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Games like Homo Sovieticus

If Homo Sovieticus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Drunken Hog: Dystopian Pub & Brewing Simulator, Brain Bomb and Sender Unknown — 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 Homo Sovieticus: Homo Sovieticus is a short, indie psychological horror that tells a story of a secret Soviet experiment that you are now a part of. Will you be strong enough not to break and let yourself slip into madness?

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Homo Sovieticus — Steam game cover

Players who liked Homo Sovieticus also play

Steam players who put hours into Homo Sovieticus 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. Drunken Hog: Dystopian Pub & Brewing Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Homo Sovieticus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Homo Sovieticus.

    Run your own pub in this atmospheric and story-rich job simulator. Featuring a full brewing pipeline, dynamic NPCs, side quests, bar upgrades and expansions, branching dialogue, a freely explorable city, and a deep narrative set in dystopian Napolis City.

    2026IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Brain Bomb

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Homo Sovieticus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Homo Sovieticus.

    Concepts are bombs. Association is death. An cult-like anti-utopian psychological horror puzzle game. The subject has a concept bomb implanted in brain. If a subject thinks of the [Trigger Word], their head detonates. You, as the "cognitive bomb defuser", dismantling the deadly "brain bomb".

    IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Sender Unknown

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Homo Sovieticus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Homo Sovieticus.

    Work the night shift in an underground sorting facility. Weigh packages, compare their contents, and meet your quota by 6 AM. But beware, some packages hide dark secrets. Identify bad batches, earn cash, and survive the night in this tense PSX-style horror job simulator.

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Planet Scanner

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Homo Sovieticus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Homo Sovieticus.

    Scan the stars and claim planets for your corporate masters! In Planet Scanner, you will discover unique new worlds, decode transmissions, and upload data all in the name of keeping your job. But what happens if you gaze too long in the void?

    2024IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Psychiatrist Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Homo Sovieticus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Homo Sovieticus.

    Have you ever wanted to be a psychiatrist? Now you can! Be a shrink for 14 days. Meet 14 patients with unique story of their lives. Diagnosis, treatment, chosen dialogues have impact on history of patients. The choice is yours.

    2018IndieSimulationCasual0.67 USDSteam ↗
  6. Precious Feather

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Homo Sovieticus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Homo Sovieticus.

    Hunt, feed, sleep, and repeat. Find the perfect feather. Keep husband happy. Pay rent!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. Cruelty Squad

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Homo Sovieticus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Homo Sovieticus.

    An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

    2021ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 夜班护士模拟器

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Homo Sovieticus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Homo Sovieticus.

    nurse simulator

    2026IndieSimulationRPGSteam ↗

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 with Homo Sovieticus.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Homo Sovieticus

What games are most similar to Homo Sovieticus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Homo Sovieticus are Drunken Hog: Dystopian Pub & Brewing Simulator, Brain Bomb, Sender Unknown.
Who developed Homo Sovieticus?
Homo Sovieticus was developed by Games not quite right.

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 Homo Sovieticus.

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