Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Sinking Simulator (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Sinking Simulator on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: People Playground, which both horror, psychological and relaxing.
- Sinking Simulator is tagged Simulation, Sandbox, Indie, Casual, Destruction, Physics, 2D, Psychological Horror by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 14 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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People Playground
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Sandbox, Physics and 2D; released around the same time (2019).
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
People Playground at a glance Released 2019 Studio mestiez Player sentiment 98% positive of 317,401 Price $9.99 SandboxPhysics2DDestructionSimulationPsychological HorrorIndieCasual
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Pool 2D - Poolians
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Simulation and Casual; released around the same time (2019).
Pool 2D is a free pool game including 8-ball,9-ball,15-ball,3-ball,rotation and blackjack. The graphics are spectacular and the physics are realistic and accurate. Whether you play against the computer or against real players from all over the world online, the action is smooth and fast paced!
Pool 2D - Poolians at a glance Released 2019 Studio Poolians.com Player sentiment 86% positive of 10,282 Price Free Free to PlaySimulationCasualIndie2DPsychological Horror
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Mount Your Friends
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Physics and Simulation.
Experience the extreme simulated sporting sensation that's sweeping our digital nation! Mount Your Friends is a fiercely competitive sporting event for you to play with your friends in the contextual security of your own home, assuming that your home is not composed of sexual innuendo.
Mount Your Friends at a glance Released 2014 Studio Stegersaurus Software Inc. Player sentiment 95% positive of 7,671 Price $4.99 IndiePhysicsSimulation2DCasualPsychological Horror
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NGU IDLE
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Indie and Simulation; released around the same time (2019).
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!
NGU IDLE at a glance Released 2019 Studio 4G Player sentiment 96% positive of 12,947 Price Free Free to PlayIndieSimulationCasualPsychological Horror
- 5
City Car Driving
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Simulation, Physics and Indie; released around the same time (2016).
City Car Driving – realistic car driving simulator, which will help you master the basic skills of the car driving in various traffic conditions, with plunging into the environment most closely resembling the real one.
City Car Driving at a glance Released 2016 Studio Forward Development, Ltd. Player sentiment 83% positive of 36,073 Price $24.99 SimulationPhysicsIndiePsychological HorrorCasual
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Real Pool 3D - Poolians
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Simulation and Casual; released around the same time (2018).
Real Pool 3D (Poolians) is one of the best online pool games. Play against the computer or real players all over the world! It supports 8 different types of pool games and team play mode.
Real Pool 3D - Poolians at a glance Released 2018 Studio Poolians.com Player sentiment 76% positive of 19,904 Price Free Free to PlaySimulationCasualIndiePsychological Horror
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Professional Fishing
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Simulation and Casual; released around the same time (2018).
Are you falling asleep with a rod? Never again! Professional Fishing will never let you fall asleep! Play an amazing fishing simulator and feel like a real angler! Create your own fishing club and compete with others!
Professional Fishing at a glance Released 2018 Studio MasterCode Player sentiment 76% positive of 4,260 Price Free Free to PlaySimulationCasualIndiePsychological Horror
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AdVenture Communist
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Casual and Simulation; released around the same time (2016).
The world's greatest communism simulator!
AdVenture Communist at a glance Released 2016 Studio Hyper Hippo Games Player sentiment 64% positive of 4,677 Price Free Free to PlayCasualSimulationIndiePsychological Horror
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Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Casual and Indie; released around the same time (2017).
Business Tour is a free-to-play multiplayer tabletop game. Build your own monopoly, play with friends, complete daily tasks, and compete against players from around the world. Easy to learn, fun to master, and perfect for quick matches.
Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer at a glance Released 2017 Studio 8Floor Player sentiment 60% positive of 80,320 Price Free Free to PlayCasualIndieSimulationPsychological Horror
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Yume Nikki
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Indie, Free to Play and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2018).
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
Yume Nikki at a glance Released 2018 Studio kikiyama Player sentiment 94% positive of 10,566 Price Free IndieFree to PlayPsychological Horror2DCasual
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Chinese Parents
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Psychological Horror, Simulation and Casual; released around the same time (2018).
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Chinese Parents at a glance Released 2018 Studio 墨鱼玩游戏 Player sentiment 91% positive of 27,000 Price $9.99 Psychological HorrorSimulationCasualIndie
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The Long Drive
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Simulation, Indie and Casual; released around the same time (2019).
Random generated open world semi-post apocalyptic survival car driving game.
The Long Drive at a glance Released 2019 Studio Genesz Player sentiment 88% positive of 56,256 Price $15.99 SimulationIndieCasualPsychological Horror
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Only Up
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Psychological Horror, Casual and Physics; released around the same time (2023).
You are a young teenage Jackie from the ghetto who wants to get out of poverty and embark on a journey of learning about the world and yourself. The world has definitely gone crazy, though it has never been normal, but maybe now is the chance for you. Crisis is a time for action and decisive steps...
Only Up at a glance Released 2023 Studio Indiesolodev Player sentiment 73% positive of 14,972 Price Not listed Psychological HorrorCasualPhysicsSimulation
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OneShot
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Indie, 2D and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2016).
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
OneShot at a glance Released 2016 Studio Future Cat LLC Player sentiment 98% positive of 64,849 Price $9.99 Indie2DPsychological HorrorCasual
- 15
Sally Face - Episode One
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Psychological Horror, Indie and 2D; released around the same time (2016).
An unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town.
Sally Face - Episode One at a glance Released 2016 Studio Portable Moose Player sentiment 97% positive of 29,068 Price $2.99 Psychological HorrorIndie2DCasual
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Psychological Horror, 2D and Indie; released around the same time (2021).
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! at a glance Released 2021 Studio Team Salvato Player sentiment 97% positive of 32,198 Price $14.99 Psychological Horror2DIndieCasual
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Psychological Horror, Free to Play and Indie; released around the same time (2017).
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.
Doki Doki Literature Club! at a glance Released 2017 Studio Team Salvato Player sentiment 96% positive of 227,039 Price Free Psychological HorrorFree to PlayIndieCasual
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Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Free to Play, Indie and Casual; released around the same time (2015).
A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist at a glance Released 2015 Studio Crows Crows Crows Player sentiment 93% positive of 10,175 Price Free Free to PlayIndieCasualPsychological Horror
- 19
Crab Game
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Psychological Horror, Free to Play and Physics; released around the same time (2021).
Crab Game is a First-Person Multiplayer game where you play through several different minigames based on children's games, until only one player stands victorious.
Crab Game at a glance Released 2021 Studio Dani Player sentiment 91% positive of 151,093 Price Free Psychological HorrorFree to PlayPhysicsCasual
- 20
We Were Here
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Free to Play, Psychological Horror and Indie; released around the same time (2017).
Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?
We Were Here at a glance Released 2017 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 89% positive of 33,121 Price Free Free to PlayPsychological HorrorIndieCasual
- 21
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Free to Play, Casual and Simulation; released around the same time (2017).
Take on Duelists around the world with "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links"! Step into a world that crosses dimensions and connects all Duelists. In Duel World, any location transforms into a Duel Field where heated Duels unfold!
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links at a glance Released 2017 Studio KONAMI Player sentiment 83% positive of 44,952 Price Free Free to PlayCasualSimulationPsychological Horror
- 22
RISK: Global Domination
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Free to Play, Casual and Indie; released around the same time (2020).
Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players
RISK: Global Domination at a glance Released 2020 Studio SMG Studio Player sentiment 79% positive of 41,614 Price Free Free to PlayCasualIndiePsychological Horror
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eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Psychological Horror, Free to Play and Simulation; released around the same time (2020).
Celebrate 25 years of PES with the eFootball PES 2021 Season Update* - available at a special anniversary price!
eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATE at a glance Released 2020 Studio Konami Digital Entertainment Player sentiment 78% positive of 38,097 Price Not listed Psychological HorrorFree to PlaySimulationCasual
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BLOCKADE
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Free to Play, Indie and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2019).
BLOCKADE Classic! First Person Shooter in an editable procedural cubic world. A large arsenal of weapons, 4 teams at the same time and up to 32 players on one map. A large number of game modes!
BLOCKADE at a glance Released 2019 Studio Novalink Player sentiment 75% positive of 11,533 Price Free Free to PlayIndiePsychological HorrorCasual
Common questions
What game is most like Sinking Simulator?
People Playground, on the evidence we have. It both horror, psychological and relaxing. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Sinking Simulator" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Sinking Simulator. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.