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Games like HANDY NEW YEAR!

If HANDY NEW YEAR! is your kind of game, the closest matches are NEVER HAPPENED, Aura Farming Simulator and Synth Retro Vapor Wave — 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 HANDY NEW YEAR!: Dominate the chaos in Neapolis as Lino, a professional parasite. Turn Midnight into the most powerful firework concert ever. Manage adrenaline, collect fingers to unlock illegal firecrackers, avoid flying washing machines, and become the king of the Decibel Score in the district!

2025Indie3.99 USDWindowsby Serio Studio
HANDY NEW YEAR! — Steam game cover

Players who liked HANDY NEW YEAR! also play

Steam players who put hours into HANDY NEW YEAR! 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. NEVER HAPPENED

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for HANDY NEW YEAR! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    “If no one notices, it's art history.” — Now you haul masterpieces. Rule one: never leave a scratch. But hands slip — and this company has a tradition. Paint over it. Three minutes to hide the tear before the inspector arrives. 100 real masterpieces with the free DLC. Daily runs, 4-player battles.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual3.19 USDSteam ↗
  2. Aura Farming Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for HANDY NEW YEAR! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    Test your speed, farm your Aura, and claim the #1 spot on the global leaderboards! Aura Farming Simulator is a fast-paced 3D arcade score-attacker. Score as much Aura as possible, level up, and customize your character in this addictive reflex challenge!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual1.45 USDSteam ↗
  3. Synth Retro Vapor Wave

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for HANDY NEW YEAR! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    Relaxing game, players drive the car to avoid colliding with other vehicles on the road. Support importing local music and car decal pictures. There are currently 12 maps, 5 cars, 20 music, AI co-driver, dynamic raindrop windows, and a large number of custom effect options.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Rind

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for HANDY NEW YEAR! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    A sci-fi arcade shooter built on pure momentum. Dash, double-jump, punch, and gun through waves of robots closing in from every side. Every kill bursts neon explosions against the scorched metal. Never stop moving.

    2026ActionIndie0.90 USDSteam ↗
  5. #Snake2 DX: Reawakening

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for HANDY NEW YEAR! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    Explosive, balls-to-the-wall bullet hell shooter with novel shooting mechanics (and surreal comedy)

    2021ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Viscera

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for HANDY NEW YEAR! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    Viscera is an arcade-inspired, gleefully excessive top-down shooter. Fight through the muck and gore against the mutant menace. Master over 50 weapons and more than 80 abilities. Prove you’re the best at withstanding the horde until the end takes you. Viscera awaits. Soak in it.

    2024ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Monke Survivor

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for HANDY NEW YEAR! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    You are a Monke beating up endless waves of office workers with brutal melee combat and ragdoll physics. Smash props for rare buffs, stack game-breaking items and compete on the Global Leaderboards in this aggressive action-roguelite.

    2026ActionIndieCasual4.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for HANDY NEW YEAR! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    "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 ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below HANDY NEW YEAR! at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under HANDY NEW YEAR! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HANDY NEW YEAR! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under HANDY NEW YEAR! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    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 ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under HANDY NEW YEAR! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    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. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HANDY NEW YEAR! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under HANDY NEW YEAR! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under HANDY NEW YEAR! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    "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 ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under HANDY NEW YEAR! on Steam right now. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    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. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    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.

    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 Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    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 HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    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 with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Serio Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Serio Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. The Awakening Program

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Serio Studio, the studio behind HANDY NEW YEAR!. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    A man with an incurable disease is cryogenically frozen until a cure is found. Upon waking, he enters a simulated reality to preserve his brain.

    2022IndieAdventureEarly Access7.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Fleximan

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Serio Studio, the studio behind HANDY NEW YEAR!. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    Simple, you're Fleximan and you have to remove all the speed cameras in the city.

    2024ActionIndieCasual1.79 USDSteam ↗
  3. ATTENZIONE PICKPOCKET!

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Serio Studio, the studio behind HANDY NEW YEAR!. Shares Indie with HANDY NEW YEAR!.

    You're a pickpocket, being hunted but refusing to get a regular job. Don't get caught with the loot.

    2024IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about HANDY NEW YEAR!

How much does HANDY NEW YEAR! cost?
HANDY NEW YEAR! is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to HANDY NEW YEAR!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HANDY NEW YEAR! are NEVER HAPPENED, Aura Farming Simulator, Synth Retro Vapor Wave.
Who developed HANDY NEW YEAR!?
HANDY NEW YEAR! was developed by Serio Studio.

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 HANDY NEW YEAR!.

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