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Games like Automation* of Sorts

If Automation* of Sorts is your kind of game, the closest matches are Train Traffic Manager, Two Against the Legion and Soul Launder Inc. — 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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About Automation* of Sorts: Automation* of Sorts is a multiplayer action/puzzle game where you try to keep up with the never-ending maintenance of the automated machines in a variety of poorly-optimized sorting facilities.

2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Adam Creations
Automation* of Sorts — Steam game cover

Players who liked Automation* of Sorts also play

Steam players who put hours into Automation* of Sorts 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. Train Traffic Manager

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Automation* of Sorts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Automation* of Sorts.

    All aboard the chaos express! In Train Traffic Manager, you're the maestro of mayhem, directing an orchestra of trains, drawbridges, and cataclysms. Keep your cool, your trains on track, and your sense of humor intact!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Two Against the Legion

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Automation* of Sorts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    One PC. Two players. Two perspectives of view. And many puzzles that can be solved only by working together. Defeat the rebellious robots and find out what happened at the nuclear plant in Two against the Legion. Play online with Steam Remote Play!

    2022ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Soul Launder Inc.

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Automation* of Sorts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    Chaotic couch co-op game for 2–4 players. Capture souls and launder them for cash at a shady afterlife corporation. Work together, hit quotas, and launder your way to heaven!

    ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Tank Tactics - TDS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Automation* of Sorts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    Tank Tactics is a throw back action shooter & puzzler. You are the hero in a world overrun by the ATTF (Autonomous Tank Tactical Force) which has "almost" eradicated human society. Little do these robotic overlords know, in a secret base was developed a powerful new human controlled prototype.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Robo Friends

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Automation* of Sorts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Automation* of Sorts.

    A chaotic co-op party game for up to 4 players. Battle your friends and prove who's the best beta robot!

    CasualSteam ↗
  6. Overhatched

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Automation* of Sorts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    A chaotic 1–4 player co-op dinosaur management game where you hatch, raise, and ship dinosaurs through increasingly hectic facilities. Order supplies, manage physical inventory, grow food, and try not to run over your friends with the forklift.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Ready, Steady, Ship!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Automation* of Sorts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    Grab a buddy for this chaotic couch co-op delight. Use various tools and equipment to assemble the most efficient conveyor belts to keep the goods flowing! Best played in 2-player couch coop.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Cinnabunny

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Automation* of Sorts fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Automation* of Sorts.

    Cinnabunny is a cozy life simulator game where you play as a bunny who runs a bakery. Unlock new recipes, go birdwatching, collect mushrooms, and charm your community. Save up enough carrots to help your family move.

    2025IndieSimulationRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Automation* of Sorts at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Automation* of Sorts on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    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 Automation* of Sorts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    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 Automation* of Sorts on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    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 Automation* of Sorts on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Automation* of Sorts.

    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 Automation* of Sorts on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Automation* of Sorts.

    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 Automation* of Sorts on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Automation* of Sorts.

    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. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Automation* of Sorts on Steam right now. Shares Action with Automation* of Sorts.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Automation* of Sorts on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Automation* of Sorts.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    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 ↗
  2. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    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 ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Automation* of Sorts.

    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 ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Automation* of Sorts.

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

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Automation* of Sorts

How much does Automation* of Sorts cost?
Automation* of Sorts is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Automation* of Sorts have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Automation* of Sorts supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Automation* of Sorts?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Automation* of Sorts are Train Traffic Manager, Two Against the Legion, Soul Launder Inc..
Who developed Automation* of Sorts?
Automation* of Sorts was developed by Adam Creations.

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 Automation* of Sorts.

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