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Games like The Deer, ELDEN RING and Garry's Mod

30 games that play like them, 10 of them like more than one.

The Deer
The Deer
ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING
Garry's Mod
Garry's Mod

Like more than one of them

10 games close to two or more of The Deer, ELDEN RING and Garry's Mod

  1. 1

    Kerbal Space Program

    Garry's Mod, but a space sim, and single-player

    Loved · 96%Physics · SandboxAlso like The Deer

  2. 2

    Bad Guys at School

    Garry's Mod, but a tenth of the hours

    Liked · 87%Sandbox · PhysicsAlso like ELDEN RING

  3. 3

    Scribblenauts Unlimited

    The Deer, but funny, and five times the hours

    Loved · 94%Education · PuzzleAlso like Garry's Mod

  4. 4

    Enshrouded

    Garry's Mod, but an action RPG, and about survival

    Liked · 86%Building · SandboxAlso like ELDEN RING

  5. 5

    Poly Bridge

    Garry's Mod, but a puzzle game, and harder

    Loved · 91%Physics · BuildingAlso like The Deer

  6. 6

    Car Mechanic Simulator 2018

    Garry's Mod, but a job sim, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 91%Building · SandboxAlso like The Deer

  7. 7

    X-Plane 11

    The Deer, but a flight game, and 16 times the hours

    Loved · 93%Education · Open worldAlso like Garry's Mod

  8. 8

    Bridge Constructor Portal

    Garry's Mod, but full of puzzles, and a tenth of the hours

    Loved · 92%Physics · BuildingAlso like The Deer

  9. 9

    Far Cry 4

    Garry's Mod, but open world, and half the hours

    Liked · 85%FPS · SandboxAlso like ELDEN RING

  10. 10

    Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

    Garry's Mod, but a third of the hours, and more divisive

    Mixed · 78%Online Co-Op · ShooterAlso like ELDEN RING

More like The Deer

4 games closest to The Deer of your picks

  1. 11

    Steam Engine Simulator

    The Deer, but physics-driven, and even better loved

    Loved · 99%Education · Psychological Horror

  2. 12

    Backrooms: Escape Together

    The Deer, but co-op, and three times the hours

    Liked · 89%Psychological Horror · Horror

  3. 13

    Mother Simulator

    The Deer, but a job sim, and first-person

    Liked · 83%Education · Psychological Horror

  4. 14

    Inside the Backrooms

    The Deer, but co-op, and three times the hours

    Liked · 80%Psychological Horror · Horror

More like ELDEN RING

5 games closest to ELDEN RING of your picks

  1. 15

    DARK SOULS III

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich

    Loved · 94%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  2. 16

    DARK SOULS II

    Much the same as ELDEN RING

    Liked · 88%Souls-like · Dark Fantasy

  3. 17

    Grounded

    ELDEN RING, but a survival crafting game, and a third of the hours

    Loved · 90%Souls-like · Open world

  4. 18

    FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION

    ELDEN RING, but story-rich, and half the hours

    Liked · 83%Open world · Action RPG

  5. 19

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)

    ELDEN RING, but single-player, and first-person

    Loved · 95%Open world · RPG

More like Garry's Mod

11 games closest to Garry's Mod of your picks

  1. 20

    Scrap Mechanic

    Garry's Mod, but a survival crafting game, and with base building

    Loved · 92%Building · Physics

  2. 21

    Goat Simulator 3

    Garry's Mod, but open world, and a fifth of the hours

    Loved · 98%Physics · Sandbox

  3. 22

    People Playground

    Garry's Mod, but 2D, and gorier

    Loved · 98%Physics · Sandbox

  4. 23

    Space Engineers

    Garry's Mod, but a survival crafting game, and in space

    Liked · 89%Building · Sandbox

  5. 24

    SCP: Secret Laboratory

    Garry's Mod, but free to play, and a survival horror game

    Loved · 91%FPS · Online Co-Op

  6. 25

    Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator

    Garry's Mod, but a hobby sim, and 3D

    Loved · 97%Sandbox · Physics

  7. 26

    Content Warning

    Garry's Mod, but a horror game, and procedurally generated

    Loved · 94%Physics · Online Co-Op

  8. 27

    Just Cause 2

    Garry's Mod, but a third-person shooter, and a quarter of the hours

    Loved · 91%Sandbox · Physics

  9. 28

    Terraria

    Garry's Mod, but with crafting, and pixel art

    Loved · 97%Sandbox · Building

  10. 29

    BIGFOOT

    Garry's Mod, but a survival game, and horror

    Liked · 82%FPS · Online Co-Op

  11. 30

    Slime Rancher

    Garry's Mod, but a farming sim, and a creature collector

    Loved · 98%Sandbox · FPS

How this list is made

Each game is measured against each of your picks the way a games-like list measures it: the Steam community tags, Steam genres and IGDB themes they share, each counting for more the fewer games carry it. A game's place is how alike it is to your picks together, as a share of each pick's best match, so one alike to two of them comes before one alike to just one. It must be close to at least one of them, as close as it would have to be on that game's own list.

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