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Games like Project V

If Project V is your kind of game, the closest matches are Game About Botting in an MMORPG, The Last Good Boy and Aleef: Desktop Pet Collector — 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 Project V: > Die. Inherit. Evolve. Fight through dungeons, craft gear, brew potions, and collect relics — then die, pass your DNA to the next generation, and push deeper. Something is watching. Every death makes your bloodline stronger — but who benefits? An idle incremental RPG with a dark secret.

2026StrategyIndieSimulationRPGWindows · macOS · Linuxby Jabran
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Steam players who put hours into Project V 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. Game About Botting in an MMORPG

    WHY THIS

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

    Idle Incremental MMORPG Simulator where you start grinding manually, then gradually unlock Bot Modules until the game plays itself. Setup combat behavior and farming routes to find the most optimal configuration.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. The Last Good Boy

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Project V fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project V.

    A Cozy idle RPG inspired by my real-life dog called Ramon, the goodest boy in the world. Gather, craft, unlock new lands, enchant your gear, and battle monsters on a quest to find out where all the other good boys have gone.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Aleef: Desktop Pet Collector

    WHY THIS

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

    Work, browse, or play other games while hatching eggs in the background! Collect 300+ pets with various stats, unlock powerful upgrades, and build your battle team.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  4. Idlepunk - Ghost Link

    WHY THIS

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

    Set in the cyberpunk corpo-state of NewHaven, IDLEPUNK is a story-driven idle management RPG. Recruit and equip a crew of operatives, take on contracts across a hostile city, build your reputation, and uncover the stories behind the people working for you.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  5. Idle Keep

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Project V fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Project V.

    Wyverns have stolen the Kingdom's Light! Rebuild the Keep, grow stronger and gear up to defeat the Wyvern Queen and restore magic to the Kingdom.

    2026IndieRPGCasual4.24 USDSteam ↗
  6. Hold The Gates

    WHY THIS

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

    Build by day, hold the line by night. A pixel-art roguelite where you raise a village, recruit heroes, and watch your formation hold or break against waves of monsters in real-time auto-combat. How long can you hold the gates?

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Snap the Cat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Project V fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project V.

    An incremental game about taking photos of cats. Upgrade your account, unlock new cats, and take photos of them so everyone on the planet will follow you!

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗
  8. HeroInc

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Project V fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Project V.

    Can you evolve from a street thug into a savior? Manage your time and stats in this tactical Auto-Battler. Clear threats to stop the rising Fear before the city collapses. Build your hero, decide your fate.

    2026StrategySimulationRPGSteam ↗

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 Project V.

    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 Project V.

    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. 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 Project V.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Project V.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Project V

What games are most similar to Project V?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project V are Game About Botting in an MMORPG, The Last Good Boy, Aleef: Desktop Pet Collector.
Who developed Project V?
Project V was developed by Jabran.

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 Project V.

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