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Games like Donkey Jump: In the Loop

If Donkey Jump: In the Loop is your kind of game, the closest matches are Choice Matters, First Age and Cult Leader Simulator — 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 Donkey Jump: In the Loop: Jump, build, and survive! Guide a goofy donkey through endless loops with card-based paths and unpredictable challenges.

2026StrategyIndieSimulationRPGCasualWindowsby Nue Games
Donkey Jump: In the Loop — Steam game cover

Players who liked Donkey Jump: In the Loop also play

Steam players who put hours into Donkey Jump: In the Loop 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. Choice Matters

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Donkey Jump: In the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    A resource management card game where every decision impacts your journey. Navigate diverse events, balance resources, and uncover unique stories.

    2024StrategyRPGCasual1.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. First Age

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Donkey Jump: In the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    A turn-based strategy card game set in the Neolithic Age. Sacrifice villagers, tame mammoths, and build powerful card synergies to lead your tribe through the threat of the Dark Ages. Will your people stand the test of time?

    StrategySimulationRPGSteam ↗
  3. Cult Leader Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Donkey Jump: In the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    Strategize, discover new cards, control risk, gather followers and increase your power. You are the leader of your own cult!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Pages of Zite

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Donkey Jump: In the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    Create the city of Zite one Page at a time in this rogue-like deckbuilder. Expand your city with cards and hand-drawn roads, discover powerful synergies, and resist a spreading darkness threatening to consume the journal and return its Pages to shadow.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  5. Deck of Haunts

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Donkey Jump: In the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. URBO: Dream One

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Donkey Jump: In the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    URBO: Dream One is a meditative puzzle game where you build houses around the mysterious Tower. Let your mind wander through visions of an enchanted city on an island in the middle of the crystal clear waters of a vibrant lake.

    2023StrategyIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Tiny Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Donkey Jump: In the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    Tiny Kingdom is a minimalist city-building strategy game where every placement matters. Start with a single hut and grow a thriving kingdom by combining buildings, unlocking synergies, and creating efficient layouts.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.14 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. IDLE BOSS RUSH

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Donkey Jump: In the Loop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    Slay giant bosses and turn the hollow wasteland into the almighty kingdom! Endlessly rewarding incremental game where you collect fountains of rare loot, unleash crazy combos and watch the monsters fall under your knees. Boss Rush that keeps on going when you're gone!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    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 ↗
  2. 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 Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    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 ↗
  3. A Date with Death

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. one night, hot springs

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

    2018IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Mitoza

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.

    2021IndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Deck of Haunts

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. URBO: Dream One

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    URBO: Dream One is a meditative puzzle game where you build houses around the mysterious Tower. Let your mind wander through visions of an enchanted city on an island in the middle of the crystal clear waters of a vibrant lake.

    2023StrategyIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tiny Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

    Tiny Kingdom is a minimalist city-building strategy game where every placement matters. Start with a single hut and grow a thriving kingdom by combining buildings, unlocking synergies, and creating efficient layouts.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.14 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Donkey Jump: In the Loop

What games are most similar to Donkey Jump: In the Loop?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Donkey Jump: In the Loop are Choice Matters, First Age, Cult Leader Simulator.
Who developed Donkey Jump: In the Loop?
Donkey Jump: In the Loop was developed by Nue Games and published by Nue Games, ATOM.

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 Donkey Jump: In the Loop.

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