Games like The Anomaly Department
If The Anomaly Department is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cluemates, Fatal Train and Rude Supermarket Simulator — 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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Cluemates
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
A co-op puzzle game where you and your friends explore maps, search for clues, and try to crack a hidden color sequence. Half the clues are fake. All of your friends will be wrong. Good luck.
Fatal Train
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.
Murder on the train? It doesn't matter, it's no longer our concern! Ladies and gentlemen, don't worry, we have four detectives who can handle this! After all, there's nothing complicated about murder investigations, right?
Rude Supermarket Simulator
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Anomaly Department.
Running the store is your job. Listening to the customers is your punishment. Rude Supermarket Simulator is a first-person supermarket management game for 1–4 players.
SimulationSteam ↗DEVIL'S WAY: BOHEMIAN
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.
DEVIL'S WAY: BOHEMIAN is the sequel to the DEVIL'S WAY series, set in a sinister dystopia. It's back with various mini-games and longer playtime.
DEVIL'S WAY
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.
A horror game that tests your wits, courage and dark sense of humor. Solve puzzles to survive in a world full of dark secrets, but beware - there could be something waiting around every corner!
Rat Hunt
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.
A chaotic multiplayer party game: a swarm of tiny rats must outlast hungry hawks in a giant backyard. The twist? Moving gives you away, so freeze to vanish in the grass. Whisper to friends with proximity voice... if you dare. Get caught and you JOIN the hunt.
Keep Swimming
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
One or two Divers hunt up to six friends hiding among schools of fish in an underwater game of hide-and-seek. Copy the locals, stay fed and don’t give the hunters a clean shot. Just keep swimming...
Worst Class Ever
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Anomaly Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.
This is a fun 1-6 player asymmetric party game! Five player are mischievous troublemakers，hide among dozens of NPC students to sneak snacks, pass secret notes, and use phones secretly in class. One player acts as a strict teacher, track down all hidden troublemakers in the crowd.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Anomaly Department at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under The Anomaly Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Anomaly Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under The Anomaly Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under The Anomaly Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under The Anomaly Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Anomaly Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Anomaly Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under The Anomaly Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Anomaly Department.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Anomaly Department.
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.
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Frequently asked about The Anomaly Department
- Does The Anomaly Department work on Steam Deck?
- The Anomaly Department is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does The Anomaly Department cost?
- The Anomaly Department is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does The Anomaly Department have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The Anomaly Department supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to The Anomaly Department?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Anomaly Department are Cluemates, Fatal Train, Rude Supermarket Simulator.
- Who developed The Anomaly Department?
- The Anomaly Department was developed by Buder Games.
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