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We filtered the 24 games similar to Always Sometimes Monsters down to the 18 that fit the “Adventure” category. There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, Golf Story and Yakuza top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Always Sometimes Monsters.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreJob Sim
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NarrativeCasualSolo
Year 2014Dev Devolver Digital

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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to Always Sometimes Monsters is There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Golf Story and Yakuza follow close behind.

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The best adventure games like Always Sometimes Monsters

18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Always Sometimes Monsters. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Closest overall match
SimulationJob Sim
SoloCasualNarrativePixel ArtMelee
Year 2020Dev Draw Me A PixelPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

Its point of contact with Always Sometimes Monsters is deep simulation, a casual, approachable feel and single-player focus. The common ground extends to pixel art. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

Released 6 years after Always Sometimes Monsters.

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Golf Story

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Golf Story
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeIsometricLootSkill Tree
Year 2017Dev Sidebar GamesOn Switch

It meets Always Sometimes Monsters on deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on visuals: this one brings loot and gear systems, and sports simulation.

Released 3 years after Always Sometimes Monsters.

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Yakuza

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Yakuza
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeThird PersonMeleeSandbox World
Year 2005Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · Sega

The thread back to Always Sometimes Monsters runs through deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: sports simulation and a sandbox world.

It predates Always Sometimes Monsters by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone72Visuals47
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Cultist Simulator

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Cultist Simulator
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeIsometricDarkProcedural
Year 2018Dev Weather FactoryOn Linux · Android · PC

The genre is the same as Always Sometimes Monsters’s, and with it deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 4 years after Always Sometimes Monsters.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals56Tone52
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Farmer Against Potatoes Idle

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Farmer Against Potatoes Idle
SimulationJob Sim
SoloCasual2DFree to Play
Year 2022Dev Oni GamingPlaytime ~2hOn PC

With Always Sometimes Monsters it shares deep simulation, a casual, approachable feel and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

Released 8 years after Always Sometimes Monsters.

Genre100Game mode100Tone71Visuals0
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Beholder

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Beholder
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeStealthDark2D
Year 2016Dev Warm Lamp Games · Alawar EntertainmentOn Linux · Android · PC

On paper it is what Always Sometimes Monsters is — deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and 2D presentation.

Genre100Game mode100Tone53Visuals0
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Papers, Please

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Papers, Please
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeCasualPixel ArtDark
Year 2013Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~4hOn PC · PS · iOS

It comes from the same genre as Always Sometimes Monsters and shares deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. To that it adds pixel art. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

Genre100Game mode100Tone66Visuals38
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Papers, Please - The Short Film

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Papers, Please - The Short Film
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeCasualPixel ArtDark
Year 2013Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~4hOn PC · PS · iOS

It comes from the same genre as Always Sometimes Monsters and shares deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Both also lean on pixel art. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

Genre100Game mode100Tone66Visuals38
9

Loom

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Loom
Closest on visuals
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeThird PersonPixel ArtMagic
Year 1990Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn Linux · PC · Mac

The thread back to Always Sometimes Monsters runs through deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Both also lean on pixel art. What it adds of its own: puzzle design and magic-based combat.

It predates Always Sometimes Monsters by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone79Visuals76
10

Gnomes Garden

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Gnomes Garden
SimulationJob Sim
SoloCasualNarrativeFantasyHorror
Year 2015Dev 8Floor · 8Floor GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

What carries over from Always Sometimes Monsters is deep simulation, a casual, approachable feel and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings 2D presentation.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
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The Graveyard

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The Graveyard
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeThird Person
Year 2009Dev Tale of TalesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh

What carries over from Always Sometimes Monsters is deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is roguelike runs.

Genre100Game mode100Tone81Visuals47
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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeIsometricTacticalSci-Fi
Year 2019Dev Vanillaware · AtlusOn PS4 · Switch

The thread back to Always Sometimes Monsters runs through deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals: 2D presentation.

Released 5 years after Always Sometimes Monsters.

Genre100Game mode100Tone76Visuals45
13

This Is the Police

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This Is the Police
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeIsometricDarkManagement
Year 2016Dev Weappy Studio · EuroVideo MedienOn PS4 · Linux · Android

Shelved next to Always Sometimes Monsters for good reason: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Genre100Game mode100Tone61Visuals56
14

Do Not Feed the Monkeys

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Do Not Feed the Monkeys
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativePixel ArtDarkManagement
Year 2018Dev Fictiorama Studios · BadLand PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · Android

The genre is the same as Always Sometimes Monsters’s, and with it deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to pixel art. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere and 2D presentation.

Released 4 years after Always Sometimes Monsters.

Genre100Game mode100Tone60Visuals37
15

Governor of Poker 2 - Premium Edition

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Governor of Poker 2 - Premium Edition
SimulationJob Sim
SoloCasual
Year 2010Dev I Sioux Game ProductionsPlaytime ~2hOn PC

It meets Always Sometimes Monsters on deep simulation, a casual, approachable feel and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: card game strategy.

Genre100Game mode100Tone72

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