Games like Game Dev Story
Looking for games like Game Dev Story? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. Game Dev Story is a casual game from 2022; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is Garry's Mod with 1,081,337 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.
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Garry's Mod
2006 · Casual
1,081,337 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into sandbox.
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Wallpaper Engine
2018 · Casual
932,953 reviews · 98% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into mature.
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Factorio
2020 · Casual
193,619 reviews · 98% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into automation.
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Balatro
2024 · Casual
158,089 reviews · 98% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into card game.
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Supermarket Together
2024 · Casual
95,896 reviews · 94% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into simulation.
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Cookie Clicker
2021 · Casual
86,876 reviews · 96% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into clicker.
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Goose Goose Duck
2021 · Casual
81,437 reviews · 87% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: a 2021 take.
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Supermarket Simulator
2025 · Casual
78,530 reviews · 92% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into simulation.
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Plague Inc: Evolved
2016 · Casual
64,888 reviews · 94% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into strategy.
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AdVenture Capitalist
2015 · Casual
60,302 reviews · 88% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: a 2015 take.
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WEBFISHING
2024 · Casual
57,217 reviews · 97% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into fishing.
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Goat Simulator
2014 · Casual
54,585 reviews · 91% positive
Same: same casual focus. Different: leans more into simulation.
Frequently asked questions
- What games are like Game Dev Story?
- indielist matches 12 indie games to Game Dev Story by shared genre and Steam tags, led by Garry's Mod (1,081,337 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
- How are "games like Game Dev Story" chosen?
- By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with Game Dev Story, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.