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Games like Tidal Break

If Tidal Break is your kind of game, the closest matches are Black Flower, Wildframe : A Creature Scrapbook and Buzzopolis: Hive Incremental — 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 Tidal Break: A discovery puzzle roguelite. Combine elemental fish to unlock new elements and uncover the first secrets of an abandoned island before the tide resets everything.

2026StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationCasual8.99 USDWindowsby Chad Tarbutton
Tidal Break — Steam game cover

Players who liked Tidal Break also play

Steam players who put hours into Tidal Break 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. Black Flower

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Tidal Break fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tidal Break.

    In this strategic roguelike survival game, knowledge is your true progression. Grow flowers, gather resources, and use clever combinations of tools, devices, charms and weather to make the Black Flower bloom.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Wildframe : A Creature Scrapbook

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Tidal Break fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tidal Break.

    A cosy wildlife photography game set in a world of fantastic creatures. Observe, wait for the perfect moment, and photograph them all. Fill and customize your scrapbook at your own pace, and complete the collection your grandfather never could.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Buzzopolis: Hive Incremental

    WHY THIS

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

    An incremental roguelite colony sim about bees, mutations, and controlled chaos. Experiment with management, crafting, research, and upgrades. When mutations spiral out of control — collapse the hive, keep progress, and start fresh. Every run unlocks new strategies and a buzz of unpredictable fun.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Decklings

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Tidal Break fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tidal Break.

    Tame magical creatures called Decklings and lead them into challenging battles in this survival deck-building card game. Explore wild biomes, gather resources, and craft to build your base as you shape your path to become the Deckling Champion.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. Last Room

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Tidal Break fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tidal Break.

    Dive into a world of puzzles, medieval mysteries, and strategic challenges. Navigate, solve, and leap your way through a thrilling adventure.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 挂机手游模拟器

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Tidal Break fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tidal Break.

    Idle farming for treasures, summoning heroes, collecting compendiums, crafting equipment, unlocking formations, researching technologies, sweeping maps, and competing for resources!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Tavern of Gods

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Tidal Break fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tidal Break.

    "Tavern of Gods" is a roguelite auto battle game. Players collect hero skills, followers, and equipment to form various builds to fight with random monsters. Unlock new heros, follower traits and equipment suits, then you can experience more different builds next time.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. CiniCross

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Tidal Break fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tidal Break.

    CiniCross is a dark fantasy roguelite where nonogram puzzles meet dungeon crawling. Solve increasingly complex puzzles, choose your path through a branching dungeon, and bend the rules using powerful artifacts. Each room is a puzzle. Each boss, a deadly challenge.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tidal Break at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Tidal Break on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tidal Break.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Tidal Break on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Tidal Break.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Tidal Break on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tidal Break.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Tidal Break on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Tidal Break.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Tidal Break on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tidal Break.

    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 ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Tidal Break on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Tidal Break.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Tidal Break on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tidal Break.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Tidal Break on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Tidal Break.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 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 and Casual with Tidal Break.

    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. Shares Adventure with Tidal Break.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tidal Break.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tidal Break.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Tidal Break.

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

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

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tidal Break.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Tidal Break

How much does Tidal Break cost?
Tidal Break is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Tidal Break?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tidal Break are Black Flower, Wildframe : A Creature Scrapbook, Buzzopolis: Hive Incremental.
Who developed Tidal Break?
Tidal Break was developed by Chad Tarbutton and published by FossilHog.

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 Tidal Break.

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