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Games like Growmancer

If Growmancer is your kind of game, the closest matches are Easy Bubbles, Lepidarium and Lyca — 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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About Growmancer: A small incremental game about greening the land. Play as the Growmancer, a wizard traveling worlds with his canine companion to transform wastelands into fertile grounds and battle destructive wildfires. Upgrade both via a skill tree. Challenge yourself or just relax.

2025IndieCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Challenging Games
Growmancer — Steam game cover

Players who liked Growmancer also play

Steam players who put hours into Growmancer 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.

  1. Easy Bubbles

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Growmancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    Easy Bubbles is a relaxing aquarium simulation filled with cute sea creatures. Manage your aquarium with click and idle mechanics, collect resources and have a pleasant experience in the colorful and peaceful underworld.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual3.59 USDSteam ↗
  2. Lepidarium

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Growmancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    Relax and collect hundreds of unique butterflies and moths in this cozy idle game. Watch caterpillars transform from larva to chrysalis to winged beauty, customize lush greenhouses, and discover rare species from monarchs to atlas moths.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  3. Lyca

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Growmancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    A small, relaxing, incremental game about restoring a barren wasteland into a lush meadow. Help the magical wolf Lyca run through the land, gather resources, and unlock a vast upgrade tree.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Greenening

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Growmancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    A short and wholesome incremental journey about exploring and reawakening a forgotten world. Wash away the ashes to discover the secrets hidden beneath, upgrade your versatile watering abilities, and grow your own cozy space garden.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Chillquarium

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Growmancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Growmancer.

    Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants!

    2023SimulationCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. How to Train Your Cock

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Growmancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    A chill idle game that sits in your screen while you do other tasks. Watch your cock train and grow, decorate his island, and buy him some stylish hats. Is your cock the biggest among your friends? Now it can be!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual3.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Tiny Isle

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Growmancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    Tiny Isle is a cozy island-building simulation game. Grow crops, collect crystals, expand and customize your magical island, and welcome sprites and animal residents. Play actively with hands-on planning, or relax with full idle progression as your island comes to life at your own pace.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Max Manos

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Growmancer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    Max Manos is an incremental destruction game where you play as a powerful hand, known as Max Manos, eliminating shapes. Chain explosive reactions, collect shards, and upgrade your abilities to destroy shapes even faster.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Growmancer at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Growmancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Growmancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Growmancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Growmancer on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Growmancer.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Growmancer on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Growmancer.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Growmancer on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Growmancer.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Growmancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Growmancer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Challenging Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Challenging Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Need More Troops

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Challenging Games, the studio behind Growmancer. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    Inspired by traditional turn-based fantasy strategies and modern auto battlers, we created the fast-paced rogue-lite game about growing a massive army against ever-increasing hordes of enemies. You should act wisely, though: the formation and battle plan are just as important as the army's size!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Predictors

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Challenging Games, the studio behind Growmancer. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    Go solo or invite up to three friends to play this turn-based roguelike, where all characters move simultaneously. Fight against evil forces in the ever-changing Dark Forest. Learn skills: from Fire Magic to Necromancy. Get better loot. Change the difficulty. Repeat.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Moving Through Life

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Challenging Games, the studio behind Growmancer. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    Moving Through Life is a relaxing 3D game about arranging furniture and items in different stages of life. Make choices that affect your belongings and rooms in subtle ways. Discover the story of the heroine and how your decisions shape her life.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. AutoHeroes

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Challenging Games, the studio behind Growmancer. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    A Roguelike Autobattler, where you focus on the development and priority setting for a single hero. In each game, four competitors battle for the throne. You have the control to adjust the difficulty and teams, and even invite friends to join. Study your enemy's heroes and counter them!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Great Couturier

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Challenging Games, the studio behind Growmancer. Shares Casual with Growmancer.

    A multiplayer fashion roguelike! In each round, choose new upgrades for your outfit from random options and rate the looks of other players. Only the best of the best will become Great Couturiers!

    2024SimulationCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Fairytale Furnishing

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Challenging Games, the studio behind Growmancer. Shares Indie and Casual with Growmancer.

    Enjoy decorating fairytale homes in this small, cozy game, suitable for those who love interior design and a fairy-tale atmosphere. Meet unique characters and explore a playful narrative. No rush, no hard tasks—just pure relaxation with a touch of magic and Wi-Fi.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Inn Trouble

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Challenging Games, the studio behind Growmancer. Shares Indie with Growmancer.

    A small game focused on furniture placement, optimization, and upgrades within a magic inn. Cater to the preferences of your fairytale guests, but beware: even the furniture has its own ideas about where it should go! Unwind in cozy mode or ramp up the difficulty for a real challenge.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Growmancer

How much does Growmancer cost?
Growmancer is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Growmancer?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Growmancer are Easy Bubbles, Lepidarium, Lyca.
Who developed Growmancer?
Growmancer was developed by Challenging Games.

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 Growmancer.

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