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Games like Pollex

If Pollex is your kind of game, the closest matches are Augment Protocol, Daydream Drifters and Shark Dentist — 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 Pollex: Enter the pit. Bet your fingers. Survive the thumb war. Pollex is a first-person horror game set in an underground thumb war fight pit. You owe a debt you can’t pay. The only way out is through the ring ,where every match is played for keeps, and the house always takes a cut.

2026ActionWindowsby Kooky Studios
Pollex — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Pollex 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. Augment Protocol

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Pollex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Pollex.

    Enter a retro-futuristic nightmare of failed human augmentation. Fight relentless hordes, earn Bio-Credits, unlock quarantined facility sectors, and eradicate the grotesque experiments NeuraCorp left behind.

    ActionSteam ↗
  2. Daydream Drifters

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Pollex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Pollex.

    A roguelike stealth horror where dungeons, enemies, and items are all randomized. With shifting weather and timed events, hide from unique threats—or fight. Explore 3 seamlessly linked random dungeons and survive the daydream. And upon returning to reality, what will you find...?

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Shark Dentist

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Pollex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Shark Dentist is a unique horror roguelike where you play as a shark dentist. Your task is to treat the teeth of giant predators in a dark clinic while avoiding their deadly aggression. Balance tactics, luck, and limited resources to heal your patient without losing your own life.

    IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Dicempo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Pollex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Dicempo is a dice rogue-lite where you roll for combos, stack stupidly strong upgrades, answer phone calls, buy Pushcards, and try to beat the next deadline before everything gets out of hand.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. ARSONATE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Pollex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Pollex.

    Outwit the HOST in a death game where fire spreads with each flip of a card. Be the last to burn. Do you fear death?

    2026ActionStrategy2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Lucky Break

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Pollex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    In this roguelike deckbuilder you’re an addict. Deep in debt to the mob, a little drunk, and out of time. Just one more spin, and then you'll quit.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. Death In Your Dice

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Pollex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Roll the dice… or cities die. Learn lethal rules, twist outcomes, accept the cost. One bad throw calls the bombs. Win to delay death. Lose to become a murderer. Every choice reshapes your ending. Fate is loaded. Your turn is encoded?

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  8. Sluggernauts

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Pollex fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Pollex.

    Arcade roguelike baseball. Lead the Hickory Creek Squirrels, a small town minor league team and Earth's last hope. Take a randomized road trip and upgrade your team with powerful gear combinations. Hit, pitch, and field to beat otherworldly teams with unfair advantages.

    2027ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗

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.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Pollex

What games are most similar to Pollex?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pollex are Augment Protocol, Daydream Drifters, Shark Dentist.
Who developed Pollex?
Pollex was developed by Kooky 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 Pollex.

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