# Games like People Playground

> The closest matches to People Playground: Garry's Mod, Mutilate-a-Doll 2, Paint the Town Red, Teardown, and BeamNG.drive. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Garry's Mod](https://imho.run/games/4000/garry-s-mod) — Also Building, like People Playground. 526,190 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4000/)
2. [Mutilate-a-Doll 2](https://imho.run/games/665370/mutilate-a-doll-2) — Also Blood and Gore, like People Playground. 1,176 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/665370/)
3. [Paint the Town Red](https://imho.run/games/337320/paint-the-town-red) — Shares mod support with People Playground. 13,399 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/)
4. [Teardown](https://imho.run/games/1167630/teardown) — Also Destruction, like People Playground. 73,315 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167630/)
5. [BeamNG.drive](https://imho.run/games/284160/beamng-drive) — A frequent pick in People Playground players' libraries, and another Simulation. 197,183 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284160/)
6. [Space Engineers](https://imho.run/games/244850/space-engineers) — Also Destruction and Building, like People Playground. 67,178 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/244850/)
7. [Besiege](https://imho.run/games/346010/besiege) — Shares destruction simulation with People Playground. 22,886 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346010/)
8. [Turbo Dismount™](https://imho.run/games/263760/turbo-dismount) — Shares ragdoll physics with People Playground. 4,262 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/263760/)
9. [Ultimate Ragdoll Game](https://imho.run/games/1978720/ultimate-ragdoll-game) — Shares scenario building with People Playground. 297 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1978720/)
10. [GoreBox](https://imho.run/games/2027330/gorebox) — Also Gore and Violent, like People Playground. 7,557 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2027330/)
11. [RAGDORE](https://imho.run/games/3860100/ragdore) — Also Blood and Destruction, like People Playground. 75 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3860100/)
12. [POSTAL 2](https://imho.run/games/223470/postal-2) — A frequent pick in People Playground players' libraries, and another Action. 42,176 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223470/)
13. [Regular Human Workshop](https://imho.run/games/1441550/regular-human-workshop) — A frequent pick in People Playground players' libraries, and another Indie. 865 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1441550/)
14. [Goat Simulator](https://imho.run/games/265930/goat-simulator) — Shares ragdoll physics with People Playground. 30,042 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265930/)
15. [Fun with Ragdolls: The Game](https://imho.run/games/1142500/fun-with-ragdolls-the-game) — Shares ragdoll physics with People Playground. 3,924 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142500/)
16. [STANDBOX](https://imho.run/games/2246880/standbox) — Shares ragdoll physics with People Playground. 2,200 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2246880/)
17. [ACTION SANDBOX](https://imho.run/games/1381650/action-sandbox) — Shares ragdoll physics with People Playground. 539 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1381650/)
18. [Realistic Ragdoll Sandbox](https://imho.run/games/3048280/realistic-ragdoll-sandbox) — Also Violent, like People Playground. 270 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3048280/)
19. [Happy Room](https://imho.run/games/550010/happy-room) — Also Blood and Gore, like People Playground. 1,652 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/550010/)
20. [Half Sword](https://imho.run/games/2397300/half-sword) — Also Blood and Gore, like People Playground. 16,841 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2397300/)
21. [Brick Rigs](https://imho.run/games/552100/brick-rigs) — Also Destruction and Building, like People Playground. 27,145 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552100/)
22. [Endorphin Vice](https://imho.run/games/1861610/endorphin-vice) — Also Gore, like People Playground. 1,627 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861610/)
23. [CARRION](https://imho.run/games/953490/carrion) — Also Blood and Gore, like People Playground. 15,824 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/953490/)
24. [Kerbal Space Program](https://imho.run/games/220200/kerbal-space-program) — Also Building, like People Playground. 77,731 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220200/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1118200&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1118200&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1118200&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1118200
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1118200
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About People Playground

People Playground is a 2D physics sandbox game released in 2019 by developer mestiez and published by Studio Minus. It combines creative sandbox gameplay with destruction simulation, featuring ragdoll physics and mod support that enables scenario-building. The game offers a massive open environment for experimenting with physics interactions, building contraptions, and testing various scenarios. Available at $9.99 USD and marked as playable on Steam Deck, it holds a 99% positive rating from over 172,000 Steam reviews. Players describe the experience as both dark and whimsical, with reviewers noting that ragdoll physics enable endless creative chaos and that mods exponentially expand the gameplay possibilities. The sandbox supports custom content, allowing players to continuously reshape their experience.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1118200
- **Developer:** mestiez
- **Publisher:** Studio Minus
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 23, 2019
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1118200/people-playground)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1118200&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1118200/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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