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Games like HERD

If HERD is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shirt Happens!, DUSTBLOOM and SUPER GAHAKU — 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 HERD: HERD is a co-op adventure game about shepherding sheep. 1–4 friends play as young shepherds, disguised with wool mustaches, tasked with delivering sheep to distant villages. Survive the environment while working together to protect your flock (and screaming because a sheep is literally on fire).

2026ActionIndieAdventureCasualWindows · macOSby Game Night Studios
HERD — Steam game cover

Players who liked HERD also play

Steam players who put hours into HERD 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. Shirt Happens!

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for HERD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with HERD.

    Build a t-shirt brand with your friends online, or run the whole shop solo. Draw your own prints, then cut, sew, overlock and press every shirt by hand. Want a real factory? Bring up to 10. Do a bit of everything, or pick one station and master it.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. DUSTBLOOM

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for HERD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.

    Team up with friends in this 1-4 player co-op survival game. Build and defend your base, automate your production, haul ore with your truck, and terraform a dead red desert into a lush green world. Craft weapons to survive nightly skeleton attacks and uncover the dark mystery of the lost 14th team.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. SUPER GAHAKU

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for HERD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with HERD.

    Draw in 3D space! Create hilariously wonky sculptures from topics, then laugh and guess what everyone was trying to make. The worse you are at drawing, the more fun it gets!

    2026IndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. HANDSUP

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for HERD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.

    Escape a vertical nightmare with up to 4 friends using physics-based parkour. Equip Magic Rings to customize your climb. Don't let go, just keep your Hands Up.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. VERY IMPORTANT NEEDS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for HERD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.

    A chaotic heist game about characters with needs that are a little too “important,” repeatedly breaking into the same neighbors’ buildings and grabbing anything valuable. One goal: leave only walls and doors behind. (Walls optional.)

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Keep It Up!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for HERD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.

    Keep It Up! is a co-op slapstick physics game about keeping a balloon from touching the ground. You and up to three Facility test subjects scramble through chaotic obstacle rooms while slapping, jumping and colliding to keep the balloon up. Will you be able to Keep It Up!?

    2026ActionSportsStrategySteam ↗
  7. Alchemist Madness

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for HERD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with HERD.

    Alchemist Madness is a co-op game for up to 4 players where you must defend your base against hordes of enemies using magical potions crafted in real time. Gather ingredients, combine them in cauldrons, and throw powerful potions to stop the threat before it destroys everything in its path.

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  8. Gulltastrophe

    WHY THIS

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

    It’s time to cause a Gulltastrophe! Reclaim your island home: Fly, Dash and combine foods to deliver hilarious Poop combos! Play solo or with friends. And yes… you can steal fries. 🍟

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 HERD.

    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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with HERD.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about HERD

Does HERD have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — HERD supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to HERD?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HERD are Shirt Happens!, DUSTBLOOM, SUPER GAHAKU.
Who developed HERD?
HERD was developed by Game Night Studios.

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 HERD.

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