Games like Publish or Perish
Games like Publish or Perish include Vampire Survivors, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Stardew Valley, BALL x PIT, and Rocket Rats. We matched them by the tags players give Publish or Perish on Steam (Casual, Simulation, Life Sim, Action Roguelike, and Bullet Hell): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Vampire Survivors
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Casual

20 Minutes Till Dawn
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up

Stardew Valley
Shared: Life Sim · Simulation · Pixel Graphics

BALL x PIT
Shared: Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · Shoot 'Em Up

Rocket Rats
Shared: Casual · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell

Apocalypse Party
Shared: Casual · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell

Seraph's Last Stand
Shared: Casual · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell

Death Must Die
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics

BidKing
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Life Sim

Boneraiser Minions
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Casual

Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Pixel Graphics

Chinese Parents
Shared: Life Sim · Simulation · Casual

Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
Shared: Casual · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell

The Sims™ 4
Shared: Life Sim · Simulation · Casual

Enter the Gungeon
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Pixel Graphics

Discounty
Shared: Simulation · Casual · Life Sim

Papers, Please
Shared: Simulation · Pixel Graphics · Dystopian

The Sims™ 3
Shared: Simulation · Life Sim · Casual

DAVE THE DIVER
Shared: Casual · Pixel Graphics · Simulation

Unpacking
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Pixel Graphics

Little Witch in the Woods
Shared: Casual · Life Sim · Simulation

Time Wasters
Shared: Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Casual

Chill Pulse
Shared: Casual · Simulation · Life Sim

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Shared: Action Roguelike · Pixel Graphics · 2D