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Games like Plank Road

If Plank Road is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pow! 2, Harvest Village and Tavern Master — 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 Plank Road: "Plank road simulation" is a game that allows you to enjoy easy and free simulation of plank road construction. It creates your legendary plank road with the construction method of Chinese traditional frame structure.

2022StrategyCasual1.99 USDWindowsby Tai Yi
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Players who liked Plank Road also play

Steam players who put hours into Plank Road 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. Pow! 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Plank Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Plank Road.

    Great precision puzzles with physics!! You must help Spike, the Blue Ball, and take him to the target platform with the help of your friends. Calculate the timers, configure the friends, hit play, and watch the action! And remember, each second matters!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Harvest Village

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Plank Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Plank Road.

    Harvest Village is a resource gathering and crafting paradise. It is a mini city building game where we process resources and try to craft the most valuable items and complete various quests. Upgrade your buildings and become the best miner, cook and toolmaker.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Tavern Master

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Plank Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Plank Road.

    Tavern Master is all about managing your medieval tavern. You start with a very small room, couple of benches and tables and build your way up to a huge successful tavern with a kitchen, rooms for guests, group of loyal staff and much more!

    2021StrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Last Throne

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Plank Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Plank Road.

    Last Throne is a tower defense strategy game set in a dark, mist-shrouded world on the brink of collapse. As the ruler of the final kingdom still standing, you must command your defenses, outsmart relentless waves of monstrous creatures, and make crucial tactical decisions to hold your ground.

    2025StrategyIndieEarly Access3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Home Creator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Plank Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Home Creator provides you with a set of tools to create your dream home! Choose the size of the room, change the walls and flooring, fill your home with furniture and appliances, cut through windows and doors. Home Creator will make you feel like a real interior designer!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Foundation

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Plank Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Plank Road.

    Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Banished

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Plank Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Plank Road.

    In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Let Them Trade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Plank Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Plank Road.

    Build a network of cities that produce and trade resources, upgrade your castle, and protect the cities from cheeky bandits. Tinker with the economy at your own pace, and watch the charming wooden world grow into a lively and thriving kingdom.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Plank Road at current Steam store prices.

  1. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plank Road on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Plank Road.

    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 ↗
  2. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plank Road on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Plank Road.

    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 ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plank Road on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Plank Road.

    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 ↗
  4. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plank Road on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Plank Road.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plank Road on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Plank Road.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plank Road on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Plank Road.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plank Road on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Plank Road.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Zuma Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plank Road on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Plank Road.

    Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery, and it's up to you to uncover their treasures. Fire magical balls from your stone frog idol to make matches of three or more and clear the deadly chain before it reaches the golden skull.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Plank Road.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Plank Road.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Plank Road.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Plank Road.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Plank Road

How much does Plank Road cost?
Plank Road is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Plank Road?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Plank Road are Pow! 2, Harvest Village, Tavern Master.
Who developed Plank Road?
Plank Road was developed by Tai Yi and published by Aged Immortals.

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 Plank Road.

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