Games like Progressbar95
If Progressbar95 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hack 42: Typing Incremental, Chimpology and Red Nose Guy The LegenDairy Quest — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive daily progression loop, nostalgic and retro. 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 →Progressbar95 is a 2020 indie title that simulates vintage Windows operating systems through a collection of mini-games and puzzles. Players engage with incremental progression systems and interact with authentic-feeling retro UI elements, where familiar desktop components become gameplay mechanics. Time-management scenarios feature progress bars as the core challenge, creating experiences that reviewers describe as feeling like operating a real vintage system. Reviewers highlight the absurdist attention to detail in its tech humor, while players appreciate an addictive daily progression loop. The casual simulation earned a 96% positive rating from 1445 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck. At 4.99 USD, it offers solo-only gameplay designed for short burst sessions.
About Progressbar95: Progressbar95 is a unique indie game with a strong nostalgic vibe. It turns vintage GUI elements like panels, buttons and icons into game elements! Simple and addictive gameplay based on dozens of mini-games and puzzles. The game will make you smile!

Players who liked Progressbar95 also play
Steam players who put hours into Progressbar95 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.
Hack 42: Typing Incremental
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Top pick for Progressbar95 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Progressbar95.
Hack 42 is a short typing incremental game about crafting powerful hacks and smashing computers for fun and profit.
Chimpology
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Progressbar95 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progressbar95.
It's the year 1999. The internet is really slow. Some people might try to tell you that it's because the modem line just can't handle more speed... but don't trust them, it was all chimpanzees. Typing the pictures out, bit by bit. And you're one of them.
Red Nose Guy The LegenDairy Quest
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Progressbar95 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Progressbar95.
Red Nose Guy: The LegenDairy Quest is a modern and high-energy revisit of an arcade classic.Join Red Nose Guy on an adventure through the city's various neighborhoods and discover his colorful and absurd universe!
Computer Virus Simulator
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Ranked #4 for Progressbar95 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progressbar95.
In a world where cyber security breaches are on the rise, take this exciting opportunity to peek behind the curtains of the darkest aspects of the internet - computer viruses. Computer Virus Simulator will wreak havoc on you safely in-game.
The Simplest Game in the World
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Ranked #5 for Progressbar95 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progressbar95.
You can beat this game with any key on your keyboard. ANY key, I mean it.
StarDrone: Sling Star (with VR mode)
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Ranked #6 for Progressbar95 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Progressbar95.
StarDrone: Sling Star is the Hyper-Kinetic race across the galaxy with a mix of pinball, arcade action, and breakout, now on flat screens and in Virtual Reality.
final m00n - Defender of the Cubes
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Ranked #7 for Progressbar95 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Progressbar95.
There is no room for heroes and survival is almost hopeless. Excessively inferior, you will be hunted mercilessly. More than a million years in the future, there is no earth nor humanity - only a few survivors - who desperately protect what is keeping them alive on the m00ns: 3 CUBEs...
Phantom Typist
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Ranked #8 for Progressbar95 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Progressbar95.
Phantom typist is the typing arcade game which you can learn and improve typing skill of Chinese characters. Type correct Chinese characters to clear the falling blocks before they fill up the screen, get the high score at the leaderboard with various play modes and levels!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Progressbar95 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Progressbar95 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Progressbar95.
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?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under Progressbar95 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progressbar95.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under Progressbar95 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Progressbar95.
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.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under Progressbar95 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Progressbar95.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~60% under Progressbar95 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Progressbar95.
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.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~80% under Progressbar95 on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Progressbar95.
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.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Progressbar95 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progressbar95.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Progressbar95 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progressbar95.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progressbar95.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Progressbar95.
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.
Travellin Cats in Paris
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Progressbar95.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Progressbar95.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progressbar95.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Progressbar95.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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Frequently asked about Progressbar95
- Is Progressbar95 verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Progressbar95 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Progressbar95 cost?
- Progressbar95 is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Progressbar95?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Progressbar95 are Hack 42: Typing Incremental, Chimpology, Red Nose Guy The LegenDairy Quest.
- Who developed Progressbar95?
- Progressbar95 was developed by Igor Uduslivii and published by Spooky House Studios UG haftungsbeschraenkt.
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