Games like Sludge Department
If Sludge Department is your kind of game, the closest matches are Antim Yatra, Please, Watch The Artwork and Wall — 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 Sludge Department: A murky point-and-click puzzle game where a straightforward repair job gets stranger the deeper you go. Solve 2D and 3D puzzles, meet weird characters, and figure out what is happening below the sludge.
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Antim Yatra
WHY THIS
Top pick for Sludge Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
A journalist driven by family legacy set to explore the Belgharh station. While the whole world ages, the station remains trapped in 1940s, following a tragic derailment. Explore a perfectly preserved snapshot of the past, face the heavy atmosphere of a terminal stuck in time, and uncover the truth.
Please, Watch The Artwork
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Sludge Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
Night surveillance at the museum but the paintings are alive. Watch, listen and report all changes. A lonely clown roams the canvases. Deceptive. Weird. Melancholic. Relaxing? No jump scares or monsters, but the game can feel oppressive at times.
Wall
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Sludge Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
A short narrative adventure about friendship, loneliness, and staring at surfaces for meaning. Join your personal upright companion through an exploration into what it means to be Human, and what it means to be Wall.
RATSHAKER™
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Sludge Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?
The Warrior
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Sludge Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
A unique platforming experience where the protagonist, story, and mechanics are constantly changing. Take control of legendary warriors, giant worms, greedy kings, and lazy demons, each with their own purpose.
Discolored
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Sludge Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.
Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Sludge Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first-person point-and-click adventure inspired by Welsh mythology, focused on investigation, puzzles, and a dark, atmospheric mystery.
Girlfriend from Hell
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Ranked #8 for Sludge Department fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
Manage your strange romance with a demonic girlfriend and experience total chaos! Laugh, be surprised, and unravel absurd situations in this crazy comedic adventure game.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Sludge Department at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Sludge Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
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 Sludge Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
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 Sludge Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Sludge Department on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Sludge Department.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Sludge Department on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sludge Department.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Sludge Department on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Sludge Department.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Sludge Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Sludge Department.
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 Sludge Department on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
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?
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 and Casual with Sludge Department.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Sludge Department.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sludge Department.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Casual with Sludge Department.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Sludge Department.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sludge Department.
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.
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Frequently asked about Sludge Department
- How much does Sludge Department cost?
- Sludge Department is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Sludge Department?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sludge Department are Antim Yatra, Please, Watch The Artwork, Wall.
- Who developed Sludge Department?
- Sludge Department was developed by Simon Juhl and published by Lunch Money 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 Sludge Department.
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