Games like Last Call BBS
If Last Call BBS is your kind of game, the closest matches are SHENZHEN I/O, Yachu Dice and Kaizen: A Factory Story — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cleverly designed sub games, performance tracking adds replayability and atmospheric. 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 →Last Call BBS is a 2022 indie puzzle and simulation collection from Zachtronics presented through a simulated retro 1990s computer operating system. Players access a variety of puzzle mini-games featuring programming challenges, automation tasks, model-building, and logic puzzles, all constrained by limited space that adds strategic depth. The collection offers an atmospheric and whimsical setting that reviewers describe as nostalgic and cozy. Players highlight the cleverly-designed sub-games, with infinite modes and performance-tracking systems that extend replay value across the medium-length experience. The game carries a 94% positive review score from over 1,000 Steam reviews, is priced at $19.99, and runs in playable mode on Steam Deck.
About Last Call BBS: Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!
Players who liked Last Call BBS also play
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SHENZHEN I/O
WHY THIS
Top pick for Last Call BBS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Yachu Dice
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Last Call BBS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
Yachu Dice a tabletop dice game based on Yahtzeesupports LAN multiplayer up to 4 players
Kaizen: A Factory Story
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Last Call BBS.
Third-strongest match for Last Call BBS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Last Call BBS.
Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.
Mnemonimov
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Last Call BBS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Last Call BBS.
Mnemonimov is a fantasy console where you program in ASSEMBLY like in the 80s. Build anything from games to operating systems and understand how computers work at a low level.
6 takes!
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Last Call BBS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
6 takes! - Wolfgang Kramer's ingeniously simple card game with "bullheads". The aim of the game is to avoid getting cards. The player with the fewest bullheads at the end of the game is the winner. It sounds easier than it is, players will need some great tactics and perhaps a little luck.
Playful Day
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Last Call BBS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
Playful Day is an all-ages casual game collection developed by game-loving educators. Enjoy lightweight, pure gameplay with global board games, puzzles and brain challenges. Supports local multiplayer & offline play for solo time, family fun and friend gatherings.
Mech Shuffle
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Last Call BBS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
Mech Shuffle is a unique perfect information card battler. Choose your PILOT and your MECH to build your deck. Earn new weapons and upgrades, discover and master deep game mechanics. Scout the battlefield, secure the beachhead, and repel the invasion! Test your skills in Ranked Play!
Mineshaft
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Ranked #8 for Last Call BBS fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
Use falling blocks to craft shovels, pickaxes, bombs and other tools to dig deeper into the mine and uncover gems to complete your quest! Craft coins to buy upgrades to tools and special abilities! Join a friend for classic PVP puzzle battles, where combos drop trash onto your opponent's playfield!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Last Call BBS
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UFO 50
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Last Call BBS.
Reviewers of Last Call BBS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
SpaceChem
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Last Call BBS cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
Solitaire
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Last Call BBS cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The classic card game is back in a digital version that everyone can play! Enjoy a quick game or chase after points to climb up the world rankings. 4 different settings and 3 popular game modes. Quite simply, Solitaire.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Last Call BBS at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Last Call BBS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Last Call BBS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Last Call BBS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Last Call BBS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Last Call BBS on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Last Call BBS on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
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 Last Call BBS.
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 Last Call BBS.
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 Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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More from Zachtronics
Other recommendable Steam games by Zachtronics, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Opus Magnum
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Last Call BBS.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Last Call BBS. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
Opus Magnum is the latest open-ended puzzle game from Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, and SHENZHEN I/O. Design and build machines that assemble potions, poisons, and more using the alchemical engineer’s most advanced tool: the transmutation engine!
SHENZHEN I/O
WHY THIS
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Last Call BBS. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
TIS-100
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Last Call BBS.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Last Call BBS. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
TIS-100 is an open-ended programming game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, in which you rewrite corrupted code segments to repair the TIS-100 and unlock its secrets. It’s the assembly language programming game you never asked for!
SpaceChem
WHY THIS
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Last Call BBS. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
Zachtronics is back with an ambitious new design-based puzzle game. Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies. Construct elaborate factories to transform raw materials into valuable chemical products!
Infinifactory
WHY THIS
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Last Call BBS. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.
EXAPUNKS
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Last Call BBS.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Last Call BBS. Shares Indie and Simulation with Last Call BBS.
The year is 1997. You used to be a hacker, but now you have the phage. You made a deal: one hack, one dose. There’s nothing left to lose… except your life.
Eliza
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Last Call BBS.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Last Call BBS. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Last Call BBS.
Another title from Zachtronics, the studio behind Last Call BBS. Shares Indie with Last Call BBS.
The Zachtronics Solitaire Collection is here! Inside you will find all seven Zachtronics solitaire games, updated with new 4K graphics, plus one brand new Tarot-themed solitaire variant only available here.
Frequently asked about Last Call BBS
- Does Last Call BBS run on Steam Deck?
- Last Call BBS 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 Last Call BBS cost?
- Last Call BBS is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Last Call BBS have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Last Call BBS supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Last Call BBS?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Last Call BBS are SHENZHEN I/O, Yachu Dice, Kaizen: A Factory Story.
- Who developed Last Call BBS?
- Last Call BBS was developed by Zachtronics.
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