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Games like NUMTATE

If NUMTATE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Elsewhere, Laser Lightshow and Light On — picked from the ranked list below. 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 NUMTATE: NUMTATE is a challenging grid based puzzle game in which you move blocks around by rotating, pushing and attracting them to solve numeric puzzles.

2020StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDWindowsby Michael Maas
NUMTATE — Steam game cover

Players who liked NUMTATE also play

Steam players who put hours into NUMTATE 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. Elsewhere

    WHY THIS

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

    Activate every shape in abstract logic puzzles built from gems, signals, and shifting paths. Learn each gem's rule, solve the campaign, then build and share your own levels through the editor and Steam Workshop.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Laser Lightshow

    WHY THIS

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

    Manipulate lasers through hundreds of handcrafted puzzles using mirrors, prisms, teleporters, logic gates, wires, and dozens of unique mechanics. Then create, test, and share your own puzzles with a powerful built-in level editor offering virtually limitless possibilities.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. Light On

    WHY THIS

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

    This is a numerical puzzle game with no text, only images and level designs. Click, think, figure out the usage of items, and solve 120+ power supply puzzle.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Roku and Rei

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into the world of Roku and Rei, a puzzle game where the protagonists move in reverse directions! Use their ability to interact with color-coded objects and tackle mind-bending challenges.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Colorgrid

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for NUMTATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with NUMTATE.

    Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Unlock The King

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for NUMTATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with NUMTATE.

    An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Dumb Little Robots

    WHY THIS

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

    Dumb Little Robots is a 2d puzzle game where you control robots that each have a single function. Help them work together through 51 levels. Find new robots as you go and learn how they change the possibilities!

    2022StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Filament

    WHY THIS

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

    Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

    2020StrategyIndie16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NUMTATE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NUMTATE.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under NUMTATE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NUMTATE.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NUMTATE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with NUMTATE.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NUMTATE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with NUMTATE.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NUMTATE on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with NUMTATE.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NUMTATE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with NUMTATE.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NUMTATE on Steam right now. Shares Casual with NUMTATE.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NUMTATE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with NUMTATE.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about NUMTATE

How much does NUMTATE cost?
NUMTATE is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to NUMTATE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NUMTATE are Elsewhere, Laser Lightshow, Light On.
Who developed NUMTATE?
NUMTATE was developed by Michael Maas.

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 NUMTATE.

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