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Games like Botty: Paper tales

If Botty: Paper tales is your kind of game, the closest matches are Machinarium, They Will Come and 3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure — 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 Botty: Paper tales: Botty: Paper tales is an atmospheric adventure made entirely of paper. Botty's little robot faces a different illusion to get out of the paper world.

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Botty: Paper tales — Steam game cover

Players who liked Botty: Paper tales also play

Steam players who put hours into Botty: Paper tales 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. Machinarium

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Botty: Paper tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

    2009IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. They Will Come

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Botty: Paper tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Survive a nightmare and save your family. They Will Come is a cinematic steampunk horror adventure set in an alternate 1897. You must avoid detection, solve puzzles, and fight back against mysterious enemies with the help of your powerful robot companion, Talus.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  3. 3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Botty: Paper tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    In a race against time, Betty embarks on a thrilling, comedy-packed adventure to crack a conspiracy that starts with a bang and ends at 3 Minutes to Midnight.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Tiny Bang Story

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Botty: Paper tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

    2011IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Life of Delta

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Botty: Paper tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Embark on a journey through a vast post-apocalyptic environment, full of interesting characters and engaging puzzle games in this sci-fi point-and-click adventure game.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. One Way: The Elevator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Botty: Paper tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Botty: Paper tales.

    One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click game developed by CottonGame. You need to find a blue sphere in each scene to power an elevator to travel upward.

    2020IndieRPGCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Papetura

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Botty: Paper tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Botanicula

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Botty: Paper tales fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    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 ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

    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 ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

    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 ↗

More from Airem

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

  1. Apartament 1406: Horror

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Botty: Paper tales. Shares Action and Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

    Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. THE IMPOSSIBLE

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Botty: Paper tales. Shares Action and Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

    THE IMPOSSIBLE is a minimal perspective illusion puzzle game. You control a small square in the IMPOSSIBLE world and remember: nothing is IMPOSSIBLE.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Play With Me: Escape Room

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Botty: Paper tales. Shares Action and Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

    See how a game created by the very Jigsaw would look like! Use the available objects, outwit tricky illusions and optical puzzles and above all, answer the question – will you dare to Play with Me?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shop Tycoon: Prepare your wallet

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Botty: Paper tales. Shares Action and Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

    Shop Tycoon is a store simulator. Create a supermarket, sex shop, games store or a store with good Polish vodka. Place your logo, hire employees, expand your car fleet, build offices and parking lots, create a chain of stores and more!

    2021ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Resoraki: The racing

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Botty: Paper tales. Shares Action and Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

    Take the wheel of a toy car and race on beautiful tracks in Poland, Finland, Australia, and Greece. Compete in championships, arcade, and time trials. Play solo or with a friend online (Remote Play Together) or locally. Buy now and take part in unforgettable races!

    2023ActionSportsIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Rap Simulator: The Rap Game

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Botty: Paper tales. Shares Action and Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

    Rap Simulator is primarily a game with a good dose of humor. The action starts in the 1980s. The player takes on the role of a rapper who sets up their first music studio in a rented apartment.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Airhack: Hacking

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Botty: Paper tales. Shares Action and Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

    You are a secret Agent who begins work for the Airem as Hacker. Hacking servers of global corporations for profit, stealing data, manipulate the stock market, modify peoples academic or criminal records, laundering money, erasing evidence, framing innocent people. Do not trust anyone.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Candy Combat

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Airem, the studio behind Botty: Paper tales. Shares Action and Indie with Botty: Paper tales.

    Immerse yourself in a world of sweets, which is full of delicious candy. Beat the odds as a sweet frog to find Pinkie and Gingerbread man, to whom you need to explain some things.

    ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Machinarium

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

    2009IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. 3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    In a race against time, Betty embarks on a thrilling, comedy-packed adventure to crack a conspiracy that starts with a bang and ends at 3 Minutes to Midnight.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. One Way: The Elevator

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with Botty: Paper tales.

    One Way: The Elevator is a creative point-and-click game developed by CottonGame. You need to find a blue sphere in each scene to power an elevator to travel upward.

    2020IndieRPGCasual3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Papetura

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Papetura is a short atmospheric adventure game, with unique world handmade entirely out of paper, and beautiful fragile music. It tells the story of two little creatures whose house is in danger of being burned down.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Botanicula

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Botty: Paper tales.

    Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium and Samorost.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Botty: Paper tales

What games are most similar to Botty: Paper tales?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Botty: Paper tales are Machinarium, They Will Come, 3 Minutes to Midnight® - A Comedy Graphic Adventure.
Who developed Botty: Paper tales?
Botty: Paper tales was developed by Airem.

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 Botty: Paper tales.

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