Games like The Eldritch Zookeeper
If The Eldritch Zookeeper is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rebirth evolution, Ratopia and Clockwork Empires — 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 The Eldritch Zookeeper: Manage a zoo of otherworldly eldritch monsters! Zoo visitors are invited to gaze into the abyss, it's fun for all the family! And all the family might end up devoured, this cursed zookeeper isn't entirely reliable. Add to your Wishlist, today!
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Rebirth evolution
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Top pick for The Eldritch Zookeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
2D pixel style simulation business strategy game Build and operate your own survivor base, recruit and cultivate various professional combatants. Clear zombie strongholds, reduce regional infections, survive in the apocalypse, and establish your own power.
Ratopia
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Second-strongest match for The Eldritch Zookeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.
Clockwork Empires
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Third-strongest match for The Eldritch Zookeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
Take on the role of a Colonial Bureaucrat sent forth by the Clockwork Empire to build a Frontier Colony. Design houses & workshops to feed the Ravenous Maw of Industry, manage a uniquely unruly population, avoid cannibalism & monsters, and make Important Decisions for the glory of the Empire!
Infection Free Zone
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Ranked #4 for The Eldritch Zookeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!
Mad Tower Tycoon
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Ranked #5 for The Eldritch Zookeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
Design your own skyscraper with more than 100 Floors. Rent offices, apartments or shops and build a financially lucrative skyscraper. Build cinemas, bars or a theater to satisfy your visitors and create an effective transport system with elevators and stairs.
Meeple Station
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Ranked #6 for The Eldritch Zookeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
Build your way to success! Trade your way to the top! Explore your way to infamy! Do it all your way!
Laysara: Summit Kingdom
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Ranked #7 for The Eldritch Zookeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
Build and expand your very own settlements in high mountains! Carefully plan production chains and satisfy various needs of your three-caste society while dealing with mountain hazards such as weather breakdowns and avalanches. Are you skilled enough to make your town thrive?
Surviving Mars
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Ranked #8 for The Eldritch Zookeeper fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 The Eldritch Zookeeper.
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 The Eldritch Zookeeper.
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 and Adventure with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
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 Adventure with The Eldritch Zookeeper.
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 The Eldritch Zookeeper.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about The Eldritch Zookeeper
- What games are most similar to The Eldritch Zookeeper?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Eldritch Zookeeper are Rebirth evolution, Ratopia, Clockwork Empires.
- Who developed The Eldritch Zookeeper?
- The Eldritch Zookeeper was developed by Cranktrain.
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