Rank 01Games like Bulb Boy
- 26 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Bulb Boy: Fran Bow, Happy Game, Slender Threads, Neverending Nightmares, and Year Walk. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Same atmospheric mood as Bulb Boy.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2021
Rank 03- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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Neverending Nightmares
Why this: Also Short and Gore, like Bulb Boy.
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Year Walk
Why this: Also Short and Surreal, like Bulb Boy.
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Little Misfortune
Why this: Same unsettling mood as Bulb Boy.
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Bulbware
- Price: $0.89−90%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 87% of 284 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 84
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Dark humor and absurdity
- Grotesque yet charming art style
- Light as a core gameplay mechanic
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Unsettling
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Machinarium
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Bulb Boy.
The Office Quest
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Bulb Boy.
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Why this: Same dark mood as Bulb Boy.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Bulb Boy, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
Why this: Also Dark Humor and Surreal, like Bulb Boy.
The Old Tree
Why this: Shares light based puzzles with Bulb Boy.
the static speaks my name
Why this: Also Short and Surreal, like Bulb Boy.
We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]
Why this: Also Short and Gore, like Bulb Boy.
The Supper
Why this: Also Dark Humor and Gore, like Bulb Boy.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Fran Bow
Why this: Also Surreal and Gore, like Bulb Boy.
Happy Game
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Bulb Boy.
Neverending Nightmares
Why this: Also Short and Gore, like Bulb Boy.
About Bulb Boy
The closest matches to Bulb Boy: Fran Bow, Happy Game, Slender Threads, Neverending Nightmares, and Year Walk. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Bulb Boy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fran Bow, Happy Game and Slender Threads — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and unsettling, and single out its boss battles and light based puzzles. 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.
About Bulb Boy: One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.
Is Bulb Boy worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 87% of 284 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $8.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.1 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dark humor and absurdity
- Grotesque yet charming art style
- Light as a core gameplay mechanic
- No dialogue enhances immersion
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“an interesting point and click adventure with a cool (and gross aesthetic). unfortunately, it comes with game breaking bugs. an item necessary to progress disappeared from my inventory and i couldn't progress. I checked the forums, devs…”
“The game broke and I can't progress. I gave the snail to the eel to break and right after it kept shocking me. I couldn't move or interact with anything so I closed the game and reopened it. After that I couldn't interact with the fish to…”
People who play it also play: Fran Bow, Happy Game, Slender Threads
Frequently asked about Bulb Boy
Can I run it?
Is Bulb Boy verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Bulb Boy is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Bulb Boy cost?
Bulb Boy is listed on Steam at 0.89 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Bulb Boy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bulb Boy are Fran Bow, Happy Game, Slender Threads.
Who developed Bulb Boy?
Bulb Boy was developed by Bulbware.