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We filtered the 24 games similar to Always Sometimes Monsters down to the 5 that fit the “Xbox” category. Gnomes Garden, This Is the Police and Do Not Feed the Monkeys top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Always Sometimes Monsters.

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GenreSimulationSubgenreJob Sim
Tags
NarrativeCasualSolo
Year 2014Dev Devolver Digital

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Always Sometimes Monsters is Gnomes Garden — scoring 64/100 on our similarity scale. This Is the Police and Do Not Feed the Monkeys follow close behind.

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The best games like Always Sometimes Monsters on Xbox

5 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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Gnomes Garden

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Gnomes Garden
Closest overall match
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.

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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
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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
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Observation

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Observation
SimulationJob Sim
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 2019Dev No Code · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Shelved next to Always Sometimes Monsters for good reason: deep simulation, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

Released 5 years after Always Sometimes Monsters.

Genre100Game mode100Tone53Visuals0
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911 Operator

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911 Operator
SimulationJob Sim
SoloCasualNarrativeIsometricTactical
Year 2017Dev Jutsu Games · SONKAOn PS4 · Linux · Android

With Always Sometimes Monsters it shares deep simulation, a casual, approachable feel and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 2D presentation.

Released 3 years after Always Sometimes Monsters.

Genre100Game mode100Tone94Visuals51

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