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Games like Herding Dog

If Herding Dog is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shine's Adventures 6 (Go! Girls), Life Changer and Touching Grass Simulator — 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 Herding Dog: You know what they say, it's a wolf-eat-pig world out there for farmers. Play as a trustworthy farm canine and unlock your inner guard dog as you run, jump and bark to keep your farm safe from predators.

2016StrategyIndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDWindows · macOSby xixgames
Herding Dog — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Herding Dog 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. Shine's Adventures 6 (Go! Girls)

    WHY THIS

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

    This game is the sixth project in this series. You can play a racing game in sea with a group of cute girls wearing swimwear. This time,in addition to the catgirls,there are many bunny girls who are also your opponents.

    2019ActionSportsStrategy2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Life Changer

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Herding Dog fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Herding Dog.

    Life Changer is a Windows & Mac OS life simulation RPG that allows you to compete with friends or embark on a life quest of personal growth. Acquire skills, education, assets, advance career, invest & grow businesses to achieve life goals & live the life of your dreams in this life changing game.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Touching Grass Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing and humorous incremental game where you grow, upgrade, and automate a sprawling field of grass. Plant seeds, watch your lawn flourish, and become the ultimate Grass Tycoon in this chill and oddly satisfying simulation!

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. REQ/S

    WHY THIS

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

    You’re the new hire, and the website is your problem. Build the infrastructure, route the traffic, handle incidents, and survive eight connected levels in a single run. Beat the campaign, then keep going in Endless Mode and chase a higher score.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  5. Inspiral: Echoes of Gravity

    WHY THIS

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

    Start as an asteroid, grow by absorbing other celestial bodies to become a planet, a star, and ultimately a black hole. Experience realistic gravity and orbital physics in an ever-evolving sandbox universe.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Tiny Connections

    WHY THIS

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

    Embark on a journey, where each puzzle takes you to a new corner of the globe. Your mission is to connect homes to essential services like electricity & water, battling against time to ensure communities flourish!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Cannabis Farmer Strain Master

    WHY THIS

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

    Cannabis Farmer Strain Master is a Unique and Timeless experience to test your skills to be come the ultimate Strain Master.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Plague Inc: Evolved

    WHY THIS

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

    Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Herding Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Herding Dog.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Herding Dog on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Herding Dog.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Herding Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Herding Dog.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Herding Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Herding Dog.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Herding Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Herding Dog.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Herding Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Herding Dog.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Herding Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Herding Dog.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Herding Dog on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Herding Dog.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Clicker Heroes

    WHY THIS

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

    Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Kingdom: Classic

    WHY THIS

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

    Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Learn to Fly 3

    WHY THIS

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

    Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!

    2017ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Mr.Mine

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Endless Sky

    WHY THIS

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

    Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Realm Grinder

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Herding Dog.

    Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!

    2017StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Soda Dungeon 2

    WHY THIS

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

    Everyone’s favorite laid-back dungeon crawler returns in Soda Dungeon 2. Featuring a new adventure, a whole town to upgrade, crafting, new classes, alternate dimensions, and more! It’s everything you loved about the original plus all the stuff you’ve been asking for.

    2020IndieRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Herding Dog

How much does Herding Dog cost?
Herding Dog is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Herding Dog?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Herding Dog are Shine's Adventures 6 (Go! Girls), Life Changer, Touching Grass Simulator.
Who developed Herding Dog?
Herding Dog was developed by xixgames.

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 Herding Dog.

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