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Games like Miracle Sudoku

If Miracle Sudoku is your kind of game, the closest matches are Knight Swap, Chess Brain and Unlock The King — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and hypnotic. 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 Miracle Sudoku: Miracle Sudoku features beautiful puzzles that at first glance look impossible to solve!! Indeed, some of our Miracle puzzles have as few as two givens digits (!) but you will find them all to be solvable with a bit of clever logic!

2020StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Studio Goya
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Players who liked Miracle Sudoku also play

Steam players who put hours into Miracle Sudoku 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. Knight Swap

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Miracle Sudoku.

    Top pick for Miracle Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another. One hundred hand-crafted levels in a beautiful minimalist set. Can you swap the knights?

    2019StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Chess Brain

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Miracle Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Unlock The King

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Miracle Sudoku.

    Third-strongest match for Miracle Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Miracle Sudoku.

    An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Puzzle & Chess

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Miracle Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    Puzzle & Chess is a relaxing and minimalist game that mixes puzzle challenges with chess moves. Click on pieces, solve the puzzles with a pleasant and relaxing environment. You don't need to know how to play chess to have fun. No score, no timer and no pressure.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Chess Morph: The Queen's Wormholes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Miracle Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    An original puzzle game inspired by chess. Control a lonely Queen with shapeshifting abilities and defeat the enemy army. Move wisely, explore the wormholes on the board, take the enemy shape and kill them all.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Chess Brain: Dark Troops

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Miracle Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    This game develops the ability to predict movement in Chess, using a playful and immersive concept. The dark troops march in a single sound. They are more organized and smarter

    2021StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. 字得其乐WordJoy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Miracle Sudoku fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    WordJoy is an incremental game about Chinese character components. Buy parts, place them on a 5x5 board, earn coins over time, and upgrade them by forming valid characters with adjacent parts. Rearrange your layout, unlock more choices, and grow your board into a powerful hanzi machine.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Checkers & Pawns

    WHY THIS

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

    Checkers & Pawns is a minimalist and relaxing puzzle game that combines elements of checkers and chess. With more than 50 challenging levels, unique mechanics, and a balanced difficulty curve, it's perfect for casual players looking for a relaxing and challenging experience.

    2024IndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Miracle Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Miracle Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Miracle Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Miracle Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Miracle Sudoku.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Miracle Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Miracle Sudoku.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Miracle Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Miracle Sudoku.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Miracle Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Miracle Sudoku on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. 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 Miracle Sudoku.

    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 ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

More from Studio Goya

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

  1. Classic Sudoku

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Miracle Sudoku.

    Another title from Studio Goya, the studio behind Miracle Sudoku. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    Presented by Cracking The Cryptic, YouTube's most popular Sudoku channel, this is the brand new “Classic Sudoku” game that their viewers have been requesting for the last two years!

    2019StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Chess Sudoku

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Miracle Sudoku.

    Another title from Studio Goya, the studio behind Miracle Sudoku. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    How does Chess Sudoku work? Well we’ve taken the classic sudoku game everyone knows and loves and created puzzles with chess-related twists! There are three different types of puzzles in the game: Knight Sudoku; King Sudoku and Queen Sudoku.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sandwich Sudoku

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Miracle Sudoku.

    Another title from Studio Goya, the studio behind Miracle Sudoku. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    Presented by Cracking The Cryptic, YouTube's most popular Sudoku channel, here is the brand new "Sandwich Sudoku" game that has become an internet sensation!

    2019StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Thermo Sudoku

    WHY THIS

    Shares smart hints, hand crafted puzzles and a contemplative mood with Miracle Sudoku.

    Another title from Studio Goya, the studio behind Miracle Sudoku. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    How does Thermo Sudoku work? Each sudoku grid contains thermometer shapes (often drawn to create themes) and digits on thermometers must increase as one moves further from the bulb end.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Killer Sudoku

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Miracle Sudoku.

    Another title from Studio Goya, the studio behind Miracle Sudoku. Shares Strategy and Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    In Killer Sudoku, every puzzle features cages that tell you the sum of the numbers inside. This extra information leads to beautiful logic that you will master as you progress through our handmade puzzles.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Hex

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Studio Goya, the studio behind Miracle Sudoku. Shares Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    Hex is a unique puzzle game with a simple goal, clear the tiles to win. Tiles might multiply, explode, toggle on and off, and more as you jump between them in this exciting journey through over 80 challenging levels.

    2017Indie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hex Two

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Studio Goya, the studio behind Miracle Sudoku. Shares Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    Journey through 80 levels in this beautiful minimalist puzzle game. Jump from tile to tile as you attempt to clear the board. In Hex Two, you'll encounter 19 different types of tiles, each of which changing the way you must approach each level. Can you clear them all?

    2018Indie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Achromatic

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Miracle Sudoku.

    Another title from Studio Goya, the studio behind Miracle Sudoku. Shares Indie with Miracle Sudoku.

    Achromatic is a minimalist puzzle game about connecting dots in order to transform them all to one cohesive color. Along the way you will uncover unique dots with exciting properties to assist you on your puzzling adventure.

    2018Indie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Miracle Sudoku

Does Miracle Sudoku run on Steam Deck?
Miracle Sudoku 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 Miracle Sudoku cost?
Miracle Sudoku is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Miracle Sudoku?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Miracle Sudoku are Knight Swap, Chess Brain, Unlock The King.
Who developed Miracle Sudoku?
Miracle Sudoku was developed by Studio Goya.

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 Miracle Sudoku.

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