Games like Animal Rivals
If Animal Rivals is your kind of game, the closest matches are Smells Like Burnt Rubber, Super Grav and Overcooked — 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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Players who liked Animal Rivals also play
Steam players who put hours into Animal Rivals 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.
Smells Like Burnt Rubber
WHY THIS
Top pick for Animal Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Get ready for a fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled racing experience with Smells Like Burnt Rubber. Choose your car, customize it, and hit the track in this intense arcade-style game. Play with up to 4 friends in Splitscreen or join the Online Multiplayer. Are you ready to burn some rubber?
Super Grav
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Animal Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Super Grav is a retro gravity cave flyer for 1-4 players, featuring single player or co-op multiplayer missions, racing and dogfighting. Back by popular demand, Super Grav is the official sequel to the 1998 Net Yaroze coverdisc hit, Gravitation.
Overcooked
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Animal Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Animal Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Animal Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Take on the hard yet fair world of Bloody Trapland. Jump, slide, dash and dodge your way through the many deadly levels. Find secrets, solve puzzles, unlock mysteries and unravel the story. Go at it alone or bring your friends along for a co-op experience like no other. 1-4 players online and/or splitscreen.
ThunderWheels
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Animal Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Animal Rivals.
ThunderWheels is a retro racing game with a classic top-down racing perspective plus third and first person view, realistic physics and really fun circuits full of 80's nostalgia.
Levelhead
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Animal Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Deliver those goods, real good - or get turned into scrap trying! Chaotic co-op platforming, genre-bending power-ups, a challenging campaign, and endless community-built levels await, so grab a friend and GO!
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Animal Rivals fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Animal Rivals at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Animal Rivals on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Animal Rivals on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Animal Rivals on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animal Rivals.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Animal Rivals on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animal Rivals.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Animal Rivals on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animal Rivals.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Animal Rivals on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Animal Rivals.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Animal Rivals on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Animal Rivals on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Animal Rivals.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Animal Rivals.
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. Shares Action with Animal Rivals.
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 Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
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 with Animal Rivals.
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 Casual with Animal Rivals.
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 Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Animal Rivals.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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More from Blue Sunset Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Blue Sunset Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Car Demolition Clicker
WHY THIS
Another title from Blue Sunset Games, the studio behind Animal Rivals. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Ever dreamed of smashing your own car? Or maybe a car of your neighbour? Well... now you have a chance! Grab your weapon, call out your battle drones and start clicking the car into oblivion! Earn cash, upgrade your equipment and find more vehicles to destroy!
Skinny & Franko: Fists of Violence
WHY THIS
Another title from Blue Sunset Games, the studio behind Animal Rivals. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Brutal next chapter of Amiga's legendary beat'em up 'Franko: The Crazy Revenge' is here. It's time to clean the streets of shit. The iconic game finally gets a sequel it deserves. Are you ready? They are coming!
Go All Out
WHY THIS
Another title from Blue Sunset Games, the studio behind Animal Rivals. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Yandere-Chan, Teslakid, Cole Black, Breakbone and more crossover characters in one fighting game! Be the last man standing in this intense and action packed platform fighter.
Glaive: Brick Breaker
WHY THIS
Another title from Blue Sunset Games, the studio behind Animal Rivals. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Rockets. Explosions. Neons. Blasters. Glaive: Brick Breaker is a classic and popular arkanoid-type game with beautiful 3D graphics. Many power-ups, tons of different stages and dynamic gameplay. Different game modes and boss fights.
Tiny Hands Adventure
WHY THIS
Another title from Blue Sunset Games, the studio behind Animal Rivals. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Join young t-rex Borti on his quest to find the best replacement for his tiny hands and arms. Explore several unknown worlds, find all the collectables and face bosses that will try to stop you. The adventure starts now!
Assault On Metaltron
WHY THIS
Another title from Blue Sunset Games, the studio behind Animal Rivals. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Get ready to defend your metallic planet from human and orc invaders in this intense, challenging and addictive action tower defense game! Play solo or in cooperation on one pc!
Hex Kingdoms
WHY THIS
Another title from Blue Sunset Games, the studio behind Animal Rivals. Shares Indie and Casual with Animal Rivals.
Hex Kingdoms is a turn-based strategy game set in medevial times with fantasy themes. Expand your kingdom, set up your defenses, train soldiers and monsters to become the only ruler of the land.
Ultimate Ski Jumping 2020
WHY THIS
Another title from Blue Sunset Games, the studio behind Animal Rivals. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Winter competitions, summer competitions and even jumping on the Moon! Trainings, qualification rounds and tournaments are all waiting for you! Play the way you like!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Overcooked
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Levelhead
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Deliver those goods, real good - or get turned into scrap trying! Chaotic co-op platforming, genre-bending power-ups, a challenging campaign, and endless community-built levels await, so grab a friend and GO!
Super Hydorah
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Rivals.
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Frequently asked about Animal Rivals
- How much does Animal Rivals cost?
- Animal Rivals is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Animal Rivals have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Animal Rivals supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Animal Rivals?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Animal Rivals are Smells Like Burnt Rubber, Super Grav, Overcooked.
- Who developed Animal Rivals?
- Animal Rivals was developed by Blue Sunset Games.
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