Games like Slime Factory
Below are 12 hand-picked alternatives to Slime Factory for fans of indie, adventure, 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 Slime Factory 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 Slime Factory: Slime Factory is a game in which you have to develop your factory for breeding Slimes. Manage resources and construction, unlock new building types, and explore a variety of biomes in an open world!
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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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Industrial Petting
Top pick for Slime Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Factory.
Industrial Petting is a cozy factory game about building an adoption empire of adorable pets! Play with friends or solo. Build happy pet pipelines, explore and farm an alien island, and fulfill adoption contracts from across the galaxy!
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Research Story
Second-strongest match for Slime Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Factory.
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
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Havendock
Third-strongest match for Slime Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Factory.
Breathe easy and thrive in this cozy colony sim. Build a haven for castaways, manage resources, live your best life on the ocean. Lead your humble settlement into a high-tech society.
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Autonauts
Ranked #4 for Slime Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Factory.
In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.
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Grandiose
Ranked #5 for Slime Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Slime Factory.
Grandiose is a calming and creative base builder game full of botany, building and strategy. Land on the island that will become your domain in a universe soon to be borrowed from the ingenious and creative abilities of your mind.
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Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Ranked #6 for Slime Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Factory.
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
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My Time at Portia
Ranked #7 for Slime Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Factory.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
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Stardew Valley
Ranked #8 for Slime Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Factory.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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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.
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Industrial Petting
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Factory.
Industrial Petting is a cozy factory game about building an adoption empire of adorable pets! Play with friends or solo. Build happy pet pipelines, explore and farm an alien island, and fulfill adoption contracts from across the galaxy!
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Research Story
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Factory.
Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!
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Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Factory.
Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.
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Stardew Valley
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Factory.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Frequently asked about Slime Factory
- How much does Slime Factory cost?
- Slime Factory is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Slime Factory?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Slime Factory are Industrial Petting, Research Story, Havendock.
- Who developed Slime Factory?
- Slime Factory was developed by Blue Stone.
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 Slime Factory.
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