Rank 01Why this
Shares permadeath and wave based survival with Pickle Pete.
- $10.35 (Price checked Oct 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Games like Pickle Pete
- 22 games
- Updated Aug 26, 2026
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- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares weapon upgrades and permadeath with Pickle Pete.
- $9.74 (Price checked Oct 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares endless mode and permadeath with Pickle Pete.
- $7.99 (Price checked Oct 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2026
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Demon Hunt
Why this: Shares weapon upgrades and wave based survival with Pickle Pete.
Rank 06 
R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program
Why this: Shares wave based survival and build variety with Pickle Pete.
Rank 07 
Ascend to ZERO
Why this: Also Bullet Heaven and Roguelike, like Pickle Pete.
Rank 08 
Grind Survivors
Why this: Shares endless mode and weapon upgrades with Pickle Pete.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Pickle Pete
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
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- 3Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite
Shares endless mode and permadeath with Pickle Pete.
- 76% of 6,148 reviews
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- 6R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program
Shares wave based survival and build variety with Pickle Pete.
- 80% of 593 reviews
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- 11Funguys Swarm
Shares wave based survival and combo based combat with Pickle Pete.
- 90% of 1,168 reviews
- 12PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer
Shares weapon upgrades and item collection with Pickle Pete.
- 76% of 127 reviews
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- 19Curse of Pirates
Shares wave based survival and roguelite progression with Pickle Pete.
- 80% of 145 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Nightowls
- Price: $4.79−40%checked Oct 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 84% of 225 reviews
- Genres: Action, RPG, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- 30 bosses and varied biomes
- Addictive gameplay loop keeps players grinding
- Affordable price point for the content
- Intense
- Lighthearted
- Stressful
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Why this: Shares wave based survival with Pickle Pete.
Plays great on Steam Deck
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Deadly Days: Roadtrip
Why this: Shares weapon upgrades and permadeath with Pickle Pete.
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Why this: Shares endless mode and permadeath with Pickle Pete.
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About Pickle Pete
The closest matches to Pickle Pete: Arms of God, Deadly Days: Roadtrip, Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite, Pathogenic, and Demon Hunt. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Pickle Pete is your kind of game, the closest matches are Arms of God, Deadly Days: Roadtrip and Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as intense, lighthearted and stressful, and single out its achievement hunting and boss fights. 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 Pickle Pete: A roguelite bullet heaven where you dodge and auto-shoot through waves of enemies. Build devastating weapon, gear and mutation combinations with deep synergies. Face over 30 unique bosses across diverse biomes in this challenging arena shooter.
Is Pickle Pete worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 84% of 225 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 80% positive across 51 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- On sale: 40% off, now $4.79 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 8 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- 30 bosses and varied biomes
- Addictive gameplay loop keeps players grinding
- Affordable price point for the content
- Brotato style wave survival with unique twists
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Sadly I can’t recommend it when there’s Brotato to play instead. There are no different classes, no difficulties to conquer, the economy sucks (can barely buy anything in the shop between waves), there’s only 10 waves which doesn’t give…”
“The game is way to repetitive, whats the use of rarities of items if you can just complete the game with one build with common items and after stage 33 thats it. why should someone grind the same stages to up gear rarities if the game is…”
People who play it also play: Arms of God, Deadly Days: Roadtrip, Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite
Frequently asked about Pickle Pete
Can I run it?
Is Pickle Pete verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Pickle Pete 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 Pickle Pete cost?
Pickle Pete is listed on Steam at 4.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Pickle Pete?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pickle Pete are Arms of God, Deadly Days: Roadtrip, Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Who developed Pickle Pete?
Pickle Pete was developed by Nightowls.