Games like Zenbones
If Zenbones is your kind of game, the closest matches are BlackJack Math Cross Numbers, Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles and Sudoku Minimalist Infinite — 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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BlackJack Math Cross Numbers
WHY THIS
Top pick for Zenbones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
Tease your brain in this ambient logic game where you have to make the math match 21 as a result horizontal and vertically (because we're talking about blackjack, right?) Swap the cards, make the math, repeat. That's all you'll need in order to complete this game!
Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Zenbones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles is a relaxing and peaceful puzzle game, where you link matching pieces together to discover beautiful hidden patterns.
Sudoku Minimalist Infinite
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Zenbones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
Classic Sudoku distraction-free. Just you and the game.
Jigsaw Puzzle - Animals
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Zenbones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Zenbones.
Explore a world with giant animals, Jigsaw Puzzle - Animals is a minimalist game that imagines what it would be like if animals were giants by creating various possible scenarios, complete the 5 difficulty levels (60, 112, 273, 476, and 714 pieces) and discover this new world.
Stickcross Classic
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Ranked #6 for Zenbones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
To play, move the sticks. Where three sticks cross, stones will fall. To win, clear the bowl.
Elemental Connection
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Ranked #7 for Zenbones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
Minimalist abstract puzzle board game about making elemental connections. Match tiles to create a satisfying mosaic.
The Answer Is 42
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Ranked #8 for Zenbones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
The answer to life, the universe, and everything. Connect the numbers. Fill the board. You will find out.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Zenbones at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Zenbones on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Zenbones on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
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 ~47% under Zenbones on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zenbones.
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?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Zenbones on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zenbones.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Zenbones on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zenbones.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Zenbones on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Zenbones on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Zenbones on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Zenbones.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
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 Zenbones.
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 Zenbones.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Zenbones.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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 Zenbones.
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 Zenbones.
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 Zenbones.
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 with Zenbones.
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.
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Frequently asked about Zenbones
- How much does Zenbones cost?
- Zenbones is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Zenbones?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Zenbones are BlackJack Math Cross Numbers, Aurora Hex - Pattern Puzzles, Sudoku Minimalist Infinite.
- Who developed Zenbones?
- Zenbones was developed by Rokas B.
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