Games like Bazaar
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Bazaar for fans of strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Bazaar also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from Temple Gates Games. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About Bazaar: Fly on a magic carpet through the mystical land of Bazaar, collecting exotic trinkets for your journey! Beware dart traps, sea cobras, and hungry crocs that lurk around corners. Vandal monkeys have stolen relics from the guardian of the labyrinth - will you recover them in time or be trapped forever?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bazaar at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Bazaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bazaar.
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 Bazaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bazaar.
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 ~70% under Bazaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bazaar.
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 Bazaar on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bazaar.
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 Bazaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bazaar.
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 Bazaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bazaar.
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 Bazaar on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Bazaar.
"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.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bazaar.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Bazaar.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
More from Temple Gates Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Temple Gates Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Race for the Galaxy
WHY THIS
Another title from Temple Gates Games, the studio behind Bazaar. Shares Strategy with Bazaar.
Explore, Settle, Develop, Trade, Consume, or Produce? Which do you need most? Which of Earth's former colonies will be most successful at settling the galaxy, now that JumpDrive exists? Who will discover the secrets of the mysteriously vanished Alien Overlords? Your goal: to build the most prosperous and powerful space empire!
Shards of Infinity
WHY THIS
Another title from Temple Gates Games, the studio behind Bazaar. Shares Strategy with Bazaar.
Shards of Infinity is the follow-up to the award winning deckbuilding game, Ascension. Build your armies by recruiting allies and champions from four unique factions. Launch surprise attacks on your foes by instantly deploying mercenaries. Unlock limitless power by mastering the Shard of Infinity.
Roll for the Galaxy
WHY THIS
Another title from Temple Gates Games, the studio behind Bazaar. Shares Strategy with Bazaar.
Roll for the Galaxy is a dice game of building space empires for 2-5 players. Your dice represent your populace, whom you direct to develop new technologies, settle worlds, and ship goods. The player who best manages their workers and builds the most prosperous empire wins!
Ascension VR
WHY THIS
Another title from Temple Gates Games, the studio behind Bazaar. Shares Strategy and Indie with Bazaar.
Now updated with the War of Shadows expansion and support for motion controls! Come try out the expansion with the devs, Tuesday nights at 8pm Pacific. Ascension VR is the first deckbuilding Virtual Reality experience.
Dominion
WHY THIS
Another title from Temple Gates Games, the studio behind Bazaar. Shares Strategy with Bazaar.
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
Frequently asked about Bazaar
- How much does Bazaar cost?
- Bazaar is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed Bazaar?
- Bazaar was developed by Temple Gates 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 Bazaar.
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