Games like Bum Simulator
If Bum Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Medieval Dynasty, Survival: Fountain of Youth and METAL GEAR SURVIVE — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its commitment to absurd premise, dark sense of humor and comedic. 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 →Bum Simulator drops players into the streets of Bumsville, an open-world sandbox survival experience set in 2023. Players manage resources, craft bizarre concoctions from scavenged scraps, and construct makeshift bases while navigating dialogue-driven choices. The mechanics include alcohol consumption, base-building, and an unusual ability to tame pigeons. Reviewers highlight the commitment to its absurd premise, noting the dark sense of humor woven throughout the experience. Players describe the overall mood as comedic and whimsical. The game runs verified on Steam Deck and is designed for short play sessions at a medium length. Solo players can expect approximately 88% positive reception from 1714 Steam reviews.
About Bum Simulator: Bum Simulator is a sandbox game bursting with inappropriate humor and memorable characters. You live on the streets of Bumsville. Do you have what it takes to adapt, survive and become an urban legend?
Players who liked Bum Simulator also play
Steam players who put hours into Bum 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.
Medieval Dynasty
WHY THIS
Top pick for Bum Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bum Simulator.
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Survival: Fountain of Youth
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Bum Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bum Simulator.
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
METAL GEAR SURVIVE
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Bum Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Bum Simulator.
METAL GEAR SURVIVE builds upon MGSV’s stealth action gameplay with elements of exploration and survival creating a bold new experience. *An internet connection is required to play the game.
Scrap Mechanic
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Bum Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bum Simulator.
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic! Build fantastic machines, go on adventures with your friends and defend against waves of evil Farmbots in this imaginative multiplayer survival sandbox. With Scrap Mechanic’s powerful creation tools you can engineer your own adventures!
Hobo: Tough Life
WHY THIS
Shares scavenging, base building and a dark mood with Bum Simulator.
Ranked #5 for Bum Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bum Simulator.
Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.
Drug Dealer Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Bum Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bum Simulator.
Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building with Bum Simulator.
Ranked #7 for Bum Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bum Simulator.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
ARK: Survival Evolved
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Bum Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Bum Simulator.
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
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POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Bum Simulator.
Reviewers of Bum Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bum 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?
Gothic 1
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Bum Simulator.
Reviewers of Bum Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bum Simulator.
War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed...
POSTAL
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Bum Simulator.
Reviewers of Bum Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Bum Simulator.
Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Bum Simulator.
Reviewers of Bum Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Bum Simulator.
Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.
Bus Driver
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Bum Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bum Simulator.
In Bus Driver, your job is to transport passengers around an attractive and realistic city. You must drive to a timetable on a planned route, whilst obeying traffic rules, and taking care not to upset or injure your passengers.
Red Dead Redemption 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Bum Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Bum Simulator.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
BLACK BOX LSS - The Shining Immortal
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Bum Simulator.
Reviewers of Bum Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Bum Simulator.
Immerse yourself in a pixel-art visual novel that blends thrilling crime, romantic comedy, and the pursuit of love. This game depicts the story of a new employee pursuing his female boss.
Half-Life
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Bum Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Bum Simulator.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Bum Simulator at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Bum Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Bum Simulator.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bum Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bum Simulator.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bum Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bum Simulator.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bum Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Bum Simulator.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Bum Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Action with Bum Simulator.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 with Bum 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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Bum Simulator.
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 Bum Simulator.
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 and Simulation with Bum 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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bum Simulator.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Bum Simulator.
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 Bum 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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Hobo: Tough Life
WHY THIS
Shares scavenging, base building and a dark mood with Bum Simulator.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bum Simulator.
Hobo: Tough Life is an urban survival role-playing game where you play as a homeless person. Play alone or team up in online co-op. Explore the streets of Praslav, scavenge for food and supplies, beg, steal, and do whatever else it takes to survive the forthcoming winter.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Shares base building with Bum Simulator.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Bum Simulator.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
ARK: Survival Evolved
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Bum Simulator.
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
Frequently asked about Bum Simulator
- Is Bum Simulator verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Bum Simulator is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Bum Simulator cost?
- Bum Simulator is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Bum Simulator?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Bum Simulator are Medieval Dynasty, Survival: Fountain of Youth, METAL GEAR SURVIVE.
- Who developed Bum Simulator?
- Bum Simulator was developed by Ragged Games and published by Ragged Games, PlayWay S.A..
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 Bum Simulator.
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