Games like Scratch Off!
Below are 19 hand-picked alternatives to Scratch Off! for fans of strategy, indie, simulation, 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 Scratch Off! 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, free-to-play picks, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Scratch Off!: Scratch cards meet roguelike. Build a deck, collect coins, and scratch your way to rent. Every run is different. Every scratch matters.

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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Rejected Draft
Top pick for Scratch Off! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scratch Off!.
You are a flawed doodle that was thrown in the trash. Battle rival sketches, absorb their powers, and seek your ultimate revenge. Watch numbers soar in this second-screen idle battler. Massive skill tree and randomized prestige mechanic means every journey is distinct.
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Insider Trading
Second-strongest match for Scratch Off! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scratch Off!.
Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Synergize perks, manipulate stock prices, and trade wisely or risk pricing yourself out.
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SlotsNStocks
Third-strongest match for Scratch Off! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scratch Off!.
Rig the market in this deckbuilding slot machine roguelike. Draft hundreds of bearish and bullish symbols into your trading machine, collect powerful relics, and manipulate the odds to hit grueling weekly margin calls and avoid going bust.
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Luck be a Landlord
Ranked #4 for Scratch Off! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scratch Off!.
Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.
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Neon Village
Ranked #5 for Scratch Off! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scratch Off!.
This game is a fusion of a "roguelike deck-builder" and "match-3 puzzle". Collect unique residents to create explosive synergies and develop a village glittering with neon!
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Dwarf Eats Mountain
Ranked #6 for Scratch Off! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scratch Off!.
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
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Cultist Simulator
Ranked #7 for Scratch Off! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Scratch Off!.
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
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Balatro
Ranked #8 for Scratch Off! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scratch Off!.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Scratch Off!.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Scratch Off!.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Scratch Off!.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Scratch Off!.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Scratch Off!.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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The Looker
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Scratch Off!.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Scratch Off!.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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Luck be a Landlord
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scratch Off!.
Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.
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Cultist Simulator
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Scratch Off!.
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
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Balatro
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scratch Off!.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Frequently asked about Scratch Off!
- What games are most similar to Scratch Off!?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Scratch Off! are Rejected Draft, Insider Trading, SlotsNStocks.
- Who developed Scratch Off!?
- Scratch Off! was developed by Juice Store Studios.
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 Scratch Off!.
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