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Games like PETRIVORE

If PETRIVORE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sludgineers, Decrypting Life and Bottle Flip Inc — 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 PETRIVORE: An incremental game that grow a speck into a huge, mutant beast. Pop food in a petri dish, feed your pet, and choose mutations that visibly changes its body. Each play is an evolution into a different pet.

2026IndieCasualWindowsby Tiny Badger
PETRIVORE — Steam game cover

Players who liked PETRIVORE also play

Steam players who put hours into PETRIVORE 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. Sludgineers

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for PETRIVORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with PETRIVORE.

    Clean, mine and refine pollution in this active incremental game. Cruise through the countryside earning cash and resources, build a refinery, process materials, upgrade equipment, unlock new areas and complete quests.

    2026SimulationCasual5.59 USDSteam ↗
  2. Decrypting Life

    WHY THIS

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

    Decrypting Life is a short, nostalgic incremental game where you restore corrupted files to uncover a story from the 2000s

    2026StrategySimulationCasualSteam ↗
  3. Bottle Flip Inc

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for PETRIVORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with PETRIVORE.

    An incremental game about flipping bottles, unlocking and upgrading unique abilities, and turning simple bottle flips into increasingly satisfying moments.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Sea and Sundry

    WHY THIS

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

    Sea and Sundry is a short incremental game about an otter and the sea. Catch clams, scallops, and urchins before they slip away, then crack them open for the tasty morsels. Adapt each night for quicker hands, a sharper eye, or a heavier rock. Forage farther each day, all the way to the abyss.

    SimulationSteam ↗
  5. Hole Is Mine

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for PETRIVORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with PETRIVORE.

    Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying a divine Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'Ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'Ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken!

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Garbage Growth

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for PETRIVORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with PETRIVORE.

    Garbage Growth is a short incremental trash game about collecting people's trash, bananas and even babies, to make money and pollute the world even more. Hire rats, grow your pollution, and make everything worse!

    2026IndieSimulationCasual4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bills Must Be Paid

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for PETRIVORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with PETRIVORE.

    You're broke, smash piggy banks, bills must be paid. A short active incremental game. Get money, upgrade, and get debt free!

    2026ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Piñata Go Boom

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for PETRIVORE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with PETRIVORE.

    A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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. Shares Indie and Casual with PETRIVORE.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Indie with PETRIVORE.

    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 with PETRIVORE.

    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. 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 Casual with PETRIVORE.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. 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 PETRIVORE.

    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 ↗
  8. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about PETRIVORE

What games are most similar to PETRIVORE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PETRIVORE are Sludgineers, Decrypting Life, Bottle Flip Inc.
Who developed PETRIVORE?
PETRIVORE was developed by Tiny Badger.

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 PETRIVORE.

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