Games like Cryptid Keeper
If Cryptid Keeper is your kind of game, the closest matches are Creatures of Ava, Shorekeeper and Ova Magica — 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 Cryptid Keeper: Restore a broken zoo and bring it back to life in Cryptid Keeper | A creepy-cozy, creature-collecting adventure. Hunt, trap, and exhibit mysterious Cryptids, breed strange hybrids, manage enclosures, and turn a forgotten park into a thriving sanctuary of legendary beasts.
Players who liked Cryptid Keeper also play
Steam players who put hours into Cryptid Keeper 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.
Creatures of Ava
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cryptid Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptid Keeper.
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Shorekeeper
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cryptid Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
You washed ashore on a mysterious island. Now what? Build a shelter, find food, and explore the unknown. Or just sit by the campfire and watch the sunset. Farm, craft, and manage your new island life entirely at your own pace.
Ova Magica
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cryptid Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Cryptid Keeper.
Escape everyday stress and start a new life in Clover Town! With adorable blob creatures by your side, you’ll farm, make new friends, and explore uncharted lands. Will you find love, or become the greatest blob trainer? Your story is yours to shape!
Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Cryptid Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Cryptid Keeper.
Foster a sanctuary for frogs and restore the biodiversity of the wetlands in Kamaeru, a cozy frog collecting game, where you take pictures of frogs, play mini-games and decorate your habitat. Hop right to it!
Harvest Island
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cryptid Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
Discover your sinister purpose in this horror farming game. Your idyllic farm life can't be trusted. Keep up with the façade as you give your crops to the gods. Explore the ominous island and question everything. You must fake your blissful farming days. Your life depends on it.
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Cryptid Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!
Russian Village Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cryptid Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptid Keeper.
This is a simulator of life in the Russian countryside, where the player will be engaged in the garden, picking mushrooms and berries, collect firewood, hunting and fishing, brew moonshine and much, much more.
Loddlenaut
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Cryptid Keeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cryptid Keeper at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Cryptid Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptid Keeper.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under Cryptid Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
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 ~63% under Cryptid Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Cryptid Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cryptid Keeper.
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 ~63% under Cryptid Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cryptid Keeper.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Cryptid Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptid Keeper.
"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!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Cryptid Keeper on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cryptid Keeper.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptid Keeper.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
93, Kuindzhi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Saihate Station
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptid Keeper.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
Samorost 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Creatures of Ava
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cryptid Keeper.
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Ova Magica
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Cryptid Keeper.
Escape everyday stress and start a new life in Clover Town! With adorable blob creatures by your side, you’ll farm, make new friends, and explore uncharted lands. Will you find love, or become the greatest blob trainer? Your story is yours to shape!
Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with Cryptid Keeper.
Foster a sanctuary for frogs and restore the biodiversity of the wetlands in Kamaeru, a cozy frog collecting game, where you take pictures of frogs, play mini-games and decorate your habitat. Hop right to it!
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!
Loddlenaut
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryptid Keeper.
Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!
Frequently asked about Cryptid Keeper
- How much does Cryptid Keeper cost?
- Cryptid Keeper is listed on Steam at 2.69 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cryptid Keeper?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cryptid Keeper are Creatures of Ava, Shorekeeper, Ova Magica.
- Who developed Cryptid Keeper?
- Cryptid Keeper was developed by Double Jackdaw.
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 Cryptid Keeper.
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