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Games like Penguin Gladiators

If Penguin Gladiators is your kind of game, the closest matches are Underwater DuO, Dustpocalypse and Survivors: Become an Immortal — 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 Penguin Gladiators: Fight for your survival through different arenas and be the last penguin standing. Break eggs for power-ups, unlock characters, and create unique builds to defeat your gladiator rivals.

2026ActionIndieCasualWindowsby Fishbump Games
Penguin Gladiators — Steam game cover

Players who liked Penguin Gladiators also play

Steam players who put hours into Penguin Gladiators 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. Underwater DuO

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Penguin Gladiators fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    In Underwater Duo, control a smashing turtle with your left hand and a blasting jellyfish with your right! Fight off waves of fierce fish, grow stronger, and see if your two hands can conquer the deep… or team up with a perfectly in-sync partner.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Dustpocalypse

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Penguin Gladiators fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    Play as a cute cat leading their trusty robo-vacuum into battle against endless waves of mutated dust monsters. Master working together with your robot friend, and experiment with different builds to finally achieve the perfect run. Will you be able to conquer the Dustpocalypse?

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Survivors: Become an Immortal

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Penguin Gladiators fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    Survivors: Become an Immortal is an arena-based roguelite inspired by Xianxia fantasy and Five Elements culture. Choose an Immortal with unique abilities to play, battle monsters across randomly generated maps, collect resources, buy things from the shop, craft your own unique build, and survive!

    2026ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  4. Toilet Boom

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Penguin Gladiators fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    Explore the bunker with monsters and find the coolest weapons! Action Roguelike

    ActionIndieRPGSteam ↗
  5. Typomagical

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Penguin Gladiators fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    Words are power! Typomagical is a spell-building-panic-typing-bullet-heaven-roguelike. Combine words to cast dynamic spells on the fly. Think fast, type faster. Experiment with over 30,000 possible word combinations, passive buffs, and upgrades. Magic, at your fingertips… literally!

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  6. AutoBlobber

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Penguin Gladiators fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    AutoBlobber is a Roguelike Autobattler where you customize your Blob to survive endless waves of enemies. Strategically place upgrades, forge powerful synergies, and adapt your build between waves to push your run as far as possible.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Prehistoric Pit

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Penguin Gladiators fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    Step into the scales of a dinosaur and survive endless waves of enemies in this fast-paced action roguelike. Collect experience, choose from powerful upgrades, and evolve into the ultimate apex predator. How long can you withstand the chaos?

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  8. Touhou Chronicle of Youkai Prayers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Penguin Gladiators fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    "Touhou Chronicle of Youkai Prayers" is a Touhou fan-made roguelike action game.Due to a Kedama incident in Gensokyo, Flandre Scarlet eagerly takes the initiative to resolve it. Or rather, she's actually just causing chaos, definitely not trying to solve anything!

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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. 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 Casual with Penguin Gladiators.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Penguin Gladiators.

    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 ↗
  6. 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 Penguin Gladiators.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Penguin Gladiators.

    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 ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Fishbump Games

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

  1. Roguenarok

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Fishbump Games, the studio behind Penguin Gladiators. Shares Action and Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    Destroy the enemy base before they can destroy your own. In this single-player MOBA action roguelite bullet-heaven, you play as a viking dinosaur wielding up 4 abilities and weapons at a time. Unlock new warriors and fight along with your soldiers and bring an end on the Alien’s reign.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Black Siege

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Fishbump Games, the studio behind Penguin Gladiators. Shares Action and Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    The Black Siege is an action roguelite base-defense game where you command the last army on Earth. Defend your headquarters from the plague zombies, hire engineers, and repair humanity’s last rocketship before the siege breaks through.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Oil Island Hustle

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Fishbump Games, the studio behind Penguin Gladiators. Shares Indie with Penguin Gladiators.

    Your on an island because you owe your best friend 1 million dollars. To pay him back, you extract all the oil and resources in here. Buy some robots to automate your work, repair your port and unlock new trade partners and starting hustling!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Penguin Gladiators

What games are most similar to Penguin Gladiators?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Penguin Gladiators are Underwater DuO, Dustpocalypse, Survivors: Become an Immortal.
Who developed Penguin Gladiators?
Penguin Gladiators was developed by Fishbump 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 Penguin Gladiators.

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