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Games like Junk Rise

If Junk Rise is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deep Crafter, Orion Blue and Nightwater — 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 Junk Rise: Build your recycling empire from junk! Collect, process, and craft valuable products in a chill, satisfying simulator where garbage becomes gold ♻️ .

ActionStrategyIndieAdventureSimulationCasualWindowsby Bario
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Steam players who put hours into Junk Rise 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. Deep Crafter

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Junk Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Junk Rise.

    Build a self-sustaining industrial empire in the deep sea of an ocean-covered alien world. Explore procedurally generated waters, automate resource production, and turn alien life into renewable industrial output through advanced bio-cultivation systems.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation16.19 USDSteam ↗
  2. Orion Blue

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Junk Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Junk Rise.

    Orion Blue is a cozy fishing adventure set on a beautiful alien planet. Catch fish, gather resources, and build relationships with the locals. Play actively, or relax and let the game progress with Idle Mode.

    2026SportsIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Nightwater

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Junk Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Junk Rise.

    Forage, craft and automate to grow your factory, unlock new technologies and expand your island to discover new biomes. Progress through the ages from sticks and stones to the Bronze Age, the Industrial Era and into the future to uncover the secret of the Lighthouse and escape this reality.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. FluxWerks

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Junk Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Junk Rise.

    Build, automate, manage heat and expand in a vast, ever-expanding voxel world. Harness dynamic fluids, design sprawling factory lines, and research your way from early mining technologies to quantum computing.

    2026StrategyAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Eastern Era

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Junk Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Junk Rise.

    To escape from pursuit, as the leader of your sect, guide your disciples to rise again! Engage in farming and hunting, train in martial arts, and forge weapons and armor. Build your sect's base and fortifications from the ground up to survive in this perilous, ambition-filled martial world!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Ascent of Ashes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Junk Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Junk Rise.

    A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Littlewood

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Junk Rise fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Junk Rise.

    The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Rewind 99

    WHY THIS

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

    You're the last remaining video rental store. From humble VHS clerk to rental racketeer - run your video store and explore Reshoot Springs, building an underground empire. Expand with upgrades, side hustles, store membership, and more. Whatever it takes to survive - solo or in up to 4-player co-op.

    2026ActionIndieSimulation11.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Junk Rise.

    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 and Simulation with Junk Rise.

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Junk Rise.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  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 Junk Rise.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Junk Rise.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Junk Rise.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Bario

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

  1. Another Hope

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Bario, the studio behind Junk Rise. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Rise.

    Trapped in a doorless room, you must follow the commands given to you. This psychological horror experience will test your resolve and sanity. Can you escape, or will you remain imprisoned forever?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SpyFall

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Bario, the studio behind Junk Rise. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Rise.

    Spyfall is a multiplayer game for up to 8 players. Spies must complete missions without getting caught. One player is the Detective who must find the spies. Each map has different characters and tasks.

    2026ActionIndieCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Morvex

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Bario, the studio behind Junk Rise. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Rise.

    Morvex is a free-to-play, adrenaline-pumping zombie survival game. Battle relentless waves, earn headshot rewards, and climb the leaderboards. Survive, compete, and dominate the undead! 🧟‍♂️⚡

    ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Junk Rise

What games are most similar to Junk Rise?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Junk Rise are Deep Crafter, Orion Blue, Nightwater.
Who developed Junk Rise?
Junk Rise was developed by Bario.

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 Junk Rise.

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