Games like Anagrams
If Anagrams is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quick Words, Character Limit and Dave's Word Game — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and peaceful. 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 Anagrams: Sit back and relax with this minimalist Match-2 word game. Collect enough letter tiles to solve anagrams across dozens of vocabulary-flexing categories. Amp up the challenge or remove all pressure with 3 unlockable game modes tailored to your taste.
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Quick Words
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Anagrams.
Top pick for Anagrams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
Quick Words is the bigger, better, 5 letter word guessing game that lets you play 5 words in the same game. Play it fast, play it slow, play it windowed, leave it in the background. Do as you please.
Character Limit
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Anagrams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
12 Letters, No Mercy. A fast-paced typing word game. Build words before your rack overflows. How long can you last before you hit your Character Limit?
Dave's Word Game
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Anagrams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
A daily word game. Find words, clear rows and columns, aim for the highest score you can. A new board every day!
Knotwords
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Anagrams.
Ranked #4 for Anagrams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
Knotwords is a minimal and elegant logic puzzle — with words. Arrange each section so every word across and down is valid. It may look difficult at first, but you'll be surprised at how quickly you pick it up! This is the kind of game I've been trying to design my whole career — I hope you like it
Typed82
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Anagrams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
A simple typing experience to complement your keyboard. Typed'82 immerses you in an atmospheric typing experience. As you progress and improve your typing skills, the visuals and music set a pleasing environment.
Square Word: Hello Winter!❄️
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Anagrams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
Square Word is coming on Steam! Discover 140+ words spread in 4 chill themes! Handcrafted grids, hints, mini-objectives & more!
Square Word: Back to Work🐯
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Anagrams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
Square Word is coming on Steam! Discover 140+ words spread in 4 chill themes! Handcrafted grids, hints, mini-objectives & more!
WORDLAND 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Anagrams fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Anagrams.
The continuation of the successful WORDLAND. This game is a mix of puzzles and crosswords. Answer the clues, arrange the pieces and discover the words.
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Mini Metro
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and a relaxing mood with Anagrams.
Reviewers of Anagrams cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
Mini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep them efficient. Decide where to use your limited resources. How long can you keep the city moving?
The Case of the Worst Day Ever
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Anagrams cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Prose & Codes
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Anagrams.
Reviewers of Anagrams cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
Explore the wonderful world of books through deceptively simple cryptograms. 10% of every purchase benefits Project Gutenberg, an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks.
Poems & Codes
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Anagrams.
Reviewers of Anagrams cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
Explore the wonderful world of poetry through deceptively simple cryptograms. 10% of every purchase benefits Project Gutenberg, an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Anagrams at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Anagrams on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Anagrams on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Anagrams on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Anagrams on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under Anagrams on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Anagrams on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Anagrams.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Anagrams on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Anagrams on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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 with Anagrams.
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 Anagrams.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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 Anagrams.
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!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Anagrams.
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.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Other recommendable Steam games by Hero Game Co LLC, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Prose & Codes
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Anagrams.
Another title from Hero Game Co LLC, the studio behind Anagrams. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
Explore the wonderful world of books through deceptively simple cryptograms. 10% of every purchase benefits Project Gutenberg, an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks.
Poems & Codes
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Anagrams.
Another title from Hero Game Co LLC, the studio behind Anagrams. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
Explore the wonderful world of poetry through deceptively simple cryptograms. 10% of every purchase benefits Project Gutenberg, an online library of over 60,000 free ebooks.
The Case of the Worst Day Ever
WHY THIS
Another title from Hero Game Co LLC, the studio behind Anagrams. Shares Indie and Casual with Anagrams.
A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.
Frequently asked about Anagrams
- How much does Anagrams cost?
- Anagrams is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Anagrams?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Anagrams are Quick Words, Character Limit, Dave's Word Game.
- Who developed Anagrams?
- Anagrams was developed by Hero Game Co LLC.
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