Games like Alan's Automaton Workshop
If Alan's Automaton Workshop is your kind of game, the closest matches are Opus Magnum, Comet 64 and Train Set Code — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Alan's Automaton Workshop: Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients.
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Steam players who put hours into Alan's Automaton Workshop 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.
Opus Magnum
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Top pick for Alan's Automaton Workshop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
Comet 64
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Second-strongest match for Alan's Automaton Workshop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Comet 64 is a programming puzzle game. The year is 1984. All you got is a Comet 64 home computer and the operator's manual it came with.
Train Set Code
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Alan's Automaton Workshop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Build a train set layout where everything runs on its own. Automate points and signals to direct the trains and keep them moving. Get creative and design a huge network that carries a fleet of trains.
ProBelt
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Alan's Automaton Workshop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
ProBelt is a game in which you calculate results by using mathematical operators. Conveyor belts are used to transport numbers between operators.
Crispy Circuits
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Alan's Automaton Workshop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Discover the world of electronics by fixing your hamster’s RC plane. Build real circuits, solve increasingly challenging engineering puzzles, and learn how electronic devices actually work. This wholesome circuitry sim lets you electrocute your hamster without authorities getting involved.
ABI-DOS
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Ranked #6 for Alan's Automaton Workshop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Build the most advanced operating system ever created! Can you master the fictional simulation language of this mind-bending machine? Design circuits, automate UBITS (coloured mobile data blocks), and optimize your system. The Admin is always watching, and he’s not what he seems.
Geareo
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Alan's Automaton Workshop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Real gears that don’t slip in a physics sandbox. Build freely with resizable parts and shapes, solve physics-based puzzles, fuse structures with Super Glue into stable mechanisms, and engineer intricate contraptions, precision machines, and complex mechanical systems.
SimulationSteam ↗Turing Complete
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Ranked #8 for Alan's Automaton Workshop fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
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TIS-100
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Reviewers of Alan's Automaton Workshop cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
Human Resource Machine
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Reviewers of Alan's Automaton Workshop cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
Opus Magnum
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Reviewers of Alan's Automaton Workshop cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
Robo Instructus
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Reviewers of Alan's Automaton Workshop cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Robo Instructus is a puzzle game in which players manoeuvre a robot by issuing instructions via a simple programming language. As players progress through the game they unlock new functions to overcome new puzzles, each of which can be solved in multiple ways.
Turing Complete
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Reviewers of Alan's Automaton Workshop cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Learn CPU architecture with puzzles
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Alan's Automaton Workshop at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Alan's Automaton Workshop on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
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.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Alan's Automaton Workshop on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
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.
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Alan's Automaton Workshop on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Alan's Automaton Workshop on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Human Fall Flat
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Alan's Automaton Workshop on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Alan's Automaton Workshop on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~87% under Alan's Automaton Workshop on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~87% under Alan's Automaton Workshop on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Alan's Automaton Workshop.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about Alan's Automaton Workshop
- Does Alan's Automaton Workshop run on Steam Deck?
- Alan's Automaton Workshop 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 Alan's Automaton Workshop cost?
- Alan's Automaton Workshop is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Alan's Automaton Workshop?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alan's Automaton Workshop are Opus Magnum, Comet 64, Train Set Code.
- Who developed Alan's Automaton Workshop?
- Alan's Automaton Workshop was developed by Laputa Labs.
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