Games like Roadside Research
If Roadside Research is your kind of game, the closest matches are Your Own Cozy Motel, Night Club Simulator: Party King and Car Wash Together — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, funny and lighthearted. 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 →Roadside Research is a 1 to 4 player co-op simulation where players manage a gas station while undercover as aliens, blending mundane retail tasks with an intergalactic plot. Players can customize their characters and disguises, upgrade alien technology, craft items, manage inventory, and progress through a progression system. Set in a sci-fi comedy world, the game supports online co-op and is playable on Steam Deck. Developed by Cybernetic Walrus and published by Oro Interactive, it released in 2026 in Early Access at $12.99 USD. Players describe the experience as funny, lighthearted, and relaxing, with reviewers highlighting that the alien humor feels fresh and absurd, and that co-op chaos with friends provides engaging social gameplay. The game holds an 88% positive rating from 1729 Steam reviews.
About Roadside Research: Roadside Research is a 1 to 4 player co-op gas station simulator. Except you’re aliens. And undercover. Do very human things like restocking shelves while preparing for the invasion. Just don’t get caught.
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Your Own Cozy Motel
WHY THIS
Top pick for Roadside Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Roadside Research.
Build and run your own roadside motel in a hands-on simulator. Check in guests, clean and repair rooms, manage payments, upgrade facilities, and grow from a small stopover into a thriving, high-reputation business.
Night Club Simulator: Party King
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Roadside Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Roadside Research.
Step into the vibrant world of nightlife! Create, manage & customize your own nightclub, solo or co-op. From hiring staff and organizing events to setting the perfect atmosphere with music & lighting, every choice you make will shape your club. Are you ready to become the ultimate nightclub tycoon?
Car Wash Together
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Roadside Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Roadside Research.
In Car Wash Together, build your dream cleaning business - solo or in co-op! Tackle the challenge of detailing vehicles inside and out, gaining new skills and tools to satisfy even the most demanding customers.
Barfender
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Roadside Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Roadside Research.
Barfender is a chaotic co-op bar sim where you pour drinks, clean disasters, stop fights, and try to keep the bar alive while everything falls apart. Build the place, serve the crowd, survive the night.
Waterpark Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares progression system, character customization, simulation and a funny mood with Roadside Research.
Ranked #5 for Roadside Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Roadside Research.
Build and run your own waterpark. Design slides, send guests flying with ragdoll physics, manage staff, and fully customize your park. Turn total madness into a five-star empire in this first-person management simulator!
TCG Multiplayer Card Shop Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares progression system, co op multiplayer, simulation and a funny mood with Roadside Research.
Ranked #6 for Roadside Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Roadside Research.
Multiplayer TCG Card Shop Simulator. Dive into the world of TCG Card Shop multiplayer gaming by opening your own local game store! Stock your TCG Card shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them open to collect the cards yourself.
Hardware Store Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares progression system, co op multiplayer, co op multiplayer and a funny mood with Roadside Research.
Ranked #7 for Roadside Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Roadside Research.
Compete with up to 4 players to build the most successful hardware store! Design your shop, manage inventory, hire employees, and influence market prices in this detailed business simulator. Master retail management as you expand your store empire.
I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares co op multiplayer, character customization, simulation and a funny mood with Roadside Research.
Ranked #8 for Roadside Research fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Roadside Research.
Run your pizza shop up front and handle shady business out back. Help hand-crafted NPCs with favors that never go as planned. Play solo or online co-op with up to four players and expand your operation across Hobarey Town. In this darkly comedic management sim - become that guy everyone knows.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Roadside Research at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Roadside Research on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Roadside Research.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Roadside Research on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Roadside Research.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Roadside Research on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with Roadside Research.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Roadside Research on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Roadside Research.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Roadside Research on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Roadside Research.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~77% under Roadside Research on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Roadside Research.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Roadside Research on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Roadside Research.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Human Fall Flat
WHY THIS
Priced ~54% under Roadside Research on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Roadside Research.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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 Simulation with Roadside Research.
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.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Roadside Research.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Roadside Research.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Roadside Research.
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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More from Cybernetic Walrus
Other recommendable Steam games by Cybernetic Walrus, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
ORDER 13
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with Roadside Research.
Another title from Cybernetic Walrus, the studio behind Roadside Research. Shares Simulation with Roadside Research.
You wake up in a dark warehouse, tasked with packing orders while something lurks in the shadows. Work fast, stay safe, and protect your cat. He’s all you’ve got.
Antigraviator
WHY THIS
Another title from Cybernetic Walrus, the studio behind Roadside Research.
Antigraviator is a sleek new take on the anti-gravity racing genre. Use traps, power-ups and boosts to overtake your opponents and dominate the track in single player or multiplayer mode. With no speed limit holding you back, Antigraviator delivers the fastest racing experience of the future.
Rise of Humanity
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Roadside Research.
Another title from Cybernetic Walrus, the studio behind Roadside Research. Shares Early Access with Roadside Research.
Battle enemy bots, plan your strategy to complete missions, collect, upgrade and merge powerful cards to save humanity in this tactical turn-based game!
Order 13 VR
WHY THIS
Another title from Cybernetic Walrus, the studio behind Roadside Research. Shares Simulation with Roadside Research.
A psychological horror VR experience where you work the night shift inside a mysterious warehouse while taking care of your cat. Fulfill orders, survive the darkness, and uncover what hides between the shelves.
Frequently asked about Roadside Research
- Does Roadside Research run on Steam Deck?
- Roadside Research 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 Roadside Research cost?
- Roadside Research is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Roadside Research have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Roadside Research supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Roadside Research?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Roadside Research are Your Own Cozy Motel, Night Club Simulator: Party King, Car Wash Together.
- Who developed Roadside Research?
- Roadside Research was developed by Cybernetic Walrus and published by Oro Interactive.
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