Rank 01Why this
Same dark mood as Make it indie!.
- $12.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Games like Make it indie!
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The closest matches to Make it indie!: Death and Taxes, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Unemployment Simulator 2018, Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator, and Anxiety Puppy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Shares dream sequences with Make it indie!.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Make it indie!.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Sometimes You
- Price: $0.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 45% of 194 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Absurdly cheap price point tempts buyers
- Cat butt achievement is infamous
- Russian footage feels authentic
- Atmospheric
- Contemplative
- Dark
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Make it indie!.
Energy Balance
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Make it indie!.
About Make it indie!
The closest matches to Make it indie!: Death and Taxes, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Unemployment Simulator 2018, Purrfect Date - Visual Novel/Dating Simulator, and Anxiety Puppy. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Make it indie! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Death and Taxes, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante and Unemployment Simulator 2018 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and dark, and single out its choose your path and dream sequences. 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.
About Make it indie!: Claw your way through the abyss of the mind and survive the horrors that stalk you as you attempt to survive seven days as... an Indie Developer.
Is Make it indie! worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 45% of 194 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $0.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.5 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Absurdly cheap price point tempts buyers
- Cat butt achievement is infamous
- Russian footage feels authentic
- Surreal meta commentary hooks players
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This screenshot says everything: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=463963874 Don't buy it. The achievement for bad ending is just "Press 0 and click on any action non stop". The good ending is a torture. (with bad…”
“Literally the worst game I have ever played on steam. It's not funny, it's not meaningful, it doesn't have a decent soundtrack or anything, it's just pure garbage. Those were 20 minutes I'm never getting back. Edit: Spent a few hours…”
People who play it also play: Death and Taxes, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Unemployment Simulator 2018
Frequently asked about Make it indie!
Can I run it?
Does Make it indie! run on Steam Deck?
Make it indie! 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 Make it indie! cost?
Make it indie! is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Make it indie!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Make it indie! are Death and Taxes, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Unemployment Simulator 2018.
Who developed Make it indie!?
Make it indie! was developed by Sometimes You.