Games like The Carcass
Below are 18 hand-picked alternatives to The Carcass for fans of strategy, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Carcass also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, more from Ahmet Babagil, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Carcass: A typing-driven Lovecraftian colony sim. You wake inside the corpse of a dead god, adrift in space. Carve a roguelike colony from procedurally generated anatomy — negotiate with rival alien factions, evolve occult mutations, find your ending. The carcass remembers.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Alcyone: The Last City
Top pick for The Carcass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Carcass.
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
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Scarlet Hollow
Second-strongest match for The Carcass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Carcass.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Cultist Simulator
Third-strongest match for The Carcass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with The Carcass.
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
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Gamedec - Definitive Edition
Ranked #4 for The Carcass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Carcass.
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
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Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Ranked #5 for The Carcass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Carcass.
Build, scavenge, craft, and perform occult rituals to survive in a demon-infested, post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?
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The Last Spell
Ranked #6 for The Carcass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Carcass.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
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More from Ahmet Babagil
Other recommendable Steam games by Ahmet Babagil, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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Easy Bubbles
Another title from Ahmet Babagil, the studio behind The Carcass. Shares Indie with The Carcass.
Easy Bubbles is a relaxing aquarium simulation filled with cute sea creatures. Manage your aquarium with click and idle mechanics, collect resources and have a pleasant experience in the colorful and peaceful underworld.
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Pixel Empires
Another title from Ahmet Babagil, the studio behind The Carcass. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Carcass.
An idle tower defense in a pixel fantasy kingdom. Your village builds itself. Your army fights on its own — but the bow is yours to draw whenever the night gets loud. Sleep through the siege, or pick up the arrow. The night is long. The bow is yours.
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Aviarium
Another title from Ahmet Babagil, the studio behind The Carcass. Shares Indie with The Carcass.
Aviarium is a relaxing sky sanctuary simulation filled with cute birds. Manage your floating aviary with click and idle mechanics, collect resources, and enjoy a pleasant experience in a colorful and peaceful world above the clouds.
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Amphibarium
Another title from Ahmet Babagil, the studio behind The Carcass. Shares Indie with The Carcass.
Relax and collect hundreds of unique frogs and salamanders in this cozy idle game. Watch tadpoles undergo metamorphosis in real-time, customize lush terrariums, and discover rare species. Let your vivarium thrive in the background while you work or study. Start your collection today!
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Lepidarium
Another title from Ahmet Babagil, the studio behind The Carcass. Shares Indie with The Carcass.
Relax and collect hundreds of unique butterflies and moths in this cozy idle game. Watch caterpillars transform from larva to chrysalis to winged beauty, customize lush greenhouses, and discover rare species from monarchs to atlas moths.
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Reptilarium
Another title from Ahmet Babagil, the studio behind The Carcass. Shares Indie with The Carcass.
Relax and collect hundreds of unique reptiles in this cozy idle game. Watch eggs hatch and babies grow in real-time, customize stunning terrariums, and discover rare species from geckos to chameleons.
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Molluscarium
Another title from Ahmet Babagil, the studio behind The Carcass. Shares Indie with The Carcass.
Relax and collect over 500 unique molluscs in this cozy idle game. Watch larvae grow into stunning adults in real-time, customize vibrant aquatic habitats across 9 themed packs, and discover rare species from garden snails to deep-sea cephalopods.
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Dinosaurium
Another title from Ahmet Babagil, the studio behind The Carcass. Shares Indie with The Carcass.
Relax and collect over 500 unique dinosaurs in this cozy idle game. Watch hatchlings grow into towering giants in real-time, customize prehistoric habitats across 9 themed packs, and discover rare species from tiny raptors to mighty sauropods.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Scarlet Hollow
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Carcass.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Cultist Simulator
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with The Carcass.
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
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Gamedec - Definitive Edition
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Carcass.
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
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The Last Spell
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Carcass.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Frequently asked about The Carcass
- What games are most similar to The Carcass?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Carcass are Alcyone: The Last City, Scarlet Hollow, Cultist Simulator.
- Who developed The Carcass?
- The Carcass was developed by Ahmet Babagil.
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