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Games like Mushroom: The Ruckus

If Mushroom: The Ruckus is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Plebby Quest: The Crusades and Tooth and Tail — 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 Mushroom: The Ruckus: A 2D hack-n-slash type deal - play as a mushroom who seeks approval from a floating eyeball.

2018ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDWindows · Linuxby AlexHoratio
Mushroom: The Ruckus — Steam game cover

Players who liked Mushroom: The Ruckus also play

Steam players who put hours into Mushroom: The Ruckus 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. Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mushroom: The Ruckus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Plebby Quest: The Crusades

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mushroom: The Ruckus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”

    2020ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tooth and Tail

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Mushroom: The Ruckus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Horizon Chase Turbo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mushroom: The Ruckus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Thrilling arcade racing game, inspired by the super-fun-straight-to-the-point classic racing games from the 90s.

    2018ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Rochard

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mushroom: The Ruckus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Fast-paced platforming action and mind-bending puzzles based on gravity

    2011ActionIndieCasualDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Beat Hazard

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mushroom: The Ruckus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

    2010ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Tumblestone

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mushroom: The Ruckus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Soundodger+

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mushroom: The Ruckus fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.

    2013ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mushroom: The Ruckus at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mushroom: The Ruckus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mushroom: The Ruckus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mushroom: The Ruckus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mushroom: The Ruckus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mushroom: The Ruckus on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    "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 ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mushroom: The Ruckus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mushroom: The Ruckus on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mushroom: The Ruckus on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 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 and Casual with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    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. Shares Action with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    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 Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from AlexHoratio

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

  1. Mass O' Kyzt

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AlexHoratio, the studio behind Mushroom: The Ruckus. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Mass O' Kyzt is an arena based platformer wherein you upgrade your enemies. Play as an astronaut fighting a psychic alien race on their home planet!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. WARP-TEK

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AlexHoratio, the studio behind Mushroom: The Ruckus. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    WARP-TEK is a horizontal space shooter wherein you have to rescue your pet after it got abducted by aliens and consequently imprisoned on a distant planet!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Land of Artificial Jellies

    WHY THIS

    Another title from AlexHoratio, the studio behind Mushroom: The Ruckus. Shares Indie and Casual with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Travel at one second per second through this unusual 'puzzle'-like click'em'up!

    2024IndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Horizon Chase Turbo

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Thrilling arcade racing game, inspired by the super-fun-straight-to-the-point classic racing games from the 90s.

    2018ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Rochard

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Fast-paced platforming action and mind-bending puzzles based on gravity

    2011ActionIndieCasualDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tumblestone

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Mushroom: The Ruckus.

    Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mushroom: The Ruckus

How much does Mushroom: The Ruckus cost?
Mushroom: The Ruckus is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mushroom: The Ruckus?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mushroom: The Ruckus are Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Plebby Quest: The Crusades, Tooth and Tail.
Who developed Mushroom: The Ruckus?
Mushroom: The Ruckus was developed by AlexHoratio.

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 Mushroom: The Ruckus.

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