Games like Sludgineers
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Sludgineers for fans of simulation, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Sludgineers also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Sludgineers: Clean, mine and refine pollution in this active incremental game. Cruise through the countryside earning cash and resources, build a refinery, process materials, upgrade equipment, unlock new areas and complete quests.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Budgie's Bug Shop
Top pick for Sludgineers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sludgineers.
A short incremental game about catching bugs and running a shop filled with parakeets. Upgrade equipment, purchase game-breaking abilities, and maximize the profits of your Budgie-powered empire!
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Bottled by Bears
Second-strongest match for Sludgineers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sludgineers.
Join a family of bears and run the buzziest little honey farm! Collect and discover rare bees, bottle honey jars, expand your farm, and watch your flowery field bloom in this cozy idle management sim.
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High Rice
Third-strongest match for Sludgineers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sludgineers.
In this short incremental farming game, you will plant rice on a rooftop, create various goods out of it, automate using robot helpers and watch the citizens of the hidden cyberpunk city evolve as they patronize your products.
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It's Chopping Time!
Ranked #4 for Sludgineers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sludgineers.
Summon the mighty power of gods in this fun incremental game about chopping down trees on a secluded island by using the forces of nature: earthquakes, sunbeams, tornadoes, hail, lightning strikes and tidal waves! It's Chopping Time!
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Working Class Monsters
Ranked #5 for Sludgineers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sludgineers.
Open packs. Collect monsters. Watch the gold pile up. A cozy incremental about a monster workforce - place goblins, undead, and abyssal horrors across tiles where the right neighbors mean bigger payouts. Grow your sleepy island into a gold printing empire and unlock hidden islands to settle on.
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Feed The Forest
Ranked #6 for Sludgineers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Sludgineers.
A short, innocent incremental forest-builder. Unlock snail powers to spread life in a barren desert. Feed the mysterious Forest with juice. And remember: Blood is a type of juice.
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Crystal Ascend
Ranked #7 for Sludgineers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sludgineers.
A simple incremental game where you nurture crystal elementals by destroying floating crystals and harvesting aether. Upgrade the skill tree, unlock new abilities to gather resources faster, and build your ultimate crystal companions.
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Planet Harvester: Incremental Odyssey
Ranked #8 for Sludgineers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sludgineers.
Planet Harvester is a relaxing low-poly incremental game. Pilot your crawler across beautiful worlds, chew through resources, unlock new tools, hire drones, and customize your machine for ever bigger hauls. Turn small numbers into massive ones!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Sludgineers.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Sludgineers.
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?
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sludgineers.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Sludgineers.
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.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with Sludgineers.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Sludgineers.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Sludgineers.
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.
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Sludgineers.
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!
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Frequently asked about Sludgineers
- What games are most similar to Sludgineers?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sludgineers are Budgie's Bug Shop, Bottled by Bears, High Rice.
- Who developed Sludgineers?
- Sludgineers was developed by Snickerdoodle Games, Funk Games and published by Funk Games.
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