Games like functional
If functional is your kind of game, the closest matches are Block Motion, Hexahedra and The Farmer Was Replaced — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its puzzles require thinking differently, challenging and contemplative. 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 functional also play
Steam players who put hours into functional 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.
Block Motion
WHY THIS
Top pick for functional fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with functional.
Block motion is a puzzle / design game where you place functional blocks to design a working factory. Build your design, press play and watch your factory in action. You have the freedom to solve the challenges any way you want; The only limit is your imagination.
Hexahedra
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for functional fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with functional.
Hexahedra is a puzzle game about beautiful efficiency. Design, program, and optimize factories to build cubes, used galaxy-wide as crates, satellite housing, even chic coffins. Rewind the action to hunt for improvements. Compete with friends, and help a tiny octopus with a nightmare family visit.
The Farmer Was Replaced
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with functional.
Third-strongest match for functional fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with functional.
Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.
Linkito
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a retro mood with functional.
Ranked #4 for functional fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with functional.
Unleash your brainpower in Linkito and ignite the insurgency! Link, build, solve, defuse, and decode by using your logic. Craft your own challenges in the level editor or tackle community creations.
The Signal State
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with functional.
Ranked #5 for functional fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with functional.
Set in a post-apocalyptic future, The Signal State puts your logic skills to the test with complex puzzles inspired by modular synthesizers. Repair machines, rebuild an abandoned farm, and be part of a revolution that will change the fate of agriculture once and for all.
CHR$(143)
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with functional.
Ranked #6 for functional fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with functional.
A rich and challenging physics-based puzzle /logic /construction /programming game! Master ballistics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, chemical and nuclear reactions, use automation bricks, build structures, machines, vehicles, produce power, solve puzzles, pierce the fog and defeat CHR$!
QuantumPulse 2A
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a retro mood with functional.
Ranked #7 for functional fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with functional.
Solve programming puzzles on a fictional computer with radio-based communication and unique limitations. Competitively optimize to compete on leaderboards against friends and the global community.
Copy Editor: A RegEx Puzzle
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for functional fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with functional.
Copy Editor is an intricate puzzle game that teaches you Regular Expressions (RegEx), commonly used in computer science and language theory. Build complex rules that process and revise famous texts for your wacky and demanding publisher!
Reviewers mention these as similar to functional
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TIS-100
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a challenging mood with functional.
Reviewers of functional cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with functional.
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!
SHENZHEN I/O
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a contemplative mood with functional.
Reviewers of functional cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with functional.
BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.
Human Resource Machine
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with functional.
Reviewers of functional cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with functional.
Program little office workers to solve puzzles. Be a good employee! The machines are coming... for your job. From the creators of World of Goo and Little Inferno.
EXAPUNKS
WHY THIS
Reviewers of functional cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with functional.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below functional at current Steam store prices.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under functional on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with functional.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under functional on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with functional.
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?
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under functional on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with functional.
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.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under functional on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with functional.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under functional on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with functional.
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!
Tower Wizard
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under functional on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with functional.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under functional on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with functional.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Revolution Idle
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with functional.
Join an experience where each revolution takes you further into the unknown! Revolution Idle challenges you to multiply your accumulators to reach unimaginable heights. Will you manage to reach infinity?
Idle Research
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with functional.
Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.
WooLoop
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with functional.
Wrap, weave, and wind your wool! Build works of art strand by strand, one loop at a time, in this tranquil game of craftsmanship. Draw inspiration from the large exhibition of levels available and unwind with the soothing soundtrack.
Urbek City Builder: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with functional.
Urbek City Builder: Prologue is a free city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures. Try it yourself for free!
Jigsaw Puzzles Infinite
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with functional.
Sit back, relax and build puzzles to your heart's content. Assemble one of the many included puzzles, or add your own images. Customize size and shape of the pieces for any puzzle. Enjoy Classic mode or try out Zen mode for a new type of puzzle experience.
Mini Airways: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with functional.
A real-time management game where you play the role of an air traffic controller. Clear your aircraft to takeoff & land, direct them to the destination...and most of all don't let them crash!! London, Tokyo, Shanghai... Test your ATC skills in distinctive maps around the globe!
ABI-DOS
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with functional.
Build the most advanced operating system ever created! Can you master the fictional simulation language of this mind-bending machine? Design circuits, automate UBITS (coloured mobile data blocks), and optimize your system. The Admin is always watching, and he’s not what he seems.
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Frequently asked about functional
- Does functional run on Steam Deck?
- functional 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 functional cost?
- functional is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to functional?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside functional are Block Motion, Hexahedra, The Farmer Was Replaced.
- Who developed functional?
- functional was developed by yancouto and published by Marvellous Soft.
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 functional.
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