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Games like Paradise Island

If Paradise Island is your kind of game, the closest matches are Buzzopolis: Hive Incremental, Farming & Supermarket: Clicker and Dark Web — 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 Paradise Island: A solo-developed (by a non-technical designer using AI) fusion of merge mechanics, simulation management, and roguelike deck-building. Your goal: survive as long as possible through strategic piece placement, card synergy, and map exploration.

2026StrategyIndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDWindowsby LIU JIEYI
Paradise Island — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Paradise Island 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. Buzzopolis: Hive Incremental

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Paradise Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paradise Island.

    An incremental roguelite colony sim about bees, mutations, and controlled chaos. Experiment with management, crafting, research, and upgrades. When mutations spiral out of control — collapse the hive, keep progress, and start fresh. Every run unlocks new strategies and a buzz of unpredictable fun.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Farming & Supermarket: Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Paradise Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Paradise Island.

    Click, harvest, and build your own retail empire! In Farming & Supermarket: Clicker, process raw crops into valuable goods, design your store, and sell to customers. Start with a simple click and grow into a massive supermarket tycoon!

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  3. Dark Web

    WHY THIS

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

    Start a cartel from your basement in this dark web incremental sim. Grow weed, sell exotic tigers, hire hitmen, and scam sweet, innocent old ladies. Trade meme coins, gamble crypto on blackjack, outsmart the Feds, sell stolen data, and blackmail grannies to bake weed brownies for your empire!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie2.69 USDSteam ↗
  4. Shuffle Farm

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Paradise Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paradise Island.

    A roguelike deckbuilder where farming meets the arcane. Build powerful synergies, master production chains, explore uncharted lands, and face formidable challenges - all with the help of a mysterious god. Or just chill and plant some crops... you can do that too!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Vibe Train

    WHY THIS

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

    A cozy, casual train-themed desktop idle game. Explore the world by rail. Equip a variety of train cars, and grow crops, haul cargo, trade goods, and carry passengers along the way.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Raccoons to Riches

    WHY THIS

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

    Strike it rich in this non-combat Roguelike Deckbuilder. Run an item shop as a raccoon shopkeeper. Sell items, manage your time, and customize your shop to stay in business for a whole month!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Cozy Cookmaster

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Paradise Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paradise Island.

    Cozy Cookmaster is an incremental restaurant management game where you turn a tiny food counter into a busy restaurant. Cook by hand, serve customers, clean tables, unlock new recipes, hire staff, upgrade your kitchen, expand your dining area, and keep your restaurant growing day after day.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Crazy Farm: Roguelike Idle Building Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Paradise Island fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paradise Island.

    An automation farm strategy roguelike of luck and wit. Place objects, combo items, trigger skills, and pray your animals produce resources! With 100+ items and endless synergies, master the chaotic randomness to forge a unique, lucrative path to fortune every single run!

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Paradise Island at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paradise Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paradise Island.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paradise Island on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paradise Island.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paradise Island on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paradise Island.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paradise Island on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paradise Island.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paradise Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paradise Island.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paradise Island on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paradise Island.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paradise Island on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Paradise Island.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Paradise Island on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Paradise Island.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 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 Paradise Island.

    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. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

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

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Paradise Island.

    『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. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Paradise Island.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. 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 Paradise Island.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Paradise Island

How much does Paradise Island cost?
Paradise Island is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Paradise Island?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paradise Island are Buzzopolis: Hive Incremental, Farming & Supermarket: Clicker, Dark Web.
Who developed Paradise Island?
Paradise Island was developed by LIU JIEYI.

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 Paradise Island.

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