Games like PhDing in the UK
If PhDing in the UK is your kind of game, the closest matches are Diary of a Stoner, Insignis and The Last Craftsman — 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 PhDing in the UK: A pixel-art life sim about surviving a PhD in the UK. Manage your time, write your thesis, go fishing, fall in love, and push your luck at the casino. Turn cruel reviewers, looming deadlines, and your viva into turn-based card battles. Build a deck from your research and see how far you get.
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Steam players who put hours into PhDing in the UK 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.
Diary of a Stoner
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Top pick for PhDing in the UK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with PhDing in the UK.
Wander through the Stoner Universe and Duel with Magical Cards! Will you use your power for Good? Or Evil? Many different endings are available depending on the choices you make. You are about to embark on a wonderous stoned adventure!
Insignis
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Second-strongest match for PhDing in the UK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with PhDing in the UK.
Insignis follows the struggles of wizard merchants trying to survive in a newly conquered and economically struggling wizarding city. It's a card game focused on diamonds and spells, requiring speed, precision, and resource management.
The Last Craftsman
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Third-strongest match for PhDing in the UK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with PhDing in the UK.
Get settled into Gear Springs! Gather materials, craft items, go fishing, and battle it out with punch cards in the ruined facility. Don't get distracted though, you've still got to stop the last Craftsman and save the town!
垃圾游戏
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Ranked #4 for PhDing in the UK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with PhDing in the UK.
This is a Stitch Monster game, with card fights (collective exchange) and classic turn system fights (RPGMV comes with it). As the title says, it's a garbage game, but I'll try my best to do it. (approximate)
Chroma Cards
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Ranked #5 for PhDing in the UK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with PhDing in the UK.
Chroma Cards are the only thing standing between Chroma Island and total gray despair. The legendary stones have been scattered and the land is being overrun by Emo-sters. To save it, you must battle with Chroma Chards! Level up your hero's stats and collect 250+ unique cards in this deckbuilder RPG
Paragon's Hand
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Ranked #6 for PhDing in the UK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with PhDing in the UK.
Collect cards, duel rivals, forge new bonds and seek your own way forward! Explore a story of friendship and competition that revolves around the TCG Paragon’s Hand. Do you believe in the Power of Friendship?
Cardstock City
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Ranked #7 for PhDing in the UK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with PhDing in the UK.
The cozy trading card life sim where every paycheck becomes another booster pack. Work odd jobs, rip packs, chase rare pulls, trade with locals, run your own card shop, and battle starting on folding tables at card expo tournaments to earn a World Championship invite.
Take That Mainstage!
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Ranked #8 for PhDing in the UK fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with PhDing in the UK.
It's 1992 in Emerald City. The world screams for change. You made the leap, now fulfill your destiny and change the world. Build your band, write real music you perform, manage relationships, and reach the top of the charts. In this hybrid life sim, be the one to Take That Mainstage!
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with PhDing in the UK.
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Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with PhDing in the UK.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with PhDing in the UK.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with PhDing in the UK.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with PhDing in the UK.
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.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with PhDing in the UK.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with PhDing in the UK.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about PhDing in the UK
- What games are most similar to PhDing in the UK?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PhDing in the UK are Diary of a Stoner, Insignis, The Last Craftsman.
- Who developed PhDing in the UK?
- PhDing in the UK was developed by Mouse Mouse.
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