Games like Buildest
Below are 16 hand-picked alternatives to Buildest for fans of action, simulation, casual, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Buildest also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Buildest: Manage a team of industrious workers to create buildings in different architectural styles. Explore various designs, craft elaborate building elements and CREATE! You can also play with friends in co-op mode!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Overcooked
Top pick for Buildest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Buildest.
Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.
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Dorfs: Hammers for Hire
Second-strongest match for Buildest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Buildest.
A co-op crafting platformer where your friends prove worse than any enemy. Craft weapons and armor from your dwarven workshop, help your patron's army win the battle, and make your way up the Iron Mountain!
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Tools Up!
Third-strongest match for Buildest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Buildest.
Tools Up! is an exciting local co-op that tests your renovation and teamwork skills. Paint walls, tear off wallpaper, and move couches against the clock!
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Bunhouse
Ranked #4 for Buildest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Buildest.
Bunhouse is a cute, simple, bunny-filled game focused on growing plants and managing a greenhouse with fellow buns. Take care of your leafy plant buddies by balancing the amount of water and light they get. Play with friends and upgrade your greenhouse for wholesome, relaxing fun.
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Lumberhill
Ranked #5 for Buildest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Buildest.
A crazy multiplayer party game in which lumberjacks try to complete tasks with nature fighting them every step of the way. Race against the clock, fight wildfires, pirates, and extremely annoying monkeys as you travel around the world and through time. Play online/local co-op and pvp or play solo.
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Bone's Cafe
Ranked #6 for Buildest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Buildest.
Bone's Cafe is a fast paced, 1-4 Players couch co-op, cooking game. Customize the layout of your kitchen to guarantee your success. Specialize your menu in ingredients and recipes to design your ultimate cafe. Put your necromancy skills to the test and raise your own undead kitchen staff.
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Sheepherds!
Ranked #7 for Buildest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Buildest.
Sheepherds! is a cozy co-op party game for 1–4 players, where you and your sheepdog buddies guide colorful flocks through beautiful landscapes to collect their wool. There's no time limit: bark, run, and play together — or take on challenges to win even more rewards!
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Choppy Cuts
Ranked #8 for Buildest fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Buildest.
Welcome to Choppy Cuts! Grab your friends and go wild at this co-op snipping party. Efficiency is the key in this salon, so toss those tools, throw those customers, and do what you must to hit that goal!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Buildest
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Overcooked! 2
Reviewers of Buildest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Casual with Buildest.
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
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Moving Out
Reviewers of Buildest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Simulation with Buildest.
Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to "couch co-op"! Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the busy town of Packmore.
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PlateUp!
Reviewers of Buildest cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Casual with Buildest.
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
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Overcooked
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Simulation with Buildest.
Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.
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Tools Up!
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Simulation with Buildest.
Tools Up! is an exciting local co-op that tests your renovation and teamwork skills. Paint walls, tear off wallpaper, and move couches against the clock!
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Bunhouse
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation and Casual with Buildest.
Bunhouse is a cute, simple, bunny-filled game focused on growing plants and managing a greenhouse with fellow buns. Take care of your leafy plant buddies by balancing the amount of water and light they get. Play with friends and upgrade your greenhouse for wholesome, relaxing fun.
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Sheepherds!
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Casual with Buildest.
Sheepherds! is a cozy co-op party game for 1–4 players, where you and your sheepdog buddies guide colorful flocks through beautiful landscapes to collect their wool. There's no time limit: bark, run, and play together — or take on challenges to win even more rewards!
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Choppy Cuts
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Simulation with Buildest.
Welcome to Choppy Cuts! Grab your friends and go wild at this co-op snipping party. Efficiency is the key in this salon, so toss those tools, throw those customers, and do what you must to hit that goal!
Frequently asked about Buildest
- How much does Buildest cost?
- Buildest is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Buildest have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Buildest supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Buildest?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Buildest are Overcooked, Dorfs: Hammers for Hire, Tools Up!.
- Who developed Buildest?
- Buildest was developed by Arkhipov Pavel and published by MAYO Games.
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 Buildest.
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