Games like Greed: The Mad Scientist
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to Greed: The Mad Scientist for fans of strategy, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Greed: The Mad Scientist also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks, more from Urchin Games. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Greed: The Mad Scientist at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~88% under Greed: The Mad Scientist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
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
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Priced ~63% under Greed: The Mad Scientist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
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Priced ~53% under Greed: The Mad Scientist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
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
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Priced ~75% under Greed: The Mad Scientist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
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
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Priced ~81% under Greed: The Mad Scientist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
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
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Priced ~88% under Greed: The Mad Scientist on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
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
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Priced ~63% under Greed: The Mad Scientist on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
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
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Priced ~50% under Greed: The Mad Scientist on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
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.
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
The Supper
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
The Riftbreaker: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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More from Urchin Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Urchin Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Ominous Tales: The Forsaken Isle
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Another title from Urchin Games, the studio behind Greed: The Mad Scientist. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
There’s an island 30 miles off the coast of England that the locals call 'The Forsaken Isle'. It is said to be home to ghosts, necromancers and dangerous man-eating creatures! Travel to the island to confront the evil warlock, a vicious pack of wolves and dark forces in order to escape with your life!
Entwined: Strings of Deception
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Another title from Urchin Games, the studio behind Greed: The Mad Scientist. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
Can you solve the grisly murder of Mr Christopher Edward, who has been brutally murdered in his home! Step into the shoes of detective Karla Robbins in this elaborate murder investigation and seek out the real culprit in this classic whodunit murder mystery!
Entwined: The Perfect Murder
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Another title from Urchin Games, the studio behind Greed: The Mad Scientist. Shares Indie and Adventure with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
Mr. Turner was surrounded by people who could all benefit from his death but who actually murdered him? Play the detective in this classic whodunit mystery!
Mysteries of Neverville: The Runestone of Light
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Another title from Urchin Games, the studio behind Greed: The Mad Scientist. Shares Strategy and Indie with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
Play a thrilling hidden object adventure and solve the mystery of Neverville and find the stolen runestone of light.
Greed 2: Forbidden Experiments
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Another title from Urchin Games, the studio behind Greed: The Mad Scientist. Shares Strategy and Indie with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
Play the second part of the thrilling hidden object adventure "Greed"! Help Julia save her sister Sophia, who was abducted many years ago. Find out the sinister plans of the secret cult of the Oracles and stop their forbidden experiments.
Epic Adventures: La Jangada
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Another title from Urchin Games, the studio behind Greed: The Mad Scientist. Shares Strategy and Indie with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
Help Minha in the hidden object adventure to save her father from the gallows in this 19th century. The epic story is based on Jules Verne’s novel La Jangada. Find evidence and solve intriuging puzzles as you travel through the great Amazon.
Tales of Sorrow: Strawsbrough Town
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Another title from Urchin Games, the studio behind Greed: The Mad Scientist. Shares Strategy and Indie with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
Play the exciting hidden object adventure "Tales of Sorrow: Strawsbrough Town" and help Alfred save his fiancée Melissa from a curse.
Greed 3: Old Enemies Returning
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Another title from Urchin Games, the studio behind Greed: The Mad Scientist. Shares Strategy and Indie with Greed: The Mad Scientist.
"Greed 3: Old Enemies Returning" is the last part of the thrilling hidden object adventure triology! Dr. Goodwin's miracle cure is once again under threat and old enemies are up to new tricks at Pontoon Laboratories and this time they are willing to kill to get their hands on the cure.
Frequently asked about Greed: The Mad Scientist
- How much does Greed: The Mad Scientist cost?
- Greed: The Mad Scientist is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Who developed Greed: The Mad Scientist?
- Greed: The Mad Scientist was developed by Urchin Games and published by HH-Games.
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