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Games like Close The Straits!

If Close The Straits! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cyndefense 2, Gnomed and Roadside Egg Stand — 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 Close The Straits!: You're an underpaid naval officer juggling a paranoid Supreme Leader's daily ship blacklists, President Orange's unhinged tweets, and ridiculous family's "non-negotiable" demands. Blow up the wrong tanker? Congratulations, you've started an international incident. Again.

2026ActionIndieSimulationCasual10.00 USDWindows · macOSby Soupbowl Entertainment
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Players who liked Close The Straits! also play

Steam players who put hours into Close The Straits! 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. Cyndefense 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Close The Straits! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Close The Straits!.

    Cyndefense 2 is a well crafted, hardcore, tower defense game. While there are easier modes for those who want casual game-play, the game will test your ability to manage your resources and rely on superb tower placement in order to be capable of beating harder maps.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  2. Gnomed

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Close The Straits! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Close The Straits!.

    Gnomed is a roguelite clicker base defence game where your humble home is the last line of defense. Hold out against 20 chaotic waves of enemies, unlock new abilities, and grow stronger each run!

    IndieAdventureCasualSteam ↗
  3. Roadside Egg Stand

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Close The Straits! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Close The Straits!.

    Bring the residents of Reine the freshest, finest eggs! Raise cute chickens, collect their eggs, and sell them at roadside egg stands scattered throughout the village. Decorate your egg stand, collect your daily earnings, restock with fresh eggs, and read the heartfelt letters from the villagers.

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSteam ↗
  4. Gangster Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Close The Straits! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Close The Straits!.

    At the beginning you click People to stun them to get their gold. You spend the gold to buy new new items and not just deal more damage. The more damage you deal, the more gold you gain. Your power will grow exponentially and you will become the best in the world!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Overwork Empire

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Close The Straits! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Close The Straits!.

    Manage, defend, exploit! As the boss, use cards to build, assign staff, and force overtime for profit in this sim/tower defense/card blend. Experience overtime culture from the boss view.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Peace, Death! 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Close The Straits! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Close The Straits!.

    Peace, Death! 2 is a midcore turn-based logic game where you send clients to Hell, Heaven, or Purgatory and help members of the Reapers Union as they work towards their great cause!

    2021IndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Save Our Queen

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Close The Straits! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Close The Straits!.

    A incremental clicker game where you defeat monsters and protect the Queen's Tower.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Hotdog Hustler

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Close The Straits! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Close The Straits!.

    🍖 Fry meat, stack buns, and serve sketchy customers fast. 💵 Set prices, upsell extras, or pocket shady bribes. 🕶️ Handle weirdos who want ketchup… or chaos. 📼 A gritty, lo-fi PS2-style hotdog sim with janky charm.

    2025IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Close The Straits! at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Close The Straits! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Close The Straits!.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Close The Straits! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Close The Straits!.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Close The Straits! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Close The Straits!.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Close The Straits! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Close The Straits!.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Close The Straits! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Close The Straits!.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Close The Straits! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Close The Straits!.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Close The Straits! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Close The Straits!.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~40% under Close The Straits! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Close The Straits!.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Close The Straits!.

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Close The Straits!.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Close The Straits!.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Close The Straits!.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Close The Straits!.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Simulation with Close The Straits!.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Close The Straits!.

    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 ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Close The Straits!.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Close The Straits!

How much does Close The Straits! cost?
Close The Straits! is listed on Steam at 10.00 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Close The Straits!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Close The Straits! are Cyndefense 2, Gnomed, Roadside Egg Stand.
Who developed Close The Straits!?
Close The Straits! was developed by Soupbowl Entertainment.

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 Close The Straits!.

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