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Games like SCAMMER '99

If SCAMMER '99 is your kind of game, the closest matches are WinHack 95, The American Dream: Past Due and Mobsteria: Rise — 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 SCAMMER '99: Experience the wild internet of 1999: buy darknet databases, validate stolen cards, manage risk, gamble dirty money, and upgrade your hardware. Earn enough to vanish forever. A Windows 98‑style scammer sim.

2026StrategyIndieSimulation1.99 USDWindowsby Kooperativ
SCAMMER '99 — Steam game cover

Players who liked SCAMMER '99 also play

Steam players who put hours into SCAMMER '99 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. WinHack 95

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for SCAMMER '99 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    Build a malware empire from a 90s PC. Code viruses, automate systems, take darknet contracts and also deploy them. Generate endless income to fund a shadow organization’s classified research in this hacker idle-clicker.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The American Dream: Past Due

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for SCAMMER '99 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with SCAMMER '99.

    The American Dream: Past Due is a realistic choice-driven sim. Play as a suddenly laid-off middle-aged man keeping up appearances. Balance family finances and emotions while facing mounting bills... Can you get your life back on track before your family falls apart?

    2026StrategySimulationSteam ↗
  3. Mobsteria: Rise

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for SCAMMER '99 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    Start with empty pockets and a pickpocket's nerve. Build a criminal empire one racket at a time in this atmospheric pixel-art idle game. Train your skills, run your crew, manage the heat - and when the law closes in, burn it all down and rise again, stronger.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  4. EchoLink: Recursion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for SCAMMER '99 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    EchoLink: Recursion is an active incremental hacking simulation spanning 1990s dial-up to 2150s megacities. Hack through time by infiltrating networks, building proxy chains, and automating routines. Every reset reboots you with exponential upgrades. Grow a skill tree and rewrite history.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.29 USDSteam ↗
  5. Writer Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for SCAMMER '99 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    Become a bestselling author in Writer Tycoon! Write books, grow your fanbase, and dominate the publishing industry. Track sales, manage multiple books at once, and adapt to trends. Will you create literary masterpieces or chase quick cash? Become a bestselling author and leave your mark!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. Planet Flipper

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for SCAMMER '99 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with SCAMMER '99.

    Buy, sell and trade planets in the fast paced market. Start with flipping, and move onto other asset classes and investments as you grow your wealth. Aim for the top and rule this universe.

    StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  7. UFO98

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for SCAMMER '99 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    Defy the government, leak top-secret alien telemetry, and wake up the world… inside an isolated Win98 workstation.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Landlord Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for SCAMMER '99 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with SCAMMER '99.

    You’re buying your first apartment and stepping into the world of real estate. Buy properties, rent them out, take care of your tenants, and keep your apartments in good condition. Be careful who you let move in, build your empire, watch the market, and become the most successful property owner.

    2026StrategySimulationCasual12.59 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SCAMMER '99 at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCAMMER '99 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    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. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCAMMER '99 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with SCAMMER '99.

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

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCAMMER '99 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with SCAMMER '99.

    "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 ↗
  4. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCAMMER '99 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCAMMER '99 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with SCAMMER '99.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCAMMER '99 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCAMMER '99 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCAMMER '99 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SCAMMER '99.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with SCAMMER '99.

    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 ↗
  3. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with SCAMMER '99.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with SCAMMER '99.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with SCAMMER '99.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with SCAMMER '99.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SCAMMER '99

How much does SCAMMER '99 cost?
SCAMMER '99 is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to SCAMMER '99?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SCAMMER '99 are WinHack 95, The American Dream: Past Due, Mobsteria: Rise.
Who developed SCAMMER '99?
SCAMMER '99 was developed by Kooperativ.

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 SCAMMER '99.

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