# Games like Pickle Pete

> The closest matches to Pickle Pete: Arms of God, Deadly Days: Roadtrip, Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite, Pathogenic, and Demon Hunt. 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. [Arms of God](https://imho.run/games/3100310/arms-of-god) — Shares permadeath and wave based survival with Pickle Pete. 1,476 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3100310/)
2. [Deadly Days: Roadtrip](https://imho.run/games/3026450/deadly-days-roadtrip) — Shares weapon upgrades and permadeath with Pickle Pete. 536 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3026450/)
3. [Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite](https://imho.run/games/3526710/everything-is-crab-the-animal-evolution-roguelite) — Shares endless mode and permadeath with Pickle Pete. 6,148 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3526710/)
4. [Pathogenic](https://imho.run/games/3808690/pathogenic) — Also Roguelite, like Pickle Pete. 2,077 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3808690/)
5. [Demon Hunt](https://imho.run/games/3039910/demon-hunt) — Shares weapon upgrades and wave based survival with Pickle Pete. 329 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3039910/)
6. [R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program](https://imho.run/games/3985950/r-i-p-reincarnation-insurance-program) — Shares wave based survival and build variety with Pickle Pete. 593 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3985950/)
7. [Ascend to ZERO](https://imho.run/games/2697940/ascend-to-zero) — Also Bullet Heaven and Roguelike, like Pickle Pete. 789 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2697940/)
8. [Genome Guardian 2](https://imho.run/games/4130120/genome-guardian-2) — Also Arena Shooter and Top-Down Shooter, like Pickle Pete. 524 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4130120/)
9. [Grind Survivors](https://imho.run/games/3816930/grind-survivors) — Shares endless mode and weapon upgrades with Pickle Pete. 445 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3816930/)
10. [Rocket Rats](https://imho.run/games/3069810/rocket-rats) — Also Top-Down Shooter, like Pickle Pete. 668 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3069810/)
11. [GUNTOUCHABLES](https://imho.run/games/2543510/guntouchables) — Shares weapon upgrades and combo based combat with Pickle Pete. 150 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2543510/)
12. [Funguys Swarm](https://imho.run/games/3371770/funguys-swarm) — Shares wave based survival and combo based combat with Pickle Pete. 1,168 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3371770/)
13. [PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer](https://imho.run/games/4265120/platyguard-swarm-slayer) — Shares weapon upgrades and item collection with Pickle Pete. 127 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4265120/)
14. [TerraTech Legion](https://imho.run/games/3596700/terratech-legion) — A frequent pick in Pickle Pete players' libraries, and another Action. 321 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3596700/)
15. [Achilles: Survivor](https://imho.run/games/2922410/achilles-survivor) — Shares endless mode and wave based survival with Pickle Pete. 590 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2922410/)
16. [Nautical Survival](https://imho.run/games/2860990/nautical-survival) — Shares weapon upgrades and permadeath with Pickle Pete. 141 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2860990/)
17. [Brotato](https://imho.run/games/1942280/brotato) — A frequent pick in Pickle Pete players' libraries, and another RPG. 30,304 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1942280/)
18. [Gunbot Diplomacy](https://imho.run/games/2800840/gunbot-diplomacy) — Shares permadeath and wave based survival with Pickle Pete. 87 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800840/)
19. [Noobs Are Coming](https://imho.run/games/2225960/noobs-are-coming) — Also Arena Shooter and Top-Down Shooter, like Pickle Pete. 865 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2225960/)
20. [Survivors of the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/2285630/survivors-of-the-dawn) — Shares wave based survival and combo based combat with Pickle Pete. 349 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285630/)
21. [Cat Bait](https://imho.run/games/2929730/cat-bait) — Shares endless mode and weapon upgrades with Pickle Pete. 51 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929730/)
22. [Curse of Pirates](https://imho.run/games/3484940/curse-of-pirates) — Shares wave based survival and roguelite progression with Pickle Pete. 145 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3484940/)
23. [Pesticide Not Required](https://imho.run/games/2479320/pesticide-not-required) — Shares weapon upgrades and wave based survival with Pickle Pete. 608 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2479320/)
24. [Vital Shell](https://imho.run/games/3741860/vital-shell) — Shares weapon upgrades and wave based survival with Pickle Pete. 1,339 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3741860/)

## 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=3963030&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3963030&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3963030&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3963030
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3963030
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Pickle Pete

A roguelite bullet heaven where you dodge and auto-shoot through waves of enemies. Build devastating weapon, gear and mutation combinations with deep synergies. Face over 30 unique bosses across diverse biomes in this challenging arena shooter.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3963030
- **Developer:** Nightowls
- **Publisher:** Nightowls
- **Genres:** Action, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option
- **Released:** Aug 26, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3963030/pickle-pete)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3963030&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3963030/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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