The Crackpet Show similar games & best alternatives

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The Crackpet Show

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

The Crackpet Show is an action-packed rogue-lite shoot’em-up about mutated animals that fight in a bizarre TV show, crushing their opponents with a variety of weapons. Choose your beastie, gear ‘em up, and go kill your enemies in the name of fame and sweet sponsorship deals!

What works

  • Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • Unique art style with humor
  • Variety of weapons, perks, and characters
  • Local co-op and remote play support
  • Good replay value with roguelite mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Auto-aim and inability to move while shooting frustrate some players
  • Lack of true online multiplayer
  • Some balancing and difficulty issues
  • Repetitive environments and enemies
  • Technical issues and clunky controls reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • AK-xolotl: Together

  • Noobs Are Coming

  • Heroes of Hammerwatch

  • Broventure: The Wild Co-op

  • Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控

  • Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Crackpet Show but with less focus on close relationships

  • Archvale

  • Chronicon

  • 9th Dawn III

  • Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

  • Party Hard

  • Enter the Gungeon

More competitive

Games that feels like The Crackpet Show but with more competition against others

  • Ember Knights

  • Secrets of Grindea

  • Bounty of One

  • Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

  • GUNTOUCHABLES

  • The Last Conflict

Less social

Games that feels like The Crackpet Show but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Cultivation Story: Reincarnation

  • Diary of Lucie

  • Moonlighter

  • The Braves

  • UnderMine

  • ZERO Sievert

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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The Crackpet Show: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026