Games like Lonely Dung Beetle
If Lonely Dung Beetle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stay: Your Forever Pet!, The Grotto Index and Twigs and Firewood — 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 Lonely Dung Beetle: A cozy isometric little game where a lonely dung beetle rolls, collects, and grows one little world at a time. Roll your dung ball across peaceful meadows, gather everything nature leaves behind.
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Steam players who put hours into Lonely Dung Beetle 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.
Stay: Your Forever Pet!
WHY THIS
Top pick for Lonely Dung Beetle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Dung Beetle.
A cozy pet sim where you raise Ember, your magical fox-like companion. Bring her home, care for her, and venture into the Otherlands together -- deepening your bond one adventure at a time.
The Grotto Index
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Lonely Dung Beetle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Lonely Dung Beetle.
A cozy nonogram (picross) adventure. Descend a living dungeon and fill a naturalist's journal one picture-logic puzzle at a time. 100 hand-crafted specimens across 10 floors. No fail states, no guessing: every puzzle is solvable by pure logic. Just you, a lantern, and quiet discovery.
Twigs and Firewood
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Lonely Dung Beetle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Dung Beetle.
A cozy first-person woodland game. Wander autumn glades gathering twigs and firewood, tend a crackling campfire, cook hearty meals, and travel between peaceful areas — buying tools, comforts and campsites to make each spot your own. No pressure, no fail states: just gentle days by the fire.
Marimomo
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Lonely Dung Beetle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Dung Beetle.
Virtual pets, WITHOUT the responsibility! Collect cute marimo moss balls and care for them on your schedule. They will always stay alive for you! Switch to Desktop Pet Mode and your Momos will keep you company on any digital space (including livestreams!) There’s a multitude of moss to amass!
Take Your Sweet Time
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Lonely Dung Beetle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Dung Beetle.
A cozy idle desktop companion about a little bear and his tiny island home. Watch him tend bees, collect honey, and take well-earned naps while you work or relax. Unlock outfits, decorate his island, and enjoy changing weather, seasons, and little moments of everyday life.
Sweet Street
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Lonely Dung Beetle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Dung Beetle.
A quiet Edwardian front garden, and whoever calls at it. Put things out, learn what each animal likes, and wait. Cats come over the fence, the year turns in fortnights, and nothing is ever lost. The garden carries on while you are away.
My Desktop Cat
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Lonely Dung Beetle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Dung Beetle.
Bring a cozy animated cat to your Windows desktop. Care for your companion, play with toys, decorate every screen, unlock new cats and achievements, and play mini games while normal apps stay unobstructed.
Leafy Corner
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Lonely Dung Beetle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Dung Beetle.
Run a cute little plant shop in this cozy and relaxing game. Grow, sell, and care for a variety of real-life plants, help customers find their dream plants, complete orders, and customize your cozy shop just the way you like!
Free alternatives
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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 Lonely Dung Beetle.
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.
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 Lonely Dung Beetle.
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 Indie and Simulation with Lonely Dung Beetle.
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?
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 Lonely Dung Beetle.
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 with Lonely Dung Beetle.
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 Lonely Dung Beetle.
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 Casual with Lonely Dung Beetle.
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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More from Oba Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Oba Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hakan's War Manager
WHY THIS
Another title from Oba Games, the studio behind Lonely Dung Beetle. Shares Simulation with Lonely Dung Beetle.
Manage your commanders like a sports team. Scout & train your commanders, set tactics, and outsmart rivals to become champion of the War League. It's like Football Manager, but with armies!
League Of Tacticians: Path of Tarkan
WHY THIS
Another title from Oba Games, the studio behind Lonely Dung Beetle.
League of Tacticians is a turn-based tactical strategy game set in a medieval world. Inspired by Arco and Door Kickers, you control a squad during battle matches to help your team win the War League season.
Dating App Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from Oba Games, the studio behind Lonely Dung Beetle. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Dung Beetle.
Dating App Simulator is a quirky little game about matching with people, talking to them, and trying to make them fall for you. You can date anyone you like; men, women, or both.
Medieval Decklords
WHY THIS
Another title from Oba Games, the studio behind Lonely Dung Beetle. Shares Simulation and Casual with Lonely Dung Beetle.
Medieval Decklords is a medieval-themed roguelike card game with a three card poker system. Outsmart opponents in duels, and upgrade your deck. Rise through the ranks to become the ultimate Decklord.
Frequently asked about Lonely Dung Beetle
- What games are most similar to Lonely Dung Beetle?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lonely Dung Beetle are Stay: Your Forever Pet!, The Grotto Index, Twigs and Firewood.
- Who developed Lonely Dung Beetle?
- Lonely Dung Beetle was developed by Oba Games.
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