Games like Apocalypse Carnival
Games like Apocalypse Carnival include Papers, Please, SANABI, Reus, 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal, and Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation. We matched them by the tags players give Apocalypse Carnival on Steam (Simulation, God Game, 2D Platformer, 2D, and 1980s): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Papers, Please
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Singleplayer

SANABI
Shared: 2D Platformer · Story Rich · 2D

Reus
Shared: God Game · Simulation · Indie

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
Shared: Simulation · Singleplayer · Story Rich

Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Shared: Simulation · Story Rich · Singleplayer

Celeste
Shared: 2D Platformer · Indie · 2D

Emily is Away
Shared: Story Rich · Simulation · Singleplayer

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Simulation · Indie · 2D

Mountain
Shared: Simulation · God Game · Indie

Katana ZERO
Shared: Story Rich · 2D Platformer · 2D

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Shared: Simulation · Singleplayer · 2D

Russian Life Simulator
Shared: Simulation · 2D · Singleplayer

Beat Cop
Shared: Simulation · Indie · 1980s

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Simulation · Singleplayer · Indie

Cyber Manhunt
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Singleplayer

Contraband Police
Shared: Simulation · Singleplayer · 1980s

Undertale
Shared: Story Rich · 2D · Singleplayer

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Shared: 2D · Indie · Singleplayer

Simmiland
Shared: Simulation · God Game · Indie

American Arcadia
Shared: Simulation · 2D · Singleplayer

Hollow Knight
Shared: 2D · Singleplayer · Indie

Buddy Simulator 1984
Shared: Simulation · Indie · Story Rich

People Playground
Shared: 2D · Simulation · Singleplayer

To the Moon
Shared: Story Rich · Indie · Singleplayer

