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Games like BidKing

If BidKing is your kind of game, the closest matches are Derby's Tycoon Online, PetrolHeads and Kron Wars — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and intense. 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 BidKing: Bid King is a multiplayer tactical strategy game of bid auctions and collectible appraisal. Read your rivals, judge through uncertainty, score valuable items at low prices, and bluff others into overpaying for junk. In this auction house of deception, only one thing matters: your wits.

2026SportsStrategyIndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerCasual2.99 USDWindowsby MindSurge Network & Games
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Asymmetric character abilities add depthBluffing opponents matters more than raw calculationCharacter abilities that add strategic depthChallengingCompetitiveIntense

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Steam players who put hours into BidKing 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. Derby's Tycoon Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares meta progression, resource management and a competitive mood with BidKing.

    Top pick for BidKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with BidKing.

    Become a horse owner, own your own horses, train and participate in various races, and cultivate horse kings to dominate the track! Buy luxury cars, own your own independent villa, decorate your own mansion, form your own horse racing club with like-minded people, and become the derby's tycoon!

    2026SportsStrategySimulationFreeSteam ↗
  2. PetrolHeads

    WHY THIS

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

    Build your dream garage from scratch! Customize everything from lifts to engines with deep tuning options. Design unique wide-body beasts, dominate drift duels or track days, and showcase your style in global meets. Your garage, your rules, your racing legacy starts now!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Kron Wars

    WHY THIS

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

    A persistent space MMO that runs in your browser. No download. No installation. Open a tab and you are in the Frontier. Trade, mine and fight across 2 universes and 12,000 sectors, in an economy that players build. And one mechanic that no other MMO has: war rewrites the map.

    2026StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  4. Foundation: Galactic Frontier

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for BidKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with BidKing.

    Command Asimov's OFFICIAL Foundation universe! Live the life as an interstellar trader to exploit your trade routes! Build your starship home, crush enemies in explosive shootouts & outsmart rivals with fleet strategies in epic space wars - with new content expanding your saga!

    StrategyAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  5. Minesweeper Online

    WHY THIS

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

    Minesweeper isn't a solitary game. Race on identical boards, cooperate with 2–8 players on a shared minefield, or clear a persistent world of 336 regions. Master advanced techniques, chase 3BV/s and IOE records, climb rankings, complete missions, unlock cosmetics, and play with friends.

    2026StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  6. 四季餐厅

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for BidKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with BidKing.

    Four Seasons Restaurant "is a restaurant management game that combines classic simulation management with a warm and healing art style. Whether you're reliving the classic joys of the past or experiencing the refreshing gameplay of the four seasons, this place will be your culinary sanctuary.

    2026StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  7. Crown’s Gambit:Federal Poker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for BidKing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with BidKing.

    CrownsGambit - A 3v3 Strategic Card Game of Betrayal and AllianceA 3v3 Poker-like Strategy Game of Medieval Intrigue). Inspired by a classic Chinese strategy card game

    SportsStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. A BILLION GOLD DEBT

    WHY THIS

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

    Grow your settlement, automate production, explore the surrounding lands, and trade with your neighbors to repay a debt of 1 BILLION gold!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BidKing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BidKing.

    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. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

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

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BidKing on Steam right now. Shares Casual with BidKing.

    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 ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BidKing on Steam right now. Shares Casual with BidKing.

    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 ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BidKing on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with BidKing.

    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 ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BidKing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with BidKing.

    "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 ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BidKing on Steam right now. Shares Casual with BidKing.

    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 ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under BidKing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with BidKing.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 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 BidKing.

    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. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. No Results Found

    WHY THIS

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

    Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  5. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Aircar

    WHY THIS

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

    A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.

    2019IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Tukoni: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.

    2020IndieAdventureCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about BidKing

Does BidKing work on Steam Deck?
BidKing is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does BidKing cost?
BidKing is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does BidKing have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — BidKing supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to BidKing?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BidKing are Derby's Tycoon Online, PetrolHeads, Kron Wars.
Who developed BidKing?
BidKing was developed by MindSurge Network & Games and published by Elegoose Games.

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 BidKing.

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