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Games like ZACH-LIKE

  • 8 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked ZACH-LIKE also play

The closest matches to ZACH-LIKE: Opus Magnum, SpaceChem, TIS-100, MOLEK-SYNTEZ, and EXAPUNKS. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same whimsical mood as ZACH-LIKE.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 21)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2017
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Same contemplative mood as ZACH-LIKE.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 22)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2011
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Same nostalgic mood as ZACH-LIKE.

    • $6.99 (Price checked Oct 21)
    • 2015
  1. Rank 04

    MOLEK-SYNTEZ

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as ZACH-LIKE.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019
  2. Rank 05

    EXAPUNKS

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  3. Rank 06

    Infinifactory

    • $24.99 (Price checked Oct 21)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2015
  4. Rank 07

    Last Call BBS

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 21)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022

The full ranked list: top 24 games like ZACH-LIKE

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Opus Magnum

    Same whimsical mood as ZACH-LIKE.

    • 97% of 3,341 reviews
  2. 2
    SpaceChem

    Same contemplative mood as ZACH-LIKE.

    • 96% of 1,904 reviews
  3. 3
    TIS-100

    Same nostalgic mood as ZACH-LIKE.

    • 98% of 2,542 reviews
  4. 4
    MOLEK-SYNTEZ

    Same atmospheric mood as ZACH-LIKE.

    • 91% of 401 reviews
  5. 5
    EXAPUNKS

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 1,125 reviews
  6. 6
    Infinifactory

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 1,421 reviews
  7. 7
    Last Call BBS

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 94% of 1,036 reviews
  8. 8
    Kaizen: A Factory Story

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 93% of 457 reviews
  9. 9
    Silicon Zeroes

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 89% of 202 reviews
  10. 10
    SHENZHEN I/O

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 95% of 2,198 reviews
  11. 11
    Comet 64

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 73% of 143 reviews
  12. 12
    Automachef

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 71% of 269 reviews
  13. 13
    Manufactoria 2022

    Genres: Simulation

    • 95% of 59 reviews
  14. 14
    The Signal State

    Genres: Simulation

    • 86% of 350 reviews
  15. 15
    The Magic Circle

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 930 reviews
  16. 16
    Uplink

    Genres: Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 1,371 reviews
  17. 17
    Else Heart.Break()

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 78% of 280 reviews
  18. 18
    Human Resource Machine

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 93% of 1,452 reviews
  19. 19
    hackmud

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer

    • 79% of 658 reviews
  20. 20
    Baba Is You

    Genres: Indie

    • 98% of 12,222 reviews
  21. 21
    Quadrilateral Cowboy

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 92% of 745 reviews
  22. 22
    while True: learn()

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 88% of 3,144 reviews
  23. 23
    Hack 'n' Slash

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Casual

    • 56% of 447 reviews
  24. 24
    Mainlining

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 76% of 237 reviews
ZACH-LIKE — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2019
  • Developer: Zachtronics
  • Price: Free to play
  • 100% of 115 reviews
  • Genres: Indie
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Behind the scenes design insights
  • Evolution of puzzle game design
  • Free archive of unreleased games
  • Atmospheric
  • Contemplative
  • Nostalgic

About ZACH-LIKE

The closest matches to ZACH-LIKE: Opus Magnum, SpaceChem, TIS-100, MOLEK-SYNTEZ, and EXAPUNKS. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If ZACH-LIKE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Opus Magnum, SpaceChem and TIS-100 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, contemplative and nostalgic, and single out its design commentary and engineering simulation. 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.

About ZACH-LIKE: ZACH-LIKE is a book of behind-the-scenes design documents from Zachtronics. The digital version of ZACH-LIKE contains the full contents of the book, a bunch of terrible games that Zach made before SpaceChem, and some prototypes and early builds of Zachtronics games, both released and... not.

Is ZACH-LIKE worth buying?

  • 100% of 115 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: Opus Magnum, SpaceChem, TIS-100

How this verdict works →

Frequently asked about ZACH-LIKE

Can I run it?

Is ZACH-LIKE free to play?

Yes — ZACH-LIKE is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

Does ZACH-LIKE have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — ZACH-LIKE supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).

What games are most similar to ZACH-LIKE?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ZACH-LIKE are Opus Magnum, SpaceChem, TIS-100.

Who developed ZACH-LIKE?

ZACH-LIKE was developed by Zachtronics.