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Games like Simple Machines

If Simple Machines is your kind of game, the closest matches are Oik 5, How To Bathe Your Cat and Fly West — 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 Simple Machines: Simple Machines is a minimalist physics puzzle game.

2020IndieCasual0.99 USDWindowsby Kraken Ink.
Simple Machines — Steam game cover

Players who liked Simple Machines also play

Steam players who put hours into Simple Machines 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. Oik 5

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Simple Machines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    Casual physics puzzle. The player's goal is keep the blue block on the platform for 3 seconds in order to pass the level.

    2019IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. How To Bathe Your Cat

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Simple Machines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    It is well known that cats aren' t really fond of water, but, as pet owners, we know that sometimes a good bath is welcome. Use bombs and blocks to channel the water and clean your cat!

    2021IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fly West

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Simple Machines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    A nostalgic love letter to old-school Flash launcher games: aim, charge, and fire a reckless cowboy across the Wild West. Bounce off hazards, trigger mid-air blasts, buy absurd upgrades, and turn every glorious faceplant into your next big payday.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Shwoop

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Simple Machines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    Draw curves to guide projectiles into matching collectors. A physics puzzle game of rhythm, logic, and precision. Climb the leaderboards, then build and share levels of your own.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  5. ツミゲーム(Tsumi Stack)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Simple Machines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    ⚠️ WARNING: The most stressful physics puzzle on Steam. Tsumi Stack is an addictive game where 3 matching colors vanish! A 1mm error shifts the center of gravity and ruins everything. Avoid sudden erasures and catastrophic collapses to survive this unforgiving challenge!

    2026IndieCasual3.19 USDSteam ↗
  6. Graviter

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Simple Machines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    Graviter is a real-world-physics-based game about manipulating gravitational forces. Shrink and enlarge bodies, and move them around to find your way through over a hundred different levels of varying complexity.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Osmos

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Simple Machines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack. Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax - good things come to those who wait.

    2009IndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Zup! S

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Simple Machines fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

    2018IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. UBERMOSH

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Simple Machines on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Simple Machines.

    UBERMOSH is an arcade game about cutting bullets with a sword, in a gun-filled cyberpunk mosh pit.

    2015ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Simple Machines on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Simple Machines.

    Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Simple Machines on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Simple Machines on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Simple Machines on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Simple Machines on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Simple Machines.

    Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Trip to Vinelands

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Simple Machines on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Simple Machines.

    Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. TTV2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Simple Machines on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Simple Machines.

    TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  2. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  4. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

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

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 100 Asian Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2023ActionSportsStrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

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

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Kraken Ink.

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

  1. Alien League

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Kraken Ink., the studio behind Simple Machines. Shares Indie and Casual with Simple Machines.

    Alien League is a 2 to 4 player local multiplayer party game. Play through 70 fast-paced intense minigames, compete in the Board, earn Totems and fight to become the new Champion!

    2019ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dungeon Origins

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Kraken Ink., the studio behind Simple Machines. Shares Indie with Simple Machines.

    Betrayed by the kingdom, the hero seeks his revenge as a new dungeon master! Build and manage your dungeon, raid villages, unlock new evolutions, grow an army of powerful monsters and then fulfill your revenge against the kingdom!

    2020ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Evil Lurks Below

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Kraken Ink., the studio behind Simple Machines.

    Paranormal detective Harry Walters investigates the mysterious case of the missing Gilman family. Following rumors of supernatural events, he visits their abandoned home for clues. He uncovers disturbing memories and a hidden hatch leading to a mysterious area beneath the house.

    2025Adventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Simple Machines

How much does Simple Machines cost?
Simple Machines is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Simple Machines?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Simple Machines are Oik 5, How To Bathe Your Cat, Fly West.
Who developed Simple Machines?
Simple Machines was developed by Kraken Ink..

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 Simple Machines.

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