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Games like Cockroach Simulator

If Cockroach Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hand Simulator, Screamcorp and SCREAM NOTE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, funny and unsettling. 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 Cockroach Simulator: This game is about the hard life in the kitchen. In this unusual place many interests intertwine. But the only war between humans and cockroaches is truly epic and destructive.

2016IndieSimulation2.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby HFM Games
Cockroach Simulator — Steam game cover
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Absurd premise leans into bizarre humorAsymmetric multiplayer is chaotic and hilariousBonding over shared absurdity with friendsComedicFunnyUnsettling

Players who liked Cockroach Simulator also play

Steam players who put hours into Cockroach Simulator 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. Hand Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Cockroach Simulator.

    Top pick for Cockroach Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    There are many different levels where you can play with spinners, plunge into the subtleties of handling weapons, milk a cow, take part in a Mexican duel with your friends, have a good time fishing, play chess or simply chat in an anonymous club.

    2017Simulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Screamcorp

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cockroach Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    Bottle up real players' screams with your friends. You work as monsters and step through real players' bedrooms. And if they scream, you win. Every kid is a REAL PLAYER. If they scream into their mic, THEY lose. An asymmetric monster to victim screaming game with voice chat as the lose condition.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. SCREAM NOTE

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cockroach Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    Jumpscare your friends. If you write your friend's name on a page, the monster jumpscares them and they scream. Co-op horror where you and your friends are trapped in a haunted neighborhood. Scare each other out. Get jumpscared three times and you're out. Last friend not crying wins.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  4. DARK NIGHT WITH FLOPPA

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Cockroach Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    Find all the pictures before Floppa finds you.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Backrooms: Survival

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Cockroach Simulator.

    Ranked #5 for Cockroach Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    Survival horror with roguelike elements. Explore randomized levels with different items and entities while trying to maintain your thirst, hunger, and sanity, ensuring a new experience every time. Play alone or with up to TEN friends online! Cross-platform multiplayer with Nintendo Switch.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Culling 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cockroach Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cockroach Simulator.

    The Culling returns to take Battle Royale to the next level. Real-world weapon ballistics. A strategically brutal melee combat system. Perks to customize your play style. Fifty contestants will drop in and compete for glory, but only one will be crowned the winner. Do you have what it takes?

    2018ActionIndieViolentSteam ↗
  7. VRChat

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Cockroach Simulator.

    Ranked #7 for Cockroach Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    Join our growing community as you explore, play, and help craft the future of social VR. Create worlds and custom avatars. Welcome to VRChat.

    2017SportsAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Cockroach Simulator.

    Ranked #8 for Cockroach Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality smashes together the absolute VR chaos of the award-winning Job Simulator with the ridiculous, all-out, take-no-prisoners comedy of Rick and Morty.

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cockroach Simulator at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cockroach Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cockroach Simulator.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cockroach Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cockroach Simulator.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cockroach Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cockroach Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    "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!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cockroach Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cockroach Simulator.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cockroach Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cockroach Simulator.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cockroach Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Cockroach Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cockroach Simulator.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 with Cockroach Simulator.

    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. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. 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 Cockroach Simulator.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from HFM Games

Other recommendable Steam games by HFM Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Hand Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Cockroach Simulator.

    Another title from HFM Games, the studio behind Cockroach Simulator. Shares Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    There are many different levels where you can play with spinners, plunge into the subtleties of handling weapons, milk a cow, take part in a Mexican duel with your friends, have a good time fishing, play chess or simply chat in an anonymous club.

    2017Simulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. FPV Kamikaze Drone

    WHY THIS

    Another title from HFM Games, the studio behind Cockroach Simulator. Shares Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    FPV Kamikaze Drone is a tactical game focused on FPV drones in modern warfare. Control drones in first-person in single-player and co-op, and in multiplayer play as a third-person soldier who finds and uses FPV drones during combat.

    2023ActionSimulationMassively Multiplayer5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Hand Simulator: Survival

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Cockroach Simulator.

    Another title from HFM Games, the studio behind Cockroach Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    Wild island. Thirst and hunger. Dangerous animals and insects. The perfect place to test your survival skills, especially if you only have empty hands, especially if it is a hand simulator.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cart Racer

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Cockroach Simulator.

    Another title from HFM Games, the studio behind Cockroach Simulator. Shares Indie with Cockroach Simulator.

    Get a new gaming experience as a racer in a shopping cart! Play for the brutal and steep Cart Racer. Overcome obstacles in the city, in the sea, in the ancient castle and the snowy mountains!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hand Simulator: Horror

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Cockroach Simulator.

    Another title from HFM Games, the studio behind Cockroach Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    Fear clouds the mind. Fear paralyzes the body. If your hands are shaking with fear, you will remain in this hell forever.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Evil Tag

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Cockroach Simulator.

    Another title from HFM Games, the studio behind Cockroach Simulator. Shares Indie with Cockroach Simulator.

    Four teenagers have to pass the rite of student initiation. To do this, they must read a spell from the ancient book in the basement of the abandoned house and spend a night there. They thought it would be fun...

    2017ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Fly Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from HFM Games, the studio behind Cockroach Simulator. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cockroach Simulator.

    You work as a waiter and lead an uphill battle for their clients. You pushing back the flies from the food, otherwise you'll never get anything. Maybe you are a hungry insect trying to increase their population? Choose the opposing side. The war is already underway.

    2017ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Share

    WHY THIS

    Shares an unsettling mood with Cockroach Simulator.

    Another title from HFM Games, the studio behind Cockroach Simulator. Shares Indie with Cockroach Simulator.

    In the backyard of the civilization, left by destiny without any hope, you'll find this house on the hill. It will become your shelter and give you everything you need. But then, the owners of the hill will come. And you will pay for this shelter.

    2016ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cockroach Simulator

How much does Cockroach Simulator cost?
Cockroach Simulator is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Cockroach Simulator have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Cockroach Simulator supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Cockroach Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cockroach Simulator are Hand Simulator, Screamcorp, SCREAM NOTE.
Who developed Cockroach Simulator?
Cockroach Simulator was developed by HFM Games.

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 Cockroach Simulator.

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