Games like The Dope Game
If The Dope Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are Silicon Valley Investor, Nerd Shop Simulator and Hidden World 3 Top-Down 3D — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dark, grim and nostalgic. 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 The Dope Game: To escape the city of Starkham and start your new life, your friend Preston sets up a meeting with the local loanshark, Sweaty Mike. After foolishly borrowing $2,000, you embark on a timed mission to sell as many illicit substances as possible. Based on John E. Dell's 1984 classic game Drugwars.
Players who liked The Dope Game also play
Steam players who put hours into The Dope Game 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.
Silicon Valley Investor
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Dope Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Dope Game.
Silicon Valley Investor is a business simulation game. You will play as an investor who came to Silicon Valley alone. Through your unique perspective, you will improve your worth, experience different stories. you can choose your lifestyle at will, how will you spend your investment career?
Nerd Shop Simulator
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Dope Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Dope Game.
Run your own nerd shop in this retail simulation: order products, stock shelves, set prices, attract customers, unlock licenses and expand your store while managing the chaos of daily shop life.
Hidden World 3 Top-Down 3D
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Dope Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Find the objects that are hidden on the map.
Alcurist
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Dope Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Dope Game.
Lead Curist and a squad of superpowered citizens in this 2D Idle RPG. After a wizard’s betrayal, use tactical formations and knockback mechanics to protect your leader. Master ultimate skills and position-based passives to defeat the rogue mage. Available on PC and Android.
Table Battle Simulator: Prologue
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Dope Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with The Dope Game.
Assemble your own figure collection! Open surprise boxes, collect legendary warrior figures, and join tabletop battles against rivals in the city. Upgrade your warriors and become the owner of the strongest collection in town. A world full of strategy and excitement awaits you!
Table Battle Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with The Dope Game.
Ranked #7 for The Dope Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Dope Game.
Ready to build your own figure empire? Open surprise boxes, collect rare warriors, and manage your shop. Set up your table, master strategic tabletop battles, and become the city's ultimate collector!
Into Oblivion
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Dope Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Dope Game.
Into Oblivion is a drinking contest of ridiculous proportion. Mix, swap, and serve drinks against a variety of bots, or friends and strangers, in three different modes. Chip away at your opponents' precious health, liver, and drunkenness to win.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Dope Game at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under The Dope Game on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Dope Game.
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 The Dope Game on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Dope Game.
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 The Dope Game on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with The Dope Game.
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 The Dope Game on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Dope Game.
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 The Dope Game on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Dope Game.
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 The Dope Game on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Dope Game.
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 The Dope Game on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Dope Game.
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 The Dope Game on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Dope Game.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Dope Game.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Dope Game.
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 Simulation and Casual with The Dope Game.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with The Dope Game.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with The Dope Game.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Dope Game.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with The Dope Game.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Tenth&Hess Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Tenth&Hess Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
One Way To Die
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with The Dope Game.
Another title from Tenth&Hess Games, the studio behind The Dope Game. Shares Adventure with The Dope Game.
After waking from a terrifying dream of your own untimely death, you attempt to make your way to the Finnigan Brothers' Fun Park for its last day then back home again. It's like playing Russian roulette with five chambers loaded, but more frustrating.
Raise Your Own Clone
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with The Dope Game.
Another title from Tenth&Hess Games, the studio behind The Dope Game. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Dope Game.
You are about to uncover four twisted tales of misadventure surrounding people connected, in some way, by the late Dr. Cyrus Stansfield's cloning machine. Within these stories you must face the ethical dilemmas and possible fortune while guiding each character to their own end.
Into Oblivion
WHY THIS
Another title from Tenth&Hess Games, the studio behind The Dope Game. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Dope Game.
Into Oblivion is a drinking contest of ridiculous proportion. Mix, swap, and serve drinks against a variety of bots, or friends and strangers, in three different modes. Chip away at your opponents' precious health, liver, and drunkenness to win.
Frequently asked about The Dope Game
- How much does The Dope Game cost?
- The Dope Game is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Dope Game?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Dope Game are Silicon Valley Investor, Nerd Shop Simulator, Hidden World 3 Top-Down 3D.
- Who developed The Dope Game?
- The Dope Game was developed by Tenth&Hess Games and published by CoaguCo Industries.
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