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Games like Dopamine rogue

If Dopamine rogue is your kind of game, the closest matches are INFERIUS, First Age and Soulblaze — 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 Dopamine rogue: Manage your dopamine, earn money, build decks, and navigate life's challenges in this psychological life-simulation roguelike. Every choice shapes your story as you struggle to survive your own mind. A solo-developed project crafted over two years.

IndieWindowsby Ctrl+Art
Dopamine rogue — Steam game cover

Players who liked Dopamine rogue also play

Steam players who put hours into Dopamine rogue 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. INFERIUS

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Dopamine rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Dopamine rogue.

    A blend of Dante’s Inferno and Lovecraftian horror. A first-person roguelike deckbuilder using the Major Arcana Tarot Cards to strategize against the horrors lurking in the darkness. Build the perfect deck, challenge each ruler of the 9 levels of hell, die often... and repeat.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. First Age

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Dopamine rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    A turn-based strategy card game set in the Neolithic Age. Sacrifice villagers, tame mammoths, and build powerful card synergies to lead your tribe through the threat of the Dark Ages. Will your people stand the test of time?

    StrategySimulationRPGSteam ↗
  3. Soulblaze

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Dopamine rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Dopamine rogue.

    Catch Animons and roll some dice in this cute creature-collecting roguelite! Build your team, train them well, and fight your way through several regions. Can you defeat all bosses?

    2026StrategyIndieRPG12.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Chaos Coin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Dopamine rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Your coins are your actions in this roguelike coinbuilder. Plan your turns to shove, evade, and attack your foes in tactical lane-based combat. Upgrade coins with new faces unique to every character to build complex combos. The forces of Chaos are coming…so use your heads (and tails)!

    2026RPGSteam ↗
  5. Insider Trading

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Dopamine rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Dopamine rogue.

    Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Synergize perks, manipulate stock prices, and trade wisely or risk pricing yourself out.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual10.31 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Whimel Academy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Dopamine rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Dopamine rogue.

    Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!

    2025IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Dopamine rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Dopamine rogue.

    Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.

    2025SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Katanaut

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Dopamine rogue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Dopamine rogue.

    Katanaut is a fast-paced, Metroidvania-inspired action roguelite blending fluid combat and cosmic horror. Slash, dodge, and wield powerful abilities as you battle through a station sprawling with twisted, once-human horrors. Adapt, survive, and descend into the shadows to uncover dark secrets.

    2025ActionSportsIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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 Dopamine rogue.

    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 Dopamine rogue.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Dopamine rogue.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dopamine rogue

What games are most similar to Dopamine rogue?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dopamine rogue are INFERIUS, First Age, Soulblaze.
Who developed Dopamine rogue?
Dopamine rogue was developed by Ctrl+Art.

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 Dopamine rogue.

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