Games like XOB
If XOB is your kind of game, the closest matches are Trancelation, Fono and Ashi: Lake of Light — 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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Players who liked XOB also play
Steam players who put hours into XOB 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.
Trancelation
WHY THIS
Top pick for XOB fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with XOB.
A dynamic arcade game set in a neon universe full of fractals and translations! Boost your memory, develop new skills, and improve your scores to become a master of Trancelation in this ever-changing journey through linguistics!
Ashi: Lake of Light
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for XOB fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with XOB.
Find the true path through the night and into the sunrise in Ashi: Lake of Light. Use floating candles to guide the path of a solitary firefly through a twilight world in this gentle and meditative puzzle game.
Girabox
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for XOB fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with XOB.
A minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. Play through the many level packs and compare your score to others in the leaderboards.
Intraquartz
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for XOB fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with XOB.
INTRAQUARTZ is a multidimensional experimental maze puzzler where you control a microscopic mining rover inside extraterrestrial crystals.
Boxoku! 99 Battle Royale
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for XOB fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Match box colors to clear the stage!
Active Neurons - Wonders Of The World
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for XOB fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with XOB.
A puzzle slasher that trains spatial and logical thinking. Power up your brains!
Manifold Garden
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for XOB fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with XOB.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below XOB at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under XOB on Steam right now. Shares Indie with XOB.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under XOB on Steam right now. Shares Indie with XOB.
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 ~70% under XOB on Steam right now. Shares Indie with XOB.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under XOB on Steam right now. Shares Indie with XOB.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under XOB on Steam right now. Shares Indie with XOB.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under XOB on Steam right now. Shares Indie with XOB.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under XOB on Steam right now. Shares Indie with XOB.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with XOB.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with XOB.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with XOB.
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 XOB.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with XOB.
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.
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Frequently asked about XOB
- How much does XOB cost?
- XOB is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to XOB?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside XOB are Trancelation, Fono, Ashi: Lake of Light.
- Who developed XOB?
- XOB was developed by Rule Weaver.
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 XOB.
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