Games like Gene Jackpot
If Gene Jackpot is your kind of game, the closest matches are SignalLost, ON&OFF and Kingdom of Ashes - Fallen Era — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Gene Jackpot: A roguelike deckbuilder where you gamble with your own genes. Every card played mutates your body. Every defeat triggers unpredictable mutations. Become a different monster every run. Losing has never been this fun.
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SignalLost
WHY THIS
Top pick for Gene Jackpot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gene Jackpot.
A cyberpunk deckbuilding roguelike in 2187. Your soul crosses over into ECHO, an intelligent prototype. Unlock VOLT, GHOST, and TANK; build with 300+ cards, 85 augments, and 12 evolution routes; climb the Genesis Tower; uncover hidden encounters, an extra final route, and five endings.
ON&OFF
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Gene Jackpot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gene Jackpot.
ON&OFF is a turn-based strategy game where you manipulate pieces on a grid to trigger explosive chain reactions. Toggle pieces ON to attack, defend, and heal. Read the enemy's telegraphed intents, unleash powerful skills, and master the board to survive!
Kingdom of Ashes - Fallen Era
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Gene Jackpot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gene Jackpot.
A single-player roguelike deck-builder set in a fallen kingdom. Draft cards, chain elemental resonances, fight through procedural maps of battles, shrines, and bosses. Spend Ash at the Forge for permanent upgrades. Eight heroes, brutal Ascension tiers.
AI Apocalypse
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Gene Jackpot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gene Jackpot.
A cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder. Fight the AI apocalypse with melee, magic, or rifle — 3 weapon classes, 9 build paths, 120+ cards. Every run is a new tactical puzzle of stance, distance, and deck synergy.
Alegraz
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Gene Jackpot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gene Jackpot.
In this card game, you are the creator of your own deck. Alegraz is a roguelite strategy card game where you personally shape your cards in every run. Each run progresses with a deck built entirely from scratch, driven by the choices you make along the way.
HOLOFLEET
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Gene Jackpot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gene Jackpot.
Battleship evolved into a holographic deckbuilder. Command 9 ship classes, play attack cards on an energy economy, level persistent commanders, and survive the roguelike Expedition. Find the fleet. Sink it.
Capesong
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Gene Jackpot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Gene Jackpot.
A plan-and-clash strategy game for buildcrafters and matchup theorists. Create original superheroes and send them into simultaneous turn-based combat where the right read can be the difference between life and death.
StrategySteam ↗Dynasty Basketball Manager
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Gene Jackpot fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Gene Jackpot.
A basketball manager game without the fuss. Your players are your deck. A unique blend of sports management, roguelikes, and deckbuilders: draft, trade, and upgrade cards, choose perks, and play thrilling card battles instead of watching simulations. Create a dynasty from any team!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gene Jackpot at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Gene Jackpot on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Gene Jackpot on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
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
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Priced ~70% under Gene Jackpot on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Gene Jackpot on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Gene Jackpot.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Gene Jackpot on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Gene Jackpot on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Gene Jackpot on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
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 Gene Jackpot.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
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.
Steam Engine Simulator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gene Jackpot.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
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Frequently asked about Gene Jackpot
- How much does Gene Jackpot cost?
- Gene Jackpot is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Gene Jackpot?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gene Jackpot are SignalLost, ON&OFF, Kingdom of Ashes - Fallen Era.
- Who developed Gene Jackpot?
- Gene Jackpot was developed by Yes Games.
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 Gene Jackpot.
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