Games like Mad Carnival
If Mad Carnival is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bubble Dome: Pop to the Top!, Bullet Maiden: Shoot and Strip and Delusional — 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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Bubble Dome: Pop to the Top!
WHY THIS
Top pick for Mad Carnival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
Bubble Dome: Pop to the Top! is a local-multiplayer arena shooter/brawler where players inside of a fish-mechs try to eliminate each other. Charge up and shoot bubbles, jump, evade, and knock your friends out to be the last fish standing!
Bullet Maiden: Shoot and Strip
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Mad Carnival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
A 2D vertical bullet-hell shooter with polarity-switching and clothes destruction. Toggle Light mode to strip clothing or Dark mode to fight enemies and Bosses. 12 characters each have two stages with multi-phase Boss fights. Combo and score-based extra lives reward skilled play.
Delusional
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Mad Carnival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
Delusional is a chaotic top-down roguelike shooter where you battle absurd enemies with hundreds of ridiculous weapons, all in a desperate bid to defeat the eccentric artiste who created you.
wonShot
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Mad Carnival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
Your job is to destroy as many enemy ships as possible with your giant laser, but it only fires once per day! Travel through the galaxy destroying the rebel army one shot at a time in wonShot!
Project CUBE
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Mad Carnival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
Project CUBE - Its a game that forces you to replay the level to learn more. The game gets increasinly harder after level. Can you fight all the enemies and finish the levels?
Bullet Hell Monday: Black
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Mad Carnival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
This is a high-difficulty bullet hell shooting game and a sequel to "Bullet Hell Monday." It offers an exciting experience for players who demand advanced skills and precise strategies. As a common system, six types of special weapons are equipped, expanding the player's tactical range.
GuanLan Magic
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Mad Carnival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
For the hope of humanity, the decisive battle unfolds in the vast sky...An STG featuring magical girls and an instant-upgrade system！Let's save Guanlan!
Underwater DuO
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Mad Carnival fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mad Carnival at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Mad Carnival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mad Carnival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Mad Carnival on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Carnival.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Mad Carnival on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Carnival.
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 ~83% under Mad Carnival on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mad Carnival.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mad Carnival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mad Carnival on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Mad Carnival on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mad Carnival.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
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 Indie with Mad Carnival.
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. Shares Indie with Mad Carnival.
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 Indie with Mad Carnival.
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. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mad Carnival.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mad Carnival.
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.
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More from XXIV
Other recommendable Steam games by XXIV, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Black Smith
WHY THIS
Another title from XXIV, the studio behind Mad Carnival. Shares Indie with Mad Carnival.
■Work every day and if you save enough money, you can go and meet your girl.■BlackSmith lower his hammer. Click at the exact moment that the hammer lands. The better your timing is, the more experience points you'll get.■The higher your experience points, the more expensive you can sell your products.
Black Smith2
WHY THIS
Another title from XXIV, the studio behind Mad Carnival. Shares Indie with Mad Carnival.
You are a blacksmith in a small rural village. You steadfastly earn your living by hammering out products daily, but at night, you take your earnings and go to town to seek out innocent and cute girls. Continue improving your experience and skills, so that you can raise the price of your products.
Black Smith3
WHY THIS
Another title from XXIV, the studio behind Mad Carnival.
You are a blacksmith in a small rural village. You steadfastly earn your living by hammering out products daily, but at night, you take your earnings and go to town to seek out innocent and cute girls. Continue improving your experience and skills, so that you can raise the price of your products.
Black Smith4
WHY THIS
Another title from XXIV, the studio behind Mad Carnival. Shares Indie with Mad Carnival.
You are a blacksmith in a small rural village. You steadfastly earn your living by hammering out products daily, but at night, you take your earnings and go to town to seek out innocent and cute girls. Continue improving your experience and skills, so that you can raise the price of your products.
Nomadic Tale (Harvest Elysium)
WHY THIS
Another title from XXIV, the studio behind Mad Carnival. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
Nomadic Tale is a 3D action-adventure game where you play as a backpacker working in orchards and mines. Explore maze-like fields, gather resources, and complete seasonal missions. Meet unique heroines each season, deepening your story. Enjoy nighttime events filled with romance and adventure!
VOID ARMOR: FORM DRIVE
WHY THIS
Another title from XXIV, the studio behind Mad Carnival. Shares Action and Indie with Mad Carnival.
A top-down mecha action shooter where you instantly switch between an Energy Blade, rifle, launcher, and defense system to destroy enemy machines. Close the distance to slash, attack from range, or defend against incoming fire. Clear missions, improve your performance, and aim for higher ranks.
Frequently asked about Mad Carnival
- How much does Mad Carnival cost?
- Mad Carnival is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Mad Carnival?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mad Carnival are Bubble Dome: Pop to the Top!, Bullet Maiden: Shoot and Strip, Delusional.
- Who developed Mad Carnival?
- Mad Carnival was developed by XXIV.
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