Games like CHR$(143)
Below are 12 hand-picked alternatives to CHR$(143) for fans of indie, simulation, 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 CHR$(143) also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About CHR$(143): 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$!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Kaizen: A Factory Story
Top pick for CHR$(143) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with CHR$(143).
Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.
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Great Permutator
Second-strongest match for CHR$(143) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with CHR$(143).
Great Permutator is a puzzle. Hard and tricky. One in which you will have to build a complex system of conveyors and various devices so that the colored boxes can travel across the factory and arrive at right places and in right order. If you are into clever engineering puzzles, this game is for you.
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Sublime element
Third-strongest match for CHR$(143) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with CHR$(143).
Sublime Element is a logic-based automation game, where you build and program mechanisms to combine elements and create new ones.
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Crayon Computer
Ranked #4 for CHR$(143) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with CHR$(143).
Crayon Computer is a 2D physics-based open-ended programming puzzle game. (if you call that programming)
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Block Motion
Ranked #5 for CHR$(143) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with CHR$(143).
Block motion is a puzzle / design game where you place functional blocks to design a working factory. Build your design, press play and watch your factory in action. You have the freedom to solve the challenges any way you want; The only limit is your imagination.
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Block Machine
Ranked #6 for CHR$(143) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with CHR$(143).
A difficult programming puzzle game about building parallel computing machines by placing blocks to solve surprisingly hard problems.
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Linkito
Ranked #7 for CHR$(143) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with CHR$(143).
Unleash your brainpower in Linkito and ignite the insurgency! Link, build, solve, defuse, and decode by using your logic. Craft your own challenges in the level editor or tackle community creations.
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Retro Gadgets
Ranked #8 for CHR$(143) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with CHR$(143).
Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.
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Oxygen Not Included
Reviewers of CHR$(143) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with CHR$(143).
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
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Lode Runner Legacy
Reviewers of CHR$(143) cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Lode Runner Legacy is the latest edition in the popular Lode Runner series. Players control “Runner” to recover stolen gold while avoiding enemies and minefields. Enjoy the ingenious balance of puzzle and action gameplay, an updated Voxel visual style and powerful game editors. Ver.2.0 Update is out now!
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Baba Is You
Reviewers of CHR$(143) cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with CHR$(143).
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
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Boulder Dash Deluxe
Reviewers of CHR$(143) cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Boulder Dash® Gem collecting puzzle action in an update of the classic game!
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Frequently asked about CHR$(143)
- How much does CHR$(143) cost?
- CHR$(143) is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to CHR$(143)?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CHR$(143) are Kaizen: A Factory Story, Great Permutator, Sublime element.
- Who developed CHR$(143)?
- CHR$(143) was developed by Nicolas Jean.
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 CHR$(143).
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