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Games like 变量 Variables

If 变量 Variables is your kind of game, the closest matches are Variables 2, Spacetime Dimension and Flip TD - Tower Defense — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and intense. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About 变量 Variables: We created this unique single player game with a combination of Tower Defence and Roguelike. Come and create your maze, build your turret, defeat the invaders, and save the world!

2019StrategyIndieCasual10.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Asteroid Game Studio
变量 Variables — Steam game cover
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Early upgrades may backfire laterMaze building matters as much as tower placementPathing mistakes can doom your runChallengingContemplativeIntense

Players who liked 变量 Variables also play

Steam players who put hours into 变量 Variables also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Variables 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares tower combination, maze building and a contemplative mood with 变量 Variables.

    Top pick for 变量 Variables fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    After two years of precipitation, we re-made this variable sequel after thinking about it! Variable 2 is a unique stand-alone tower defense game. We have enriched the building and elements of tower defense, and the experience in the game can be changed according to your ideas!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Spacetime Dimension

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for 变量 Variables fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    A physics simulation software that simulates planetary motion and objects that obey Newton's laws,build slopes and connect geometries with sticks or springs and observe their trails.Observe the interaction and gravitational energy of planets.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Flip TD - Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for 变量 Variables fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Flip Tower Defense on it's head in Flip TD. Flip your world upside down to defend with towers, upgrades, modifiers, powers, and more. Build custom worlds with the in-game world builder and share them online to compete for high scores in the community leaderboards.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Gem Tower Defense 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for 变量 Variables fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Gem tower defense is different from general tower defense games. The map of gem tower defense is extremely open and free. Players need to constantly plan and build labyrinths to delay the advance of waves of monsters hitting the fortress.

    2022StrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tower of Grimoiria

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for 变量 Variables fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Tower of Grimoiria is a unique blend of tower defense and first-person magic casting with roguelike elements. Defend your wizard tower against hordes of fantastical creatures by strategically placing magical turrets and unleashing powerful spells.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. 童话塔防 Fairy Tale Tower Defense

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for 变量 Variables fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Fairy Tale Tower Defense is a 3D cartoon style tower defense game

    2024StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Echoes of Mars

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for 变量 Variables fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    The Echoes of Mars is a voxel-style tower defence game. Defend your research base on Mars from ancient creatures by strategically placing towers and using advanced tech.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Refactor

    WHY THIS

    Shares maze building and a contemplative mood with 变量 Variables.

    Ranked #8 for 变量 Variables fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with 变量 Variables.

    Refactor is a hard-core tower defense game that combines modular building, route planning, and element composition.

    2022Strategy0.74 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 变量 Variables at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under 变量 Variables on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with 变量 Variables.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under 变量 Variables on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with 变量 Variables.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under 变量 Variables on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under 变量 Variables on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under 变量 Variables on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with 变量 Variables.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~91% under 变量 Variables on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under 变量 Variables on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with 变量 Variables.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under 变量 Variables on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Meteor 60 Seconds!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?

    2018ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 变量 Variables.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Game 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with 变量 Variables.

    Coloring Game 2 is a sequel of the existing color-by-number game which so many users have liked. The sequel features new options and images.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Asteroid Game Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Asteroid Game Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Esports Godfather

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with 变量 Variables.

    Another title from Asteroid Game Studio, the studio behind 变量 Variables. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!

    2024SportsStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Variables 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares tower combination, maze building and a contemplative mood with 变量 Variables.

    Another title from Asteroid Game Studio, the studio behind 变量 Variables. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    After two years of precipitation, we re-made this variable sequel after thinking about it! Variable 2 is a unique stand-alone tower defense game. We have enriched the building and elements of tower defense, and the experience in the game can be changed according to your ideas!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with 变量 Variables.

    Another title from Asteroid Game Studio, the studio behind 变量 Variables. Shares Strategy and Indie with 变量 Variables.

    E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!

    2024SportsStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about 变量 Variables

Does 变量 Variables run on Steam Deck?
变量 Variables is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does 变量 Variables cost?
变量 Variables is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to 变量 Variables?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 变量 Variables are Variables 2, Spacetime Dimension, Flip TD - Tower Defense.
Who developed 变量 Variables?
变量 Variables was developed by Asteroid Game Studio.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on 变量 Variables.

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