Games like A Day of Maintenance
If A Day of Maintenance is your kind of game, the closest matches are Annie and the AI, Interstate 35 and Coffee Talk — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, contemplative and cozy. 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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Annie and the AI
WHY THIS
Top pick for A Day of Maintenance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Step into the role of Esme, an AI built by Annie but built for what purpose? Evolve and learn by solving visual puzzles accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn artwork. Learn all about Annie's life, befriend her, and grow together.
Interstate 35
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for A Day of Maintenance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
A visual novel exploring a near-apocalyptic vision of North Texas, told through the poetic words of a young woman going home.
Coffee Talk
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Third-strongest match for A Day of Maintenance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
The Talos Principle
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Ranked #4 for A Day of Maintenance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Murder by Numbers
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Ranked #5 for A Day of Maintenance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Far from Noise
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Ranked #6 for A Day of Maintenance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Far from Noise is a narrative set on the edge of a cliff, where two characters discuss what it means to balance between life and death.
Love, Ghostie
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Ranked #7 for A Day of Maintenance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom! Discover cute romances with a unique story between every pair of residents! How will love blossom in your manor?
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Ranked #8 for A Day of Maintenance fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Reviewers mention these as similar to A Day of Maintenance
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Mu Cartographer
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Reviewers of A Day of Maintenance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Colourful sandbox toy - Experimental treasure hunt. Manipulate an abstract machine to shape and explore colourful landscapes, and find the mysteries hidden in a shifting world.
Euro Truck Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Reviewers of A Day of Maintenance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
The original Euro Truck Simulator - the game which has become the classic of the genre and is still relevant today. The first truck simulation game in a European setting, with European long haul trucks!
FAR: Lone Sails
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Reviewers of A Day of Maintenance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?
In Other Waters
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Day of Maintenance cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Day of Maintenance at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under A Day of Maintenance on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Day of Maintenance on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Day of Maintenance on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under A Day of Maintenance on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
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 ~60% under A Day of Maintenance on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
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?
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Day of Maintenance on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Coffee Talk
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Murder by Numbers
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Love, Ghostie
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Become a wholesome ghost matchmaker and grow relationships between the manor’s residents! Gift items to lift their spirits, set them up on dates, and watch love bloom! Discover cute romances with a unique story between every pair of residents! How will love blossom in your manor?
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with A Day of Maintenance.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with A Day of Maintenance.
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Frequently asked about A Day of Maintenance
- How much does A Day of Maintenance cost?
- A Day of Maintenance is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to A Day of Maintenance?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Day of Maintenance are Annie and the AI, Interstate 35, Coffee Talk.
- Who developed A Day of Maintenance?
- A Day of Maintenance was developed by bighandinsky.
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