Games like Paths Not Penned
If Paths Not Penned is your kind of game, the closest matches are Magic Ball Breaker, Rogue’s Dark Descent and Don't Go Unarmed — 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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Magic Ball Breaker
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Top pick for Paths Not Penned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Paths Not Penned.
《Magic Ball Breaker》is a strategic game that combines physics-based casual brick-breaking with 'Inventory Tetris' and 'Roguelite' elements. Form a contract with a spellbook claiming to be the Demon King, strategically pack magic into your limited inventory, and defeat your enemies!
Rogue’s Dark Descent
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Second-strongest match for Paths Not Penned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
Rogue’s Dark Descent is a traditional roguelike about exploring a dangerous, procedurally generated wilderness and the forgotten places beneath it. Fight, explore, meet survivors, uncover lost history, find powerful artifacts, and see how long your story lasts.
Don't Go Unarmed
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Third-strongest match for Paths Not Penned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
Don't Go Unarmed is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Combine upgrades, items and talents in new ways each run, to defeat all the different enemies you'll be facing throughout the forests, caves and beyond...
Lootstone
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Ranked #4 for Paths Not Penned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
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ZpellCatz
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Ranked #5 for Paths Not Penned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
Stranded on a cursed island, near death, you fight your way through dungeons full of loot to develop your cat hero's magical abilities. ZpellCatz is an action RPG with a dark campaign, exciting boss fights, hundreds of epic items and - of course - cats.
Lootbound
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Ranked #6 for Paths Not Penned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
Lootbound is a tactical roguelite with turn-based combat, loot management and D&D elements set in a dark fantasy world. Fight dangerous enemies, collect epic loot, recruit allies and lead them on a path of adventure.
Pathos
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Ranked #7 for Paths Not Penned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Pathos is a turn-based fantasy adventure inspired by retro dungeon crawlers. Experience deep, emergent gameplay with modern graphics, sound and a touch-first interface. Extensively customise your character and embark on epic procedurally generated campaigns.
Ouroboros Dungeon
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Ranked #8 for Paths Not Penned fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
All the pleasure from the 90's Action RPGs put into a quirky infinite procedural dungeon. Explore, find treasures, loot and clear hallways from enemies within.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Paths Not Penned at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~67% under Paths Not Penned on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~50% under Paths Not Penned on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
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
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Priced ~67% under Paths Not Penned on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paths Not Penned.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~67% under Paths Not Penned on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paths Not Penned.
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
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Priced ~67% under Paths Not Penned on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Paths Not Penned.
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!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~67% under Paths Not Penned on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Paths Not Penned on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Paths Not Penned.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
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?
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 Paths Not Penned.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Paths Not Penned.
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!
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
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.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
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.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Paths Not Penned.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Paths Not Penned.
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Frequently asked about Paths Not Penned
- How much does Paths Not Penned cost?
- Paths Not Penned is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Paths Not Penned?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paths Not Penned are Magic Ball Breaker, Rogue’s Dark Descent, Don't Go Unarmed.
- Who developed Paths Not Penned?
- Paths Not Penned was developed by SimRed.
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 Paths Not Penned.
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