fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary follow-up to the smash swipe ‘em up hit Reigns.
Reigns
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Ranked #6 for The Book of Plagues fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Graveyard Keeper
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Ranked #7 for The Book of Plagues fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Sultan's Game
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Ranked #8 for The Book of Plagues fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Book of Plagues at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~72% under The Book of Plagues on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Book of Plagues.
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
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Priced ~43% under The Book of Plagues on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
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
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Priced ~57% under The Book of Plagues on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Book of Plagues.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~43% under The Book of Plagues on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~72% under The Book of Plagues on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
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
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Priced ~43% under The Book of Plagues on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
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?
The Test: Final Revelation
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Priced ~43% under The Book of Plagues on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
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Priced ~43% under The Book of Plagues on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Book of Plagues.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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 with The Book of Plagues.
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
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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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Book of Plagues.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
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 with The Book of Plagues.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Book of Plagues.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Book of Plagues.
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.
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Frequently asked about The Book of Plagues
- Does The Book of Plagues run on Steam Deck?
- The Book of Plagues is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does The Book of Plagues cost?
- The Book of Plagues is listed on Steam at 3.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Book of Plagues?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Book of Plagues are The Book of Plagues 2, GodWright, Psychiatrist Simulator.
- Who developed The Book of Plagues?
- The Book of Plagues was developed by DiaMMax Games.
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