Games like The Red Shift
If The Red Shift is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cooking Carnage, Space Savory and かぞえ飯 — 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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Cooking Carnage
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Red Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
In a world where money is hard to come by, play as a cook of odd manners, and serve alien customers in your weird dinner. Prepare them nice and comforting meals… Or kill them, slice them and turn them into fresh meat to serve to your next order in line !
Space Savory
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Red Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
Not that far away, in a galaxy… A diner with questionable hygiene, bubbling with dark secrets and darker humor, in the middle of cosmic nothingness. Welcome to Space Savory. Don’t be fooled by appearances, the best flavor in the universe is cooked right here. (Only within the observable part.)
かぞえ飯
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Red Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
Have you ever wondered how many grains of rice are in your bowl when you are eating white rice? This game is a very simple game in which all you have to do is count the rice grains in the bowl. You will never have to worry about how many grains of rice are in your bowl again.
PINEAPPLE: A Bittersweet Revenge
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Red Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
Pineapple is a story-revenge-driven game where you become the hero of the school by pulling pranks on the top bully. Time to give that witch a taste of their own medicine. With a pineapple.
Café Keeper
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Red Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
Immerse yourself in the exciting world of managing a cafe, where every detail matters! At the heart of the story is a person who decides to open their own cafe. Your task is not only to manage the business but also to create a unique cafe that will attract customers
Bartender VR Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Red Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
Step behind the virtual bar and flair your way to the stars! Enter the exciting world of bartending and master the art of dazzling mixology in VR.
Pekoe
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Red Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
Blend tea and friendship in the flavourful world of Pekoe, a cozy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home.
Midnight Ramen
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Red Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Red Shift at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Red Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Red Shift.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Red Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under The Red Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Red Shift.
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 ~80% under The Red Shift on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Red Shift.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Red Shift on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Red Shift.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Red Shift on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Red Shift.
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 ~80% under The Red Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under The Red Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Red Shift.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
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?
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 The Red Shift.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Red Shift.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Red Shift.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about The Red Shift
- How much does The Red Shift cost?
- The Red Shift is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Red Shift?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Red Shift are Cooking Carnage, Space Savory, かぞえ飯.
- Who developed The Red Shift?
- The Red Shift was developed by Branch Breakers and published by Rabid Troll Studios LLC.
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 The Red Shift.
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