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Games like West-Ward

Below are 13 hand-picked alternatives to West-Ward for fans of strategy, indie, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in West-Ward also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.

About West-Ward: A puzzle game about a superhero with the power to control the wind.

2020StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Alex Romauld
West-Ward — Steam game cover

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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.

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    Euphoria: Supreme Mechanics — Steam game cover

    Euphoria: Supreme Mechanics

    Top pick for West-Ward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    The ability to discern hidden connections is both a gift and a curse. The covert mechanisms of reality do not reveal themselves to any and all, and there is a price to pay for this knowledge…

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
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    Two Point Campus — Steam game cover

    Two Point Campus

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

    Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Octogeddon — Steam game cover

    Octogeddon

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

    You ARE Octogeddon, a massive mutant octopus with one mission: DESTROY the world! Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier and deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine!

    2018ActionStrategyIndie8.88 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine — Steam game cover

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine

    Ranked #4 for West-Ward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Jackbox Party Pack 6 — Steam game cover

    The Jackbox Party Pack 6

    Ranked #5 for West-Ward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Tooth and Tail — Steam game cover

    Tooth and Tail

    Ranked #6 for West-Ward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    Lead the revolution with an army of flamethrowing Boars, mustard gas-lobbing Skunks, and paratrooper-puking Owls. Tooth and Tail is a Real-Time-Strategy game featuring Single Player, Online Competitive Play, Split Screen, Replays, and more. Build a base, lead your army, eat your enemies!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
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    The Bridge — Steam game cover

    The Bridge

    Ranked #7 for West-Ward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Tumblestone — Steam game cover

    Tumblestone

    Ranked #8 for West-Ward fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

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    Two Point Campus — Steam game cover

    Two Point Campus

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the sim with a twist from the makers of Two Point Hospital. Build, hire staff and run an academic institution packed with wild courses.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Octogeddon — Steam game cover

    Octogeddon

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    You ARE Octogeddon, a massive mutant octopus with one mission: DESTROY the world! Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier and deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine!

    2018ActionStrategyIndie8.88 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Jackbox Party Pack 6 — Steam game cover

    The Jackbox Party Pack 6

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    The Bridge — Steam game cover

    The Bridge

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.

    2013StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
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    Tumblestone — Steam game cover

    Tumblestone

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with West-Ward.

    Tumblestone is the first original action-puzzle game of the past fifteen years -- completely reinventing the genre into a deep and cerebral puzzle solving experience that you won't forget.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about West-Ward

How much does West-Ward cost?
West-Ward is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to West-Ward?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside West-Ward are Euphoria: Supreme Mechanics, Two Point Campus, Octogeddon.
Who developed West-Ward?
West-Ward was developed by Alex Romauld.

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